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Article #716437Re: HOMM VI anyone?
From: Craig Hulett
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:12
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:12
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:39:36 -0700 (PDT), Llertnac <ecantrel@gmail.com> wrote: >On Oct 17, 10:26 pm, "r. dale shipp" <spam_catch...@comcast.net> >wrote: >> In article <e411f38a-a3db-48fb-854a-5be3c1109918 >> @v15g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>, ecant...@gmail.com says... >> >> >> >> > Anyone from around here snagged this one yet? It pretty much looks >> > the same as the last one, which may or may not be a good thing. I >> > know I'll eventually get it anyway but I wouldn't mind hearing your >> > take on it. It's not a question of money so much as it it finding >> > time to play these days. >> >> There is a demo you can download and try. I attempted to play it, and >> was promptly told that my computer did not have a large enough video >> card memory. Go to their web site and look up the specs. If your >> computer can handle it -- try the demo and then decide. >> >> I've been playing HOMM V for years, and still am -- so I was a bit >> disappointed that I could not run HOMM VI without some major upgrades. >> >> -- >> R. Dale Shipp >> spam_catcher3 (at) _delete_this_comcast (dot) net > >I didn't know there was a demo. I'll try to try it. > >Thank you, >Eric Not the same as V. There's a good discussion of the game and the changes they've made to it here: http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79862 -- -craig
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