Warlords III: Darklords Rising

This game works maybe one time in ten, IF I'm lucky. There are all sorts of glitches and bugs in the game. It will cut out on you, usually early in your first turn, after restarting it. If you can get a few turns in, you are lucky and it will keep playing. Otherwise, just restart, make a few moves and see if you can save it. If you can save it, the game will probably be ok...if it crashes, oh well, try again.

I was digging around in my garage and found my old Warlord's III: Darklords Rising strategy guide from way back in the day and thought to myself... I wonder... Sure enough, the game was available from GOG and installs and runs great on a modern machine. As for the gameplay, it has aged very well and remains an excellent turn based tactical fantasy game. The graphics are as good or bad as they were back then, they are simple and get the job done nicely. The game really shines in just the sheer amount of content, the various challenging scenarios to play, and lack of bloat as mentioned in another review. If there were any part that I would consider somewhat lacking, it would be that it isn't the greatest (though not the worst either) at explaining its various mechanics to you - hence why I purchased the strategy guide back then. If you like fantasy strategy games that are turn based, like a lot of bang for your buck, and are willing to spend a little bit of time getting to know the game, I really think there is a good chance you will find a game that will stick with you for life like it did for me. Very happy to play this one again!

This games is the apex of turn-based old-skool strategy games. Great music, easy to play but with a LOT of options for how your conquer the board and manage your resources. Random loot and quest-based exploration on top of combat. Such a well done game that still stands up for anyone looking to play a piece of video gaming history that delivers the fun.

It works! On a Win 10 64 Bit machine! And they even managed to keep the wait times for the AI, haha! :) Now I wish they would also get at predecessor "Reign of Heroes"...

This is the best of the series. Warlord 2 Deluxe would be a great place to start, but Warlords 3 is the best. If you like turn based strategy, you must try this. ( It is dirt cheap too). Easy to learn and great replay value. Highly recommended!