Disciples III: Renaissance

I have been playing this game and think it's great, there is a lot to learn but once you get the hang of it the game is much fun.

So if you're unsure about buying it or not, don't be, just buy it!

P.s. To editor: I wrote the original 'preview', can you delete that one and include this 'review' instead? Or just leave it at that, up to you.
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I have finished this game after more than a Month of playing through it (the campaign) and it was non-stop addictive fun throughout, if you have played games like the KB series you'll be at home with this game, but I had more fun with this game!
There are many people who have a very bad concept of this game because they keep comparing it to its predecessor Disciples 2, I can't comment on that as I haven't played it (yet) but comparing it to other turn-based games I have played this game is tops.
The game looks BEAUTIFUL with all settings maxed and I didn't have any slowdowns, crashes, etc. Just some minimal non-game breaking bugs which have mostly been addressed with the patch, the game ran without a hitch on
Windows 7.
The story is interesting, and the combat is fun, there are three factions: The empire, The legions of the damned & The elven alliance, I must say they're all fun to play with but I specially loved the elven one.
The game is great value for money as it is LONG, it certainly took me a while to finish it.
If you have an open mind, not clouded by comparing it to its predecessor & other games, you'll enjoy this game, I urge you to buy it as it is a great game despite what other negative people say about it, just don't believe the criticisms as they are blown out of proportion.

If you have played Disciples II and enjoyed it then you will probably not enjoy this. One of the biggest reasons for me is becuase the units just don't look epic anymore! They are small, less agressive looking, and look too similar after a level-up. Similarly the battle system is just like King's Bounty or HOMM which makes it feel like a cheap rip-off.

I can say that the music and graphics are satisfying enough for a modern game but it just hasn't got that charisma of Disciples II - hence why i believe the game is good in it's own right, but leaves something to be desired after Disciples II.