Disciples III

[JIVA]

horrible game

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.


oh - and i missed the option to play undead.

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