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To begin, I have played all of the disciples games along with many other turn based strategy games like king's bounty, the heroes of might and magic series and others so I feel I have a good understanding of this type of game. This review is going to address many of the most common complaints I have seen regarding the game.
Disciples 3 Renaissance could be called Disciples of Might and Magic because it is a mix of heroes 5 and disciples 2. Disciples 3 Renaissance has added a hex based battlefield like HoMM 5 and King's Bounty. For many people this was unacceptable and the reviews have reflected this. I personally didn't mind the change at all. They also remove the "rod" feature and changed the thief to a "regular" hero as well and his abilities need to be unlocked. It still feels like a disciples game but also has the feel of a HoMM game too. Not a bad mix because they are both good games. The new changes actually added a little more depth to the battles and prevented the thief spamming in the game, so I understand why Akella went in this direction. They should have added much more strategy, spells, skills ect. but I just accepted it for what it is and moved on.
One great thing about the disciples series is that it always had great artwork and that trend continues. Disciples 3 Renaissance has some of the best art and character design I have ever seen in a game and is the best looking game in the genre as of the time it was released. It really kept me wanting to see what amazing new character or creature I would encounter next. Just wait till you run into a black dragon for the first time. awesome.
I'm not quite sure why people would rate the game so low. I have seen so many people give this game a 1 or even a zero when I was reading reviews. That is just unfair and quite immature IMO. I generally ignore any review of a game that is that low anyway.
Yes, Disciples 3 Renaissance is different than previous games in the series. Yes, there are a few bugs here and there but nothing too bad. I have only experienced 5 or 6 times where I have had to reload a save because the game got stuck during the battle. Not game breaking at all. I have played for at least 40 hours and rarely had any trouble. In one of the reviews here on amazon the person complains that you need to patch the game and acts like that's bad. What ? What PC game has not needed a patch ? Absolutely Rediculous. Just patch the game when you get it. Even console games get patched now.
Next thing that people say is just aweful is the voice work. Yes, there is some repetitive V.O. and I heard so many people complain about the narrator. The guy sounds kind of like a native american Leonard Nemoy. I think the developers should have put some music behind him because it is a bit bland but it's not as bad as people claim. If I hadn't heard so much whinning about it I may have not even given it a second thought.
It seems that many people who negatively reviewed the game have simple minded views. Seriously, they have one little gripe and instantly say the game sucks and give it a low score. They probably didn't even play the game for more than an hour. It's a shame because that kind of attitude really hurts the overall opinion of a lot of games and effects sales.
I should mention that I also saw someone say in a review that the game was not good because the camera would not show the magic being cast or the camera would get blocked by a rock ect. during the battle and that is true sometimes. Well, why not go to the options and turn the "cinematic camera" off ? That's what I did and hey what do you know, now I can control the camera as I see fit. Now that wasn't so hard, was it ?
Ok, enough of my ranting and back to my opinion of the game. So, if your like me and don't expect every new game to be the best ever and understand that sometimes games have a few flaws but you can overlook them then I recommend Disciples 3 Renaissance and the expansion, Disciples 3:Resurrection to you. Just be aware that the game can get repetitive and you may encounter a few bugs here and there. The visuals are quite impressive and it plays on low end PC's as well. Did you like Disciples 2 ? Do you enjoy HoMM 5 ? How about King's Bounty ? If you answered yes than give Disciples 3 Renaissance a try.
Also, It's not really bringing anything new to the genre but I find myself playing the game for hours at a time and enjoying it. That's all I ask from my games and Disciples 3 Renaissance delivers many, many hours of entertainment.
I give Disciples 3 Renaissance and solid 7.5 out of 10.
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