Heroes of Might and Magic® 4: Complete

This game is amazing. While the story seems a little weak, the strategy of Hereo management is totally worth it. Having a top tier Illusionist with a mid level priest hereo with some large characters can literally dominate the map if you get to that point. Yes your heroe can die, but that is compensated by having as many heroes as you want in an army. I love the battle system with simulataneous hitting, making different abilities such as first strike very useful. Having first strike on an unlimited retaliation unit is just so satisfying. Further, the caravan system is an absolute amazing contribution to HMM. Having quicker reinforcements, and now only having to move only 2-3 heroes instead of 6-7 heroes in a late game large map is really really useful, and makes the game less of a headache. Yes it is different than HMM3, but it is better and more replayable, which is saying a lot since HMM3 was a phenomenal game.

It was my first homm game, so from my point of view it's the other games in the series that are strange. By the way, if game doesn't work correctly for you on newest windows 11, you may want to look for "HoMMIV Wrapper v.1.4.9" (it's free), there will be some .dll file you need to put into game directory and it should then work fine.

The most fantastic game of my childhood. I miss the moments I spent playing this game.

This game was released right before the bankruptcy of the developer. While they tried, they didnt manage to balance the game perfectly out and some things remained sketchy. A lot of people complain that it is far removed from Heroes III. While that is true, there are some notable changes, heroes being able to participate on the battlefield, armies moving without heroes, enemy stacks moving around. Still, I enjoyed it a lot for what it was and applaud the developer for trying to advance the genre and franchise and not just add more fluff. It It is a good game in its own right and regarding balance issues there should be a fan made patch to address these. Try it out, its a lot of fun.

Well, I have to say... I have been waiting, and GOG really delivered. I have a CD copy of this game, but I like it so much (like the rest of the HoMM series), that I just went out of my way to get it. This game is for strategy nuts! The game is quite good, but most would point out that there is no multiplayer. For me, that is perfect, as I tend to not worry so much about multiplayer,thus the 5th star. i especially enjoy 2 of the major game mechanics in the game. The Heroes system is the first, where the hero can change classes and gain special abilities. This can be seen as a great thing and a poor point as well. I find it annoying that when I have a hero set up in a particular way, just a minor change can affect his/her class, then I have to start all over again. This is a great thing as well, because I can find out about other classes and what they are like. For example, the guildmaster can stun their opponents. The second is that creatures can move around the gameboard without any need for a hero. This is a vast improvement, because it means that heroes and creatures that do not see eye to eye (morale drops) do not involve having to go all the way back to the nearest town/castle to offload them. Instead, they can be offloaded there and then and sent somewhere else. I also like how they allowed you to store creatures in mines. It helps a lot and reduces party numbers. Unfortunately, this is where it hurts, the fact that NWC didn't allow you to have more than 8 parties at the same time. Even so, I still enjoy this game just for the HoMM experience. I have to admit, though. I have been a huge fan of HoMM since I was 8, so there is a fair whack of bias. Overall, I really enjoy playing this game, and that it is now available on GOG means that I no longer need to worry about my CDs scratching in my system again. I recommend this version to all players of the fantasy/strategy genre, and to GOG, although it is highly unlikely, bring on HoMMV and Might and Magic: Heroes VI!