Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era imele ukuguquka okubalulekile kulolu chungechunge lwamasu alandela ukucabangela isikhathi nezwe, luhlose ukubuyisa umlingo wezinto ezidumile zawo ngenkathi luhlanganisa imiqondo yokuklama yesimanje. Lwakhiwe yi-studio i-Unfrozen futhi yanyatheliswa yi-Ubisoft, leli thuluzi libuyisela imvelo yezimpande zalesi series, kugxilwe ikakhulukazi esikhathini nezwe elachazwa abantu abaningi emuva nawo-1990s. Ngokuzibeka njengomprequel, umdlalo uzama ukulalisa ababukeli abanolondoloze isikhathi eside abafuna ukubuyela ezindabeni zebulili, kuyilapho unikela isibopho sokuqalwa kwesizukulwane esisha sabafundi bokuhlela. Indaba yenzeka e-Jadame, olwandle lomhlaba i-Enroth. Lesi simo siyakhanga kubathandi be-lore, njengoba i-Jadame ibonakele ngaphambili emidlalweni ye-Might and Magic RPG kodwa ayikaze ibe indawo enkulu yesu Heroes. Ngenxa yokuthi izigameko zenzeka ngaphambi kwezinhlelo zezinganekwane zezinguquko, umlando uhambisa imvelaphi yamazwe nezibalo zabalingiswa abaqavile. Le nkathi ivumela abakhi ukuba bandise umlando besebenzisa imithombo esezingeni eliphephile ngaphandle kokuphikisa umlando wezinye izinguqulo zokudlala, okuhlinzeka umbono omusha womhlaba wefantasy othandwayo. Ngokwezindlela zokudlala, umdlalo uyingxenye yokuhlonipha ngokucophelela insimu yesithathu yochungechunge, esetshenziswa njengohulumeni wesigaba. Isindlela eyinhloko yomdlalo ihlala ithembekile kuhlelo lwesiko lokuhlola, ukwakha amadolobha, nokulwa ngamasu. Abadlali bayalawula amaqhawe ahamba ku-adventure map, aqoqe izinsiza, athathe izimayini, agcizelele izakhiwo, ngaphambi kokungena ezimpi zangesikhathi ku-grid ye-hexagonal. Nokho, izinto ezintsha zesimanjemanje zifakwe kulesi isisekelo esidala. Izidalwa manje zinekhono elisebenzayo kunokuba zibe nezibalo ezingaqinile, okwenza ukuluma kwempi kube okujulile, futhi uhlelo olusha oluhilela imithetho yabangaphandle lamavukuzi avumela abadlali ukuba balungise inqubekelaphambili yomhlaba wobungcweti, kunika ukungafani kwezamasu noma ngisho ngaphakathi kokubhekana kwezizwe. Uhlu lwezinqola ezidlalwa lunikeza ukuxuba kwezinto ezibuyayo nezimbangi ezintsha ngokuphelele. Izizwe eziyinqaba ezifana neTemple, ezimele amakhosazana nabafundisi bezinguquko, zihambisana nezinkundla zolwandle zemizwa zika Necropolis, iSylvan ehambisana nemvelo, kanye neDungeon ngaphansi komhlaba. Ukwengeza okukhulu ohlelweni yiHive, iqembu lamademoni anobunjwa bezinambuzane okuqhutshwa yi-chaos, eletha isitayela esisha ngokuphelele nokudlala okuhloniphekile kolunye uhlelo lwe-series. Isizwe ngasinye siqanjwe ngokubonakala okuhlukile nezindlela zokusebenza ezihlukile, okuhuthaza abadlali ukuba bafunde izindlela ezahlukene zokulwa nokuphatha izinsiza. Ngaphandle kokukhanya okuhleliwe komkhankaso ongahlelekile, umdlalo ugxila kakhulu ekuqedeni ukudlalwa kabusha ngokusebenzisa izici zobuchwepheshe ezithuthukisiwe. Umkhiqizi we-maphe ohlakaniphile okuzenzakalelayo uyinhloko yokuqinisekisa ama-mephu alinganayo futhi adonsa ukunaka ukuze kusekele ukudlalwa okungapheli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umdlalo usekela izindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa isipiliyoni esivamile, imodi ethezekisayo ethi “one-hero” ukuze imidlalo isheshiswe, kanye nomodi we-arena ogxile ngokuphelele ekulweni ngobuciko bokuhlela. Ngokubuka okuhleliwe, leli thuluzi lithatha umqondo wokubuka ogqamile, lishukumisa izithombe ze-sprites ezijabulisayo nezikhathi zangaphambili ngenkathi lisebenzisa ukucubungula kwe-3D okuphambili, kugcwalisa indlela phakathi kobuhle be-retro nezindinganiso zobuchwepheshe zesimanje.