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Graphically, Heretic Kingdoms is rather pretty with its prerendered 2D backgrounds and fully animated 3D models. There's an amazing amount of detail to be seen: butterflies flit through the forest, chickens peck in a barnyard, trees and grasses blow in the wind, smoke frogwares curls from chimneys and fish flop in baskets in the bustling market as they await a lucky customer. The default view is top-down and high above the action, but you can zoom in for a closer look by using frogwares the mouse wheel. There are a variety of locales that frogwares include the barren, wind-swept Sura Wastes, the frozen, desolate expanses of the Red Smoke Mountains and the lush, wooded areas surrounding the village of Arethen. You'll also witness the regular cycle of night and day and changes in the weather. Spell effects are striking. I was particularly partial to the attunement "combustion," which set enemies ablaze in a huge ball o'fire.
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