Heroes of Might and Magic®

The early maps are pretty fun, but the game quickly turns into an exercise in futility where you are completely outnumbered from the beginning with your enemies already at your doorstep. Back in the day I pushed through this insanity, but with my time being relatively limited today and with so many games available, there are better things to do with your time. I'm looking forward to playing Heroes 2 which if I remember correctly was a much better game in every area. Maybe get this is you want to complete the collection, but it's too frustrating to recommend over the later games that have everything this one does and more.

I bought the DOS version of HoMM in 1995 and played through tne campaign twice and clocked a couple hundred hours abd many sleepless nights playing this gem. I picked this game up recently when it went on sale and it's just as much fun as I remember from 28 years ago. Sometimes old games lose their luster when you try to recapture the magic you felt the first time you played it. This certainly wasn't the case for me when I started playing HoMM. Just a great game and the sale price is a steal!

This game pretty much sums up what I love about older games. It's pure gameplay and it doesn't rely on swanky eye-candy to make the player think they're enjoying themselves. It assumes a certain level of player intelligence and doesn't dumb things down for them. Gameplay is intuitive and leaves a lot of stuff to be discovered about itself, which leads to an addictive 'just one more turn' style game. The only criticism I could level is that the graphics are a bit dated, however I do believe this is currently part of the game's charm for me as well. All in all, the best 5 bucks I've spent in a long time.

I have very fond memories to playing this game at a friend's house with 2 other guys in the Hot Seat-Mode. The different kinds of cities with their special buildings and cool-looking creatures create a great atmosphere. But, nonetheless, I think you should wait for the sequel. HoMM2 is the best part in the series, IMO. So that's only 4 stars for this installment.

I cannot believe this game came out in 1995. It still looks great. I am not here for nostalgia. I first heard about Heroes of Might and Magic 3 when looking for an RPG to sink my teeth into. HoMM3 was so great I decided right, I want to play all of the classic collection. This is the kind of game you can pick up and play during lunchtime and stop when you need to. It is simple to play and hard to master.