Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete

Like many others who've reviewed this, I bought this over 20 years ago and i'm still playing it. Hands down Heroes of Might and magic 3 is a gem of a turn based strategy and in my view the best of the series. I love it but not everyone will like the look of the art and yes...compaired to modern games, it does look rather out of date in places. However if you give it a chance, you'll see there's a whole load of game play behind this, that will grab you hook line and sinker. Even though the battles look simple you can involve a lot more tactics to win a fight than it first may seem. E.g. Wait your turn so the enemy has to move first, but can't move far enough to attack you Then you can move afterwards and hit the first blow. Use magic to stop archers shooting, so they have the disadvantage to attack hand to hand. Cast a blind spell on the most dangerous unit, to give to the upperhand. And use artifacts to improve your skills or hinder his. The computer A.I. is pretty good so battles arn't always a sure thing, plus some magical items can ruin your planned tactics against them so you can be suprised as you don't know what they are holding. The musical score is original and sets the mood for the game and there's plenty of different Heroes, types of towns, monsters and little sub quests to keep the game interesting for about.. well, lets say 20 years.

King of the TBS hill. It rarely gets better, if at all, though it's not without its flaws. Some of those flaws are alleviated through mods (Horn of the Abyss would be my recommendation). Other design "flaws" that persist are essentially features you'll just have to deal with--no game is literally perfect. Age of Wonders is the only series that comes close to surpassing this, imo. The newly released Songs of Conquest is also a worthy contender. None can quite muster the strength to overcome the master, however. Not even this game's sequels. There's a reason this game is still played my many, decades after its release, and consistently holds a spot on GOG's bestseller listing.

One of my favourite games ever.

There's a reason this is the first game that comes to mind when you hear the name "turn-based strategy". It is one of the timeless titles that will never be too old to play. Simple enough to play yet deep enough to have multitudes of strategies and a competitive scene, it is still supported by its community with various mods and such. There couldn't be a better starting point than than this game if you want to check out the HoMM series.

At the time of this review Heroes of Might and Magic III is currently the best selling game of all time on this platform. Just a look at the user review score and the number of user reviews should tell you why. A modern gamer may need to readjust their lens a little bit but you don't have to squint too hard to find what is rewarding about this game. While I slightly prefer the simplicity of HoMM 2 HoMM 3 is still one of my favorite games of all time. When I was younger I spent plenty of late nights finishing the various campaigns. HoMM 3 improved a lot on the campaigns from HoMM 2, with multiple interweaving campaigns with different game play experiences. There is a ton of game and the game has a lot of systems to play with. You level up your heroes and select their skills, which will inform your strategy and tactics, there is a city upgrade system, resource system, etc. and they all interact in interesting ways. If you have any interest in this kind of genre, if you like playing these older games, and you are looking at reviews to push you over the edge here, use this one. It's well worth the small amount of money they are asking whether it is on sale or not and there is a ton of content here.