Heroes of Might and Magic®

I heard this was the worst in the series, so I decided to start with it. That way I can appreciate all the improvements along the series and enjoy the game at face value, not compared to the others that came after. It says I have 1700 characters left to use, so maybe I will go in depth a little. The game is very basic in terms of gameplay. Although there are some 'strategic' things you can do, like not moving your melee units to allow your ranged units to poke down the enemy before they engage you, it is all very simple (this particular strategy is actually outlined in the manuel). Once you know what to do, it is as some have pointed out, a bit tedius. But since this was my first heroes game, I had no idea what I was doing and I loved it. At least for the first 5 campaigns, having the game be 8 scenarios long does drag on a bit (especially if you are a vereran of the HOMM series). Something you may not know, and which will make the game much less tedius, is that the optimum strategy and most fun is to speedrun it. Don't try and kill all the enemies or grow a massive army, just amas enough resources in order to beat that scenario. Not only does this make the game shorter and less tedius, but the game's "score" is actually how many in game days it takes to complete the campaign. So you are expected to at least try and speedrun the game, as intended by the developers. A lot of stuff just isnt explained in game unless you read the manuel. So its up to you if you want to try and learn the game as you play, or spend some time reading the 60+ page manuel. Idk if you can message people, but if you can, feel free to message me any questions you have about the game if you are confused or get stuck. Best of luck on your journey, -Mr. Green Man the Barbarian

... in this first part of the series is the ability to split stacks of monsters. Otherwise this game is very addictive and offers hours of fun to complete the campaign

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!

The game is a fun strategy game, reminiscent of King's Bounty. However, so many of the battles are full of it. Like when it places your most powerful character in front of a tree and make him useless, or your characters that are archers are forced to go last, and therefore are useless as the computer always puts characters in front of them. Also some of the levels are awful! The second world, I lost after killing all the enemies because the objective is to find the "eye" before they do, and obviously since they are all dead, my winning should have been a default, but because I was the only one left alive, I lost? This is crap and it is not fair, and after hours playing it to have this become an ending, forget it! 3 stars is generous and I should give it 2 because of this cheat. If you can get past this, then it is probably worth playing if you get it for less than $5