Yeah I know, HoM&M fans will hate me, what can I say, I play disciples from first part, and Im curious did anyone already played part III and new addon which was released recently?
d2 was great - especially the strategic part and the 6 slot combat..
d3 is boring - it lacks the strategic city capture part and the combat is abysmal. the AI is utterly dumb. from me - it would get:
7/10 for graphics ( they are OK )
7/10 for sound ( its good enoug - but nothing spectacular )
1/10 for challenging AI
2/10 for gameplay
oh and the retail had plenty of bugs
on the "have" side - it still has a good design. but the disciples 2 design was kinda superior for its time. - d3 is more generic
edit: maybe that was a harsh judgement
here is what i think about it in detail:
the game has a lovely design. units and animations are well done - but the unit characteristics are not as good as the much older second part - mostly due to the change of combat, which is now HoMM like.
much of the tactical depth of the 1st and 2nd part of combat got lost - which is a shame, considering the playing field got extended and enriched by bonus hexagons. - but the AI simply is too dumb to use the full capacity of the units.
i don t know about multiplayer - but i guess it is much better there.
the story of the game is generic - and hardly noteworthy.
all in all - it could have been an amazing turn based strategy game ... with a good AI. which is the main part of a strategy game.