The fantasy turn based strategy scene has been poor with releases in the last years. Other than an expansion to the controversial Heroes of Might and Magic V and the excellent King's Bounty remakes, there haven't been a lot of titles to choose from as of late.
The Disciples series is Strategy First's take-on the genre and it has resulted in less cheery approach, a more mature story and quite a different philosophy about the turn based battles that take place during the game. The Disciples series is back this year with Disciples III: Renaissance released exclusively for the PC. This time around Strategy first has changed the developer from Game Factory Interactive to Akella and its .dat studio. Many fans were worried that this would not bode well for Disciples III, as Akella's previous releases were mostly mediocre, especially the Sea Dogs series.
The good news is that the Russian have come through in terms of game play, graphics, story and atmosphere. The bad news is that the title has serious technical issues that will hinder an otherwise great experience, even for the most patient Disciples fans out there. Save game bugs, digital rights management failures and many other glitches hinder what is an otherwise enjoyable, if a bit repetitive turn bases strategy.
The Disciples series is Strategy First's take-on the genre and it has resulted in less cheery approach, a more mature story and quite a different philosophy about the turn based battles that take place during the game. The Disciples series is back this year with Disciples III: Renaissance released exclusively for the PC. This time around Strategy first has changed the developer from Game Factory Interactive to Akella and its .dat studio. Many fans were worried that this would not bode well for Disciples III, as Akella's previous releases were mostly mediocre, especially the Sea Dogs series.
The good news is that the Russian have come through in terms of game play, graphics, story and atmosphere. The bad news is that the title has serious technical issues that will hinder an otherwise great experience, even for the most patient Disciples fans out there. Save game bugs, digital rights management failures and many other glitches hinder what is an otherwise enjoyable, if a bit repetitive turn bases strategy.
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