Hero's Hour - Deluxe Edition

If you played any HoMM, this game will be immediately familiar. Things that are better than HoMM: * the game plays faster, battles are real time where you mostly control spells * all of pointless micromanagement removed, armies can be any size, no more dummy 1stack units * hero progression is under player control instead of random * adventure map spells are balanced via cooldowns * more of everything: factions, adventure map buildings, units, spells, etc * great map generation with a ton of options Things that are worse: * There's no story, the game has only skirmish, skirmish scenarios don't have plot either * There's no online multiplayer (but can be emulated by sharing hotseat online)

It's a good pixelated HOMM. It's not as deep, nor as tactical, but it's a fun indie game. My only downpoint is that the factions/hero are a bit confusing at first glance, you don't know who do what and how. But let's be honest, it's still worth its price.

Lots of beasts and spells to choose from as well as unique factions. But badly let down by very slow game play and very clunky control system. Just takes tooooo long to play.

Everything great about might and magic. Even better paced.

bit janky but still updated in 2024