A few impressions:

- The two new campaign modes look more and more interesting the more we see. It's encouraging that they look like fully-written campaigns, not just a series of battles without context. Leveling up unit types sounds interesting, as long as it doesn't lock us into using the same units throughout a whole campaign.

- I wonder if the "70+" new items in Orcs on the March will mostly be the ones from the Gift Bag.

- I agree with Meta about the recolored units. I don't even mind that much when it's clearly just a variant on an existing unit (e.g. Blood Shaman), but painting an Imp green and calling it a Faun is just insulting. It gives the whole thing a bit too much of an "amateur mod" feel.

- Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but seeing in one of the screenshots that you have an option to take out a contract on an assassin named "Altair" set off alarm bells. Humorous references have always been part of KB, but they've been references to classic literature and film, not other video games. Maybe I'm just scarred by the dying days of HOMM (Spazz Maticus, anyone?), but lower-grade humor sounds like a sign that the franchise has been handed off to lesser minds ...

- Are "witch hunters" dressed in black a thing from Russian culture? I'm surprised to see a unit so close to the one from Disciples.

If you look in your Hall of Fame, you will already see that Alistair the Assassin is part of the 'in jokes' in KB. Unless you've filled up most of it already that is.

I am in great expectation for this. Whenever a pre-order comes out, I want to be the first in line.

Great news! I love this game!
As for 'Alistair' it is a reference to Dragon Age, a much loved or hated party member depending on who you ask, I made him king though.:)

Actually I mis-typed, it is 'Altair' not "alistair" which is of course assassin's creed.

Whatever. I will be first in line at Gamersgate for this, just like I was with The Legend and Armored Princess. :-P

Are you sure you're not reading a bit too much into it? Altair is also the name of one of the brighter stars in the sky. If they are indeed referencing anything at all, I think this is more likely.

Not if I beat you to it. http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3697/tonguehands.gif

In both that list of challengers, and the list of hall of fame, they have an Assassin named Altair. It is possibly they were going for something else, but when a character has the same exact name and occupation as another main stream game, it is pretty good indicator.

Well, what shameless plagiarism, then.:mrgreen:

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