5.8 /10 1 Votes
6/10 IGN Producer(s) Alexey Ilyin Programmer(s) Dmitriy Demyanovskiy Initial release date 11 December 2009 | 6/10 Steam 5.5/10 GameSpot Designer(s) Dmitriy Demyanovskiy Composer(s) Daniel Sadowski Series Disciples Developers Akella, .dat, .dot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist(s) Andrey IvanchenkoNikolay Kovalec Release date(s) RU: December 11, 2009EU: June 25, 2010NA: July 13, 2010AU: July 16, 2010 Similar Disciples games, Kalypso Media games, Turn-based strategy games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gamespot reviews disciples iii renaissance video review
Disciples III: Renaissance is a turn-based strategy video game. The game was developed by .dat and published by Akella and Kalypso Media. The project was in development since the summer of 2005.
Contents
The player assumes the role of one of the lords of Nevendaar. This new episode contains three playable races, 'The Empire', 'The Legions of the Damned' and the 'Elven Alliance', with the remaining factions making an addition in planned expansions. The battle system is completely different from that of previous Disciples games. Units are able to move around the battlefield and make use of terrain for fortifications. The player's hero is highly customizable. His abilities as well as his armor and weapons can be changed. All of the equipment changes are noticeable on the actual character model.
Disciples III: Renaissance uses .dat's in-house Virtual Dream engine.
Story
The Highfather has turned away from the land of Nevendaar and its inhabitants. His mind is occupied with the coming fate of his world. During this time, a star falls on the border of the Empire and is seen as a sign by the people. Wise men and prophets attempt to solve its mystery, while humans, elves, and demons send their own heroes to find it. Bethrezen above all others wishes to possess the heavenly messenger and use its power as his own.
Thus begins the journey of the mysterious messenger from the heavens named Inoele. She becomes a symbol of hope for many inhabitants of Nevendaar. While traveling the world with representatives of three ancient races, Inoele begins to experience emotions previously unknown to her. Her soul begins to thaw, and in her heart grows love for the strange, turbulent, but also beautiful world of Nevendaar.
Expansion
The Russian-language version of Disciples III: Resurrection has been released featuring the 'Undead Hordes' faction. It is available in standard, gift pack and deluxe editions. The English version was released on October 7, 2011. Another iteration, Disciples III: Reincarnation, is an updated version containing both the main game and expansion, featuring a new game engine and added content. The Russian version has been released on April 11, 2012. The English version was released on February 14, 2014.
Reception
The game was met with average reviews and compared poorly with its predecessor; as one reviewer stated: 'it's terrible'. Most of the reviewers and community criticized the game's abundance of bugs, lack of polish and other technical problems. However, as of March 9, 2013 most of these issues have been fixed across the board, especially with the Steam edition of this game.