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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 30 Jun 2006, 08:26

<a href="/http://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times</a> has a very positive <a href="/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/techn ... ml">review </a>of Heroes V (oddly combined with one of a Lemmings game). While seemingly mostly intended for people who haven't played a Heroes game before, it's still interesting to be able to read about one's favorite game in a newspaper of such renown.

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Unread postby Labyrinth » 30 Jun 2006, 09:05

Wow! O_o
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 30 Jun 2006, 09:11

So Heroes is good for your diet. :| ... :) ... :loll:
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Unread postby Labyrinth » 30 Jun 2006, 13:07

I think computer gaming is just as fattening as chips ;)
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Unread postby Angelspit » 30 Jun 2006, 13:28

Chips and computer games make a killer combo. Literally.
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Unread postby ChinaBlue » 30 Jun 2006, 15:30

Lemmings yesterday and Heroes today, the only 2 games that got me hooked. So in my odd mind there is a connection ;-)

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Unread postby Echo_ » 30 Jun 2006, 15:38

This is a terrible article.
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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 30 Jun 2006, 15:49

Echo_ wrote:This is a terrible article.
That was a terrible post. Seriously.

Why is it terrible?
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Unread postby Derek » 30 Jun 2006, 16:07

A very positive article if you ask me. Lemmings is tons of fun, the old school gamers will know what I mean. ;)
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Unread postby Echo_ » 30 Jun 2006, 17:59

Sure, its a positive article but its not written very well or with seriousness. It seems like some guy just ran out of ideas so he put together a a so-so thesis about three things he loves: lemmings, heroes, chips.
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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 30 Jun 2006, 18:12

I got more the impression of a review written for (and perhaps by) people with very little familiarity with computer games. I didn't link to it because it was a review that would be very interesting in itself to a heroes player (there's plenty of those), but rather that it was a review in the NYT.

Anyway, it's gone now, unless you've subscribed to NYT online.
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Unread postby gravyluvr » 30 Jun 2006, 20:01

Charles Herold (born April 5, 1959) is the video game critic for the New York Times. His column currently runs alternate Thursdays on the Circuits page of the business section of the Times. He also contributes articles on various aspects of gaming to USA Weekend.



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Unread postby Angelspit » 30 Jun 2006, 20:15

Registration is free, but it's probably not worth it.
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Unread postby midnight » 01 Jul 2006, 05:50

it is a good review easily understood by the masses, because there is only one question to ask about a computer game: Is it addictive?

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Unread postby Caradoc » 01 Jul 2006, 14:57

God god! Once the terrorists find out about Heroes V, we're all doomed.
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Unread postby dallasmavs41 » 05 Jul 2006, 00:23

It's pretty surprising to see the NY Times write about my favorite computer game franchise ever...I didn't think HoMM5 was this big of a game.. So maybe more people will get into it and increase HoMM5's popularity along with the entire set of games..


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