We all played HOMM V for some time and it's time to choose..

[Meandor]

There is difference betwean manga and anime?

[DaemianLucifer]

Sorry,my mistake.Anime is actually animated manga.But what I meant is that the style orrifin described and final fantasy style,which influenced HV angels,are different styles,yet both are anime.

[howgrizzly]

Sorry for the ignorrance but it's all the same for me. Maybe cause' I'm not a fan of manga/anime. I've watched Dragon Ball when I was 12-15 but thats it.

[Bandobras Took]

Ah please, the angels are NOT anime, If they were I would beg for a mod!
They neither have pyramid like heads, BIG, wide eyes or the feel of anime IMO.

Thats manga,not anime.Angels are influenced by FF,and that one is anime.

Ummm . . . no. The only way in which the angels resemble FF would be great big swords.

The angels relate neither to the "cute" chibi style of, say, FF7, the more serious style of FF8, nor indeed anything in FF9.

If you're really going to look for influences, compare the stone creatures from FF9 with Gargoyles in the Academy.

But every American comic book I know of features oversized weapons and oversized body parts. Neither in form, action, or expression do the angels have anything to do with anime.

As far as art disappointment goes, though, Dungeon wins my award. I've already mentioned why elsewhere, and won't do so again.

[howgrizzly]

I wonder if Academy fans will choose the faction as much often after nerfing the Master Gremlins.

[Dreath]

Sylvan for me. Ever since number 3 and the awesomeness of the nature faction's archer. Plus Treants are the most useful defending units ever.

In second is Haven, I really like Priests in this game and Paladins are just so fun to play with, taking the longest route for the most kills, genius.

Then, I'd say Necropolis, in 3 I went through an obsession for vampires because you could just make millions of them, it was great, you could go through massive battles with 1000s of troops and in the end not lose a single vampire.

Then I'd go with Dungeon, I've kinda liked them for a while, but I just hate the equvilant of Harpies from HMM3, can't remember what they're called. Plus the completely overpowered assasins... 2k managed to kill 700 archangels due to poison and a lack of means of curing.

My least favourite? Inferno because I just have memories of HMM3 where they were the WORST faction by a long way. I also dislike Tower (Mages) because they just feel tacky and kinda childish, dunno why.

[PhoenixReborn]

Sylvan for me. Ever since number 3 and the awesomeness of the nature faction's archer. Plus Treants are the most useful defending units ever...
overpowered assasins... 2k managed to kill 700 archangels due to poison and a lack of means of curing.

Yep, the archers are excellent. And I also like the treants.

I wonder if lay hands from the paladins would work on the poison, I know cleansing doesn't.

Good post Dreath!

[DaemianLucifer]

I wonder if lay hands from the paladins would work on the poison, I know cleansing doesn't.

Yes,I wonder why thats the case.It makes poison a bit too powerfull.

And as for heroes being anime,check the pictures:



To me,they do seem to have the same style like the angel:

[ThunderTitan]

Anime = japonese cartoons. Manga = japonese comics.

So it isn't just 1 style.

[Gaidal Cain]

To me,they do seem to have the same style like the angel:

Let's see:
Ridiculus large eyes? Nope.
Outrageous haircolor? Nope.
Shades in only one nuance? Nope.

Sorry, try again.

[Orfinn]

Agree with GC here, I cant see the similarity at all, between the carrot faces and the angel. Anime, manga my ass!

[NAG]

Sylvan so far...but am still playing

[ThunderTitan]

Let's see:
Ridiculus large eyes? Nope.
Outrageous haircolor? Nope.
Shades in only one nuance? Nope.

So it's not anime if it doesn't have those 3 things?

[Gaidal Cain]

Nope, but the picture DL provided has those. They're also, in my experience, rather common traits in manga/anime.

[DaemianLucifer]

To me,they do seem to have the same style like the angel:

Let's see:
Ridiculus large eyes? Nope.
Outrageous haircolor? Nope.
Shades in only one nuance? Nope.

Sorry, try again.

So this one:



is not no manga as well?

[Meandor]

Angel is animish imho. Why? I have few friends which could be called anime/manga fans, they tried H5 for some time and hated all units(their design), but they saw angel as "not bad".
I know that it is a good evidence

[Gaidal Cain]

So this one [...] is not no manga as well?

Hard to say, actually. It could be an American cartoon, for all I know. Though with those negations, I don't really know what you want to ask...

[juventas]

Derailed? Yes, please.

[DaemianLucifer]

So this one [...] is not no manga as well?

Hard to say, actually. It could be an American cartoon, for all I know. Though with those negations, I don't really know what you want to ask...

It came from wikipedia,from the same place I found those 3 pictures above.All under manga.

Ive watched some of the manga vampire movies,and believe me,they dont have big eyes,crazy mouths,etc.But they look a lot like angels in HV.

Im too lazy to search more deeply,so I came with the first pictures I came across.I guess I could find some manga expert and email him with the angel pic for a more proffesional oppinion,if I wasnt too lazy to do that,of course

[ThunderTitan]

The Angel is anime inspired, but as seen through french eyes. There's plenty of american art that's also anime inspired and doesn't have those 3 things GC mentioned. And not all japonese cartoons are the same either, so anime isn't 1 style.

Now what was this thread all about?

Fav. factions, right?

I haven't actualy played the Academy campaign (corrupted saves on the last sylvan map), so i can't really tell, but Necro was fun, and Sylvans kill with the Hunters.