There is a nice preview of Heroes of Might & Magic 4 at Gamespot today. Their preview is based on an actual build of the game, and as expected, we'll serve you a snippet from it:
One of the most notable things about Heroes IV right off the bat is how different its overworld maps and interface look. Though Heroes IV offers most of the same options and landmarks as the previous games, everything looks radically different. The build we've received runs at resolutions up to and including 1280x1024, and everything on the maps, including treasure caches, event items (like the old Heroes favorite, the learning stone, which grants 1,000 free experience points), and artifacts look completely different and far more detailed and colorful than they did in previous games. Though the town interface is generally similar to that of Heroes III, it also looks different than it used to--specifically, it's more detailed. Heroes IV's towns have a few new features, including mage guilds that only offer magic from a limited number of different schools, prisons to hold captive enemy heroes, and larger taverns that let will apparently you choose from up to 10 different heroes to hire at one time, rather than only two heroes, as was the case in the previous two games. This preview build of Heroes IV features the same sort of subdued symphonic music of Heroes III, though presumably some if not most of it is still subject to change. |
HoMM 4 Preview at Gamespot
