The settlers in a new outfit

With "The Settlers 5: Heritage of Kings". Suggests the settlers series especially graphically a whole new direction Who as I played any of the first four parts, disturbs not, but fans of the series to miss possibly the old, cute look ,
The graphics is now nothing special, but still looks very good. Beautiful animation and especially the attention to detail ensure that the game does not have to hide behind the competition.
Playful, one can compare the new settlers most likely with Age of Empires. The structure of part plays a relatively large role. You have to secure the six resources and ensure that later, when they have to worry about digging an army, constantly flowing wood, clay, stone, iron, sulfur and valleys in their camp early enough. It is important that, always enough beds and farms are located near the mines where the raw materials are sourced exists, otherwise their workers are dissatisfied, the motivation decreases and the work is done more slowly.
In the game itself, it hardly happens that the indicator for the satisfaction of the inhabitants falls once. Even if one takes the taxes to the maximum, can be done with buildings such as statues or with blessings from the monastery people happy again.
Also important is the study of new technologies or upgrading their units. Almost every building can be upgraded and thus makes more or new opportunities. Even the look of all the soldiers and building change through the upgrade. So draw your sword fighters at the beginning or with a better knife and in normal fabric dressed in the fight, so they perform at the highest stage of development but a metal armor and huge blades to.
To defeat the enemy, you can send a large number of units in the war. There are, among other things swordsmen and archers, but also fast rider and heavy guns. First, they must always recruit a squad a captain to the then join up to eight other fighters of the type. In addition, they have, depending on the mission they play up to six heroes with him, which are particularly strong and also have two special abilities. Proper use of these skills can determine the outcome of a battle.
Truly innovative is the settlers with respect to the dynamic weather system. Thus conditions change either in the course of a mission by itself, or they determine the weather by means of a weather machine that they can build in later contracts. These changes not only attract beautiful effects with them, but also have an influence on the game. In case of rain, for example, the visibility deteriorated considerably in freezing snow, the lakes and it offers completely new ways for you and your opponent. Previously impassable area can be walked through the ice and suddenly they have in no time an enemy army that falls to them in the back.
The missions are well designed and varied. Time they have to destroy a fortress, bring times other villages on their side or freeing some fighters. Often they can decide whether they emphasize a strong army or their raw materials in the process. You will then be asked for example the right to choose whether they want to appease an enemy city with a tribute, or invest it in a conflict.
The story of a king who wants to free his kingdom from a ausbeutendem tyrant is not very original, but it tells beautifully in short cutscenes before and after each mission.
The Settlers 5 is total not as a hammer like Battle for Middle Earth, but can captivate a long front of the screen. So if you have been waiting for a typical real-time strategy game, no access here without hesitation.