This or Disciples 2?

[Natu]

I played a demo of this as a kid and I absolutely loved it, but I'd like to know which of the 2 games you think is best.

[Bardorp]

Overall both games are very similar gameplay wise, with 2's grapic and audio quality being better of course.

Disciples 2 lets your units keep leveling up after they hit their final form for the level, and has a few more units as well as unique units for the campaigns. Visually, 2 is also superior with better and cooler looking sprites. Also, probably most importantly, 2 has an auto resolve feature for combat(trust me, your gonna want to use it).

However if you love the story/setting of the Disciples series, I'd recommend getting this first(or both if you can, they're both on sale at the moment) simply because this one does have a really good story to start you off with and the voice acting isn't bad(or at least is hit or miss like the rest of the series).

The second ones cheats codes are better however, if you are so inclined ;).

[Antiga]

2nd one much easier to jump into. It's the better game in nearly every form except lore and story too. But if you think you might want to play both, definitely start with this one. Disciples series influenced me a lot through the years, with the 3rd one being a massive failure at first, but eventually being rebuilt into something that's actually awesome. A proper Disciples 3, which I never expected. I still recommend starting with 1 or 2, definitely not 3.

[Namekujisennin]

I personally like the first game better : gameplay wise, I find the AI in that game relentless, exploiting each of your mistakes, while in the 2nd game it felt more like a grind or keen on letting the player win. Esthetics are personal, but I prefer that aspect of the first game as well (especially the awesome, awesome soundtrack, sadly in a very low quality sampling).
The really bad thing about the first game (excepting not getting it to run) is its locked 640x480 resolution if you do not have a CRT or a killer LCD screen. The second game can be played at 1024x768.

[Natu]

Thanks for the intelligent replies, guys.

[flatchet]

Frist one much harder and AI just cheating alot)

[zhartaunik]

Sacred Lands game is much better. For me advantages are:
- History
- Soundtrack is amazing
- It's harder than 2nd (The hardest maps are 2nd and off course 3rd for undeads). If you feel that you are the best from the best - try to pass level without "autosave". For me it's still almost impossible. I use it few times per level.
- Only 4 levels per company. In 2nd part last two levels you can pass only using some artefacts with vampiric ability and with mage leader alone.
- Mechanic of Sacred Lands is also great. Yes you cannot increase lvl of units when they reached last stage. But it also make sense.