Heroes of Might and Magic® 5: Bundle

I never understood all the bad reviews for this game. I've played them all and this one is my fav of the bunch, mostly. HOMM3 has a much better random map generator, along with a decent map editor, which I do appreciate. But I must say that I also appreciate the updated graphics in 3D that HOMM5 has to offer. It is actually quite good looking for a 3D game of its era, and holds up quite well today. The game play is very similar to HOMM3, with some improvements. I might also add that this is a strategy game, not a RPG, and this nonsense of critiquing the story line is just silly. I personally prefer strategy games, where I can knock out a skirmish in a couple of hours, when I have the time. I don't worry too much about the story, its kill or get killed. I've bought and played just about every strategy game I could get my hands on, both RTS and turn based, and the HOMM series is tops in my book. I like them all, even HOMM4, but it is not my favorite of the bunch.

First, I'm a strategy lover. I'm good at playing chess and I played a lot on all of HOMM 1-5 and reasearched a lot on the strategy of these 5 versions. If you talk about strategic and game balance, HOMM5 is the best among 1 to 5. A lot of people insist that 3 is their childhood memory and so it's the best. I'll say 3 is vary classical, indeed, but it have too many defects on the rules of the game. For example, the Dimention Door spell in 3 can make your heroes move wherever you want on the map as long as you have enough mana, or other unballanced things like this makes it unfair when you play against other human players. However, in 5, all these defects have been fixed in a reasonablly way. 5 is good.

I enjoyed every second of the three campaigns and every white night playing with my buddies against AI. The third installment really brought something totally new and unexpected, WoG style. I recommend it warmly.

Pretty much same old Heroes 3 in 3D, with few improvements to the classic gameplay: better leveling system for heroes, alternative upgrades for units, finally nerfed Necropolis)

Fantastic strategy game that brings so many memories with fantastic graphics for is age. Hours of gameplay, large variety of factions and ton of different units. Very interesting characters and classic storyline with immersive missions...