Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete

Replaying the game after a couple of years, 30 hours later I'm reminded of what an incredibly addictive masterpiece this game could possibly be and why it's one of my favorite games ever made. + Tons of well put together content to play around with (campaigns, random map generator, map creator, multiplayer) + Fantastic lore, music, sound design and atmosphere that is unique to the universe of Might & Magic + Polished to near flawless perfection (no bugs, fantastic gameplay, controls/user interface are intuitive and simple) + Huge modding community and frequently updated mods - Engine/Artstyle is technically outdated (not a big deal after 5 minutes) This game is basically heroine sort of like the Civilization series, but it's more like smoking a fat joint to chill out for a while.. and THEN injecting yourself with heroine. Combat/movement is turn based strategy RPG goodness in which you manage your main city/cities and control heroes on the main map, recruit/create armies of your own customization to explore and conquer. It's really simple to start and get a grasp of it, because it's casual enough to not feel too overwhelming yet deep as all Hell to keep one invested for literally decades. You can play around in the many well made campaigns/mess around in the scenarios, but the real star of the show is the random map generator and the multiplayer which is quite amazing. The random map generator has many variables to mess around with like size, rules, how many players, etc., and you can play with friends or against them locally, on the same computer. Then there's the Map Creator, in which you can create whatever the hell of a scenario you want. Just like Chess or Tetris, Heroes of Might & Magic III is an eternal classic, fun and easy to pick up 'n play 10, 20, 200, 2000 years later.

This game is incredible, not much to say about it, and this is the best version avaliable. Importantly, there are fan-made mods that greatly enhance the experience (easily found on google). As a tip, it can easily run on Linux and Mac as well using Wine or CrossOver.

Not much to say, buy it and play it.

Picked this up a few years ago after I got tired of making my old CDs work when PCs and OSs updated. Well worth it. Everything good you remember from 30 years ago, and a very effortless installation/play process.

Great game. Fantastic graphics that didn't got old, solid gameplay - especially with few beers and pack of friends in 'hot seats'. And music - damn it is so good. There is a reason this game has cult following.