First, an administrative note: my old URL of wildfiredarkstar.net should now redirect to my current digs here at WordPress.com. Unfortunately, I’m still working out some of the kinks, and you may notice a variety of odd bugs if you don’t come in directly to the WordPress site. I’m going to see what I can do to correct those, and I’ll let you know when I’ve got it all sussed out.
Anyway, with graduation under my belt I finally have a limited amount of free time on my hands again, which I have decided to waste by returning to Heroes of Might and Magic V, which I began months ago and subsequently forgot about as real life caught up with me. My first impressions, from oh-so-long ago now, were that the gameplay itself was quite impressive, with a good battle system that borrowed successfully from games like Final Fantasy X while keeping the best of what worked about previous installments in the series. On the other hand, the story has serious flaws, both in its conception and its execution: a cliched fantasy plot delivered through outdated-looking 3D cut scenes with laughably bad voice acting. But now that I’m giving it another go, I’ll see if my initial perceptions have changed. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.
