I am a big fan of the originial stronghold. I love everything about it. So when I discovered there were sequels, I was very excited. I downloaded the demo, only to learn the graphics and original gameplay have been utterly ruined. If you had placed the two games infront of me, without labels, I would have guess that SH2 had come first, and the original Stronghold were the 'improved' version.

Sorry, but unless Firefly makes the game as glorious as it once was. I'll never buy any of them, and I'm not alone. Check any of the Game Websites, the reviews for SH2 and beyond are terrible. At least 1 out of 2 is just as disgusted as I am. You ask on your Facebook pages why you have so few fans, this is why.

I think the 3D aspect was too much of a change for some people to handle and the bugs caused bad reviews.I like SH2 best and 3D aspect,but someone suggested to me that the keep should always face cam view when the match starts.

CrackleJackal wrote:

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but someone suggested to me that the keep should always face cam view when the match starts.

I think what was meant is the "keep" should always face the outside of the map and the "cam view" should face the "keep" entrance .....Or something O.o

CrackleJackal wrote:

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.....Or

....-Since cameras look north at match start, all keeps should be positioned facing south. ""

This GAME is THE BEST!!

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Lookout :mg: :paws: :paws: 

No important replays as usual, --> here <--so you know.

ilove the game. i can see how some people thought it was too much of a change, but really rats, crime, and gong were parts of castle life. and it is a castle builder simulater. and the 3d aspects provided a tactical advantage,think about not being able to see units behind a building or wall. and i know you have to like the ablity to see inside keeps and towers, that allowed you to plan last stand worst case senarios. although there was alot of bugs, it didnt affect my gameplay that much. and every game of the series introduced something new and vital. the SH1 campaign was by far the greatest in a video stragtegy game. SHC provided a new experiance in the middleages, the crusades, as well as the mercenarys. SH2 allowed the game to advance into the futur in 3D. and if the game was still in 2D any new potential fans will be drawn away to games with better graphics, as sad as that is. thats my opinion.

I think the first Stronghold 1 was terrible, and all the other Strongholds are great, i have all of them.

I mean sure they all have their problems but in my opinion Stronghold's are amongst the best game's for shear variety of gameplay.