Originally I gave this game a 4/5. However, after going back and replaying the second Protector I realized that this one is more of a downgrade from Reclaiming the Throne. It supports grinding to gain skills and heroes unlike in its predecessors, which gave skill points for completing levels once, and did not heavily encourage replaying them for this reason. The custom maps feature was a good idea, but as it is a separate game and has its own fair share of aggravating glitches I can't really increase my rating because of it. Hopefully the next Protector, if there is one, will go back and look at what made the second Protector great and make slight improvements upon those things instead of adding unnecessary gimmicks such as heroes. This game took the series in an unfavorable new direction and isn't deserving of more than a 3/5 in my opinion.
Originally I gave this game a 4/5. However, after going back and replaying the second Protector I realized that this one is more of a downgrade from Reclaiming the Throne. It supports grinding to gain skills and heroes unlike in its predecessors, which gave skill points for completing levels once, and did not heavily encourage replaying them for this reason. The custom maps feature was a good idea, but as it is a separate game and has its own fair share of aggravating glitches I can't really increase my rating because of it. Hopefully the next Protector, if there is one, will go back and look at what made the second Protector great and make slight improvements upon those things instead of adding unnecessary gimmicks such as heroes. This game took the series in an unfavorable new direction and isn't deserving of more than a 3/5 in my opinion.