Good approaches - no more

1. Story - The is quite shallow and often takes turns chaotic. I can this story abgewinnen nothing pure. Addictive because "As you continue with the story?" zero!

2. Campaign - So here comes my opinion the most fun Killer. First, the maps are huge (6 hours for a map is to come together in advance). sounds great? And when you realize they have chosen the wrong strategy after 5 hours ...? Ok, I could get over yet, but the maps are ultimately just the stupid work through the struggles that always follow the same pattern. We always used the same spells and always uses the same strategy. The AI-heroes are not much better. Just monotonous. Speaking Monotone, so we come to the point ...

3. The character creation! Since you can choose with each Charachter all skills now (ie there are no restrictions due to a character class) is chosen at some point always the same character with the same skills. In particular, healing spells, monsters proliferation, and speed are heroes because the skills that you always learn the same pattern and used. There are other skills that are so obviously superfluous ... a real shame

4. economics and construction. Well, that's really ok. 4 resources in my opinion are fine. There is always a scarce resource, which then affects the strategy. The design of cities is a bit unkind and provides graphically much. Well, so you have to Wirtschaftswissensschaftler not be straight ...

5. AI ... AI? So AI goes like this: At some point comes to a hero and go to the next weak (ie without or hardly garrison) city. You start with its own hero from using portal and then you carry on. That's it. So let's face it: What isn ??? Strategically, just about go in the end: Dispelling maximum speed Map and build his cities and army to intercept the tentative Gegenagriffsversuche.

6. Balance of the factions: Since you have the campaign with virtually all the political groups play times, which is now not really matter whether this or that faction has advantages. So if you have anything at all criticizing the "Balance", then there is clearly the AI ​​to call what I was already doing so!

7. Online duty: But well, you can also play offline, then a few Bonis be denied. What annoys me a lot more (un has been for some time), is the fact that I could no longer sell this game on, although it was clear after a week, I do not want it anymore. The CD-Key is Konotgebunden and the account is loud Conditions personal. (Also applies to Steam) After this experience, that is for me: I will guarantee to buy no longer a game, which I am sure not 100% either ("Total War" series, for example, I would always buy safely) or if it is not has already been reduced by more than 50% (ie 1 year after publication). Whether this is in accordance with the manufacturer well? My buying behavior has changed dramatically in any case ....

8. Conclusion: Well, everyone has to decide for himself whether he likes big maps that to be explored according to the book. Of course, since a certain charm lies in it, but for me it's just too little for a good game. The free Charachterwahl certainly has its advantages, but also promotes only "Scheme F" Maybe that's probably something for adventurous who like to go different ways. But I'm more of it type of person who does not change a proven way ... programmed bad for me or bad? I can only advise in any case ...