Heroes of Might and Magic® 4: Complete

This was the very first computer game that I returned for a full refund. I can not say sufficient negative things about it. HOMM3 remains the reference and due to IV I abandoned HOMM until many years later, attempting to delve back in with HOMMV, VI, etc. All ended in disappointment. Incredible that even with the stunning template that is 3, not only was it never equalled, but all joy was crushed out of it. Who knows, though. Maybe I'll give it another try some day. Regardless: New World Computing is missed. Sure wish I could find a copy of King's Bounty (the DOS original) to round out my nostalgia machine...

The most amazing part about the AI, is that there is none. Rather than having any intelligence they just used bigger and bigger groups of mobs as roadblocks. This was so acutely obvious right out of the gate, I threw the lot of it, box, disc and all into the rubbish and moved along straight away..I have never been so sorely disappointed by a game than I was by this one.....

Extremely lagging like several fps. Sadly iImpossible to play.

Bad art direction. Ugly and bland to look at when compared to its predecessors (HoMM2, HoMM3), its contemporaries (Age of Wonders, Disciples), and definitely its successors (King's Bounty). I didn't try HoMM4 for very long, but it struck me as profoundly unsatisifying. The reviews were universally negative when it came out, and I can understand why.

It´s hard to give Heroes 4 a fair rating when you compare it to heroes 3, which is with out a doubt one of the best games ever made. I was so excited when it came, but the disappointment was even greater when played it. I remember playing it for a day or two before I broke the CD and threw it in the garbage. It´s not a bad game, but compared to Heroes 3 it´s a joke.