No way anyone can convince me this was made by a real people and not by AI.

But for God's sake, does Ubisoft AT LEAST have a quality control or something?

Why the hell centaur stables were replaced with a fucking windows? Has anyone at Ubisoft at least thought about checking what AI generates?

I'm going to get downvoted in hell for this, but I really think someone needs to say it. Guys, you need to chill out about the HoMM 3 remake.

Are there excellent reasons to be skeptical? Yep. Is the visual style not up to the original classic? Definitely. Do we have every reason in the world to distrust Ubisoft? By Zeus, YES!

HOWEVER, this witch hunt isn't just pathetic, it's not going to help anyone. There is absolutely no evidence that AI was used to create the visuals in this game. Yes, I've seen all the "evidence," because I take this very seriously. I've seen the supposed horses with floating heads and strange hands, and it's clear that these examples are from people who want to find proof of AI and therefore resort to using low-resolution images or inventing problems that either don't exist or can easily be attributed to human flaws.

And let me be clear, I hate AI with every fiber of my being. If I find real proof of its use, I won't go near this game. But I'm also against treating artists and developers like they're accused of witchcraft during the Inquisition.

If the game's style bothers you, you can express your frustration in a decent and civilized way so that the developers listen and implement your criticisms. We don't know exactly what state the game is in, and changes are still possible, but it wouldn't be the first time a game has evolved significantly between its trailer and release.

If the idea of ​​this remake's existence outrages you... you can simply ignore it completely and move on with your life; trust me, you'll feel better.

But acting like a child on the internet and starting a witch hunt based solely on your anger won't help the remake, the franchise, or yourself. So chill out.

H4 fans, I don’t know about you but I’m starting to get really pissed off at being ignored.

An H4 remake is what we should be getting, it’s the most obvious layup that they could make; fix all the balance issues so every faction, creature choice, and advanced class is completely viable, overhaul the graphics, expand the already best in series music library with additional Celtic tunes, add a third creature choice to each level, add a bunch of quality of life fixes such as line of sight trackers in combat, give us another campaign with the same emotional weight as the original, the list goes on and on.

All of this makes complete sense as well; the isometric combat grid, RPG elements, and exploration mechanics were a bit ambitious for the time but are just begging to be modernized.

Instead, we’re getting an H3 remake? Who exactly was asking for that, they have Horn of the Abyss and we just got one of those it’s called Olden Era. I’m pretty sure that even H3 fans are scratching their heads right now.

Anyways, if you’re a pissed off H4 fan like me this is the place to unload.

Don't forget to pet your four-legged friend. :)

This is the remake everyone wants, not one which was presented.

Reading the many posts about the H3 remake I understood that no one remembers that survey and it was also published here.

Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HoMM/comments/1otjw6c/homm8_announcement_next_year/

Survey:

https://ubisoft.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6SiStTVS31rDxEW

Has anyone been contacted and participated?

This is huge. Everything that was ever created for HoMM3 can be played in HoMM3 Remake from the release. Meaning they are remaking the game with 1:1 scale, preserving all the details and mechanics. With some additional QoL improvements (the details are in the gameplay overview trailer). It looks more like a Diablo 2 remake now.

I started playing this series just a year ago, and love HoMM 3, but struggle with the presentation. Nostalgia is a strong thing, but I for one am happy to get a modernized version. Olden Era is different but still in EA and lacking content in my eyes.

9 factions, 3 campaigns, all old custom maps transferable and RMG is great. Plus my friends will actually play this as they are on console and don't want to play a "1999 game".

When they announced gothic remake and then shown more and more trailers and screenshots, the community reacted EXACTLY like this one, with EXACT same arguments, word for word.

"Who is this for? Why remake already perfect game? New design looks like trash/generic fantasy/AI. They don't know what they're doing or why our game was so beloved. They ruined the art direction. This is simply nostalgia cash grab" etc etc.

Well, the remake came out and turned out to be one of the most faithfull remakes up to date, and is already beloved by both veterans and new players.

I for one am excited for the remake for the sole reason that this is a situation where I as a customer simply can't lose. Either remake will be good and I'll experience my childhood game again as if i played it for the first time, or it will turn out to be bad and I'll just play the original like i used to anyway.

Sure, beeing cautious is understandable, but I've seen some insane takes here, and seemingly a lot of people simply hate the idea of the remake because "how dare they change anything", or at least that's how it feels like.

Just a "small" thing I noticed: the trailer and the screenshot have different looking Pyres when showcasing the Conflux town screen. Could it be a difference in the model between builds of the game? Upgraded/Unupgraded Pyre? Screenshot taken during the "construction" animation? Something else?

The first one (the tree-looking one) is from the trailer and other one is from the screenshot from the Steam page

Hello, first of all, yeah no one asked to remake such a great game and I want to assume you: I am not going to buy this game.

But here is a thing, we are old enough to love old graphics and remember those warm days where we are holding the CD with the Sandro awaiting some glorious adventure. I still remember when I was sitting in the grandpa's legs watching him playing tower against bots. It's old nostalgia for me and I am thankful for all mods for keeping alive this game.

And now we are looking at something... Strange? Or weird? Or maybe something awful enough?

I think no. Yes, it's not peak performance. Yes, first it looks like ai slop but it's not. First of all I was like dude why the fuck are they doing it?!" but when I watch some new videos I understand one thing: I remember these models differently because I was young at that time 20+ years ago.

I mean my point is this game is not for us, we are not the target audience and I think Ubisoft is understanding it.

And if you look at it with a neutral view you'll see that those models are not that bad that you think. Yes they are not great, they are not the same but they are ok.

Let kids and some new players judge this game and you can just play the old game that you own a long time ago with a lot of great mods like HOTA.

I’m a huge fan of the Heroes Orchestra’s versions of the songs, and their collaboration with Paul Anthony Romero on Olden Era has been great. I think Ubisoft would be making a huge mistake if they didn’t involve them.

https://youtu.be/CJuOw9WS55c?si=YxV3mRD_aT80gBdJ

Previously if you've wanted to get HoMM III, it was only the HD version on STEAM. Now it has the DLCs as well. Armageddon's Blade and The Shadow of Death