Even with its 2D engine, this game combines the greatest RTS & RPG elements ever.
When I started the game for the first time, I wanted to do a skirmish but I needed to make a hero. A hero ?? wtf ! so I made it simple... a minotaur barbarian. Then I selected a map and started the game. At first, I needed to convert ressource buildings with my hero, then build my main structure. And so on as any other RTS game... until I had a large enough army and decided to attack. On my way to the enemy's base, I came across a chest. Am I able to open that? I brought my hero on it and it opened. Halleluja! ... An ITEM !!! so cool I can equip my hero. I continued my way to my enemy's territory, killed the hero and destroyed everything. So I won. I told myself: "Nice game but there's something missing" Then I clicked to view the result of the battle and I read: "LEVEL UP" ... My hero gained two levels. I was so happy to be able to raise the level of my hero that I played again and again and again until I reached level 26 and I was able to clean a 8 players map with my hero alone. It was so great lol, the greatest video game ever, I told myself.
Time passed by and I came across Warlords Battlecry 2... not very different but many additions and still pure fun. Then I found Warlords Battlecry 3! Wow I am so lucky that my favorite RTS game keeps growing. So I played it.
I was disapointed at first to see that the graphics were still the same as Warlords Battlecry 1 but it didn't stop me. I was excited to find out what more this game had to offer.
In fact, the additions are: Some new playable races, new spells, new maps, new campaign, new heroes, portraits, new graphical effects, new, items, new units, new possibilities, new everything! lol that's why I gave Warlords Battlecry 3 a good score. The only disapointing aspect deserved a 5/10, for the graphics because the competitors had already nice 3D engines and WBC3 was still using 2D. 8/10 for the sounds... Audio is fine but not enough diversity. Everything else on the score board deserves a 10/10 really.
So guys if you are a RPG only fan, it isn't probably for you cause it's more centered on RTS gameplay but if you are a RTS fan and you appreciate RPGs, this is the best game you could imagine to play... Until Warlords Battlecry 4 is released... WITH A 3D ENGINE, PLEASE ! So it will be simply "THE BEST GAME EVER !"
Thank you for reading, I hope you agree with me. Now... play it.