Disciples III: Reincarnation

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How good is Disciples III? 

First of all, it was made by a totally different company than the first two installments, so the magic behind the series is gone (probably forever).

If taken apart part by part, we have:

- Gameplay. Probably the strongest side of the game. It's still fun to upgrade your units and fight monsters. Maybe even more than before due to units actually being able to move around the battlefield and having active abilities. AI on a strategy level is totally braindead, though (the same issue as in Heroes 6-7, when AI, after wasting his strong armies, just passively sits in the capital doing nothing).

- Art style. The thing for which Disciples II will be remembered forever. Art in Disciples III, on the other hand, just sucks. It's all shades of grey and brown; units look mostly bland and samey. Some are just laughable. Low-poly models only add to the ugliness of the whole affair, but the main gripe is that visual design is bad on its own even without an outdated engine. There is almost no good 2D art; all portraits are just shots of 3D models (which are bad). The game looks like ass, and it's not because it's outdated, but because the whole visual direction is really bad.

- Story. Bland, boring, and uninspiring. The Hordes of Undead campaign (which was originally a DLC) is a bit better, but only a bit. Also, I think the writer was not that good at understanding factions of Nevendaar. They just don't feel the same (narratively) as in previous games.

- Music. Good, but tracks are too few.

The core gameplay is still good (but it gets repetitive from time to time); the rest is a total downgrade when compared to Disciples II. I had my fun with this game, so if you are into the TBS genre, you probably should try this, but only after beating the first two games in the series.

Terrible at start, bad now.

well i hope they make the 4th one better

Played 227 hours and then the campaign broke in the final mission.
However, it was about the journey anyway.
Only for fans of turn-based tactical combat that have already played everything else.

I see that creators of this game never ever finished entire campaing! Human story - mission 1 - it got 2 buildings full whit end game monsters! Even at maxed 17 level basic units i cant kill them! I wasted soo much time trying...

Despite the constant bashing this game recieves i acctualy fell love in it the little new mechanics and small things like armor changing hero's visual look makes this game a worthy successor, it dosen't matter to me its alot of fun

If you have never played a Disciples game, I recommend playing 2 first (Gallean's Return or Rise of the Elves are both great). This game is amazing and oozes style and atmosphere, however it is not as tightly designed as 2 and is the inferior game (though I still love it).

+ Dark and gritty setting
+ Unit variety and leveling
- Weaker story and combat

Disciples I and II were fantastic games, and I personally feel they had more character than HoMaM. However, the series' "reincarnation" into 3D didn’t quite live up to expectations.

Visually, the game retains the signature Disciples style. It’s gothic, dark, and features amazing artwork that fits the series’ tone perfectly. The game includes four campaigns—Empire, Legion of the Damned, Elven Alliance, and my personal favorite, Undead. To get the best experience, the campaigns should be played in that order.

The story, while continuing the intriguing narrative of previous games, feels disjointed, with some retcons to established lore. The Elven campaign, in particular, feels noticeably weaker.
While the missions are plentiful, they often feel unnecessarily long and tedious, requiring repetitive backtracking across the map. The transition to a 3D environment also makes sometimes navigation chaotic.

Battles have shifted from small grids to larger hex-based areas, but this change doesn’t add much depth to the combat. However, the joy of leveling up your units and hero, along with the decent variety, still makes battles enjoyable.

Overall, I still recommend Disciples III as part of the trilogy, though it falls short of being the classic its predecessors were.

Love Disciples universe!

Nay, nay, nay... it is like HoM&M IV for the HoM&M series...

solid game, great graphics and art and very balanced, its like chess, with hexagons and 3d models, but also has a amazing storyline.

Just like its predecessor in art and feel. I like the combat system. If another game in this series this comes out, we should be able to equip gear to all units, not just the leader, right? I would hope so. Also, the leveling system shouldn't cap out so early for different monsters. Each creature should have the same level cap. That way the scaling is fair. There's no reason a werewolf caps out at 30 and a Shade Warrior guy goes all the way to 42. Also, there should be a Lord skill tree that allows the player to adapt their game play and the city guardians should be those "Lords." There's room for 4x strategy as well if you simply use leadership as a solid number that grows as the Lord levels and you distribute those points to your armies not based on the level of the Leader. Everything else is grand, though.

Poor combat engine: chances to hit, crit, etc. No right click attributes description, overall not worth it, nothing like Disciples 2

Great storyline if you pay attention. Honestly

This game is a disgrace to its predecessors. Clunky navigation through the map, unituitive UI and combat, all units portraits look the same, animations are horrible.

Been a big fan of disciples 1 and 2, this was kind of a dissappointement storywise and gameplaywise! The worst parts were the unfixed bugs even after 10 years, that sometimes maybe the game unplayable and some missions just were just bad, even if they were the last one, wink wink undead hordes.