Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete

Unfortunately, when the base game and the two expansions were compressed into the 'Complete' edition, some corners were cut. The high quality campaign videos of the original were compressed, the first expansion's opening video is completely missing, as are all the opening screens and icons, replaced by the complete edition ones. These are the minor details that are still annoying somewhat. The biggest issue is that one of the campaign maps is bugged, making the final map of that campaign significantly harder in a way that is also dissatisfying. (you are not getting a multi-map quest reward). This is for sure the easiest version to get, but if you can somehow get the originals, I recommend that above this one.

This game is a gem from my childhood. I may be biased since I used to play this as a kid, when my dad was still alive. I get fond memories when I play it, especially the Tatalian Wars. I still remember those summer days, in my bedroom, with him around the house watching tv in the other room, checking on me and telling me to go outside and play instead. The game still plays nice and the graphics are just perfect the way they are. The HD packs and all that modern stuff seem to make it less like the game I remember and more like something else. Therefore, I just play it with the standard looks. I finished playing through the campaigns last year and had a fun time. Such a beautiful game. I never play the multiplayer since I'm not a pro player. But, the campaigns are great, the single maps are also plenty to kee you busy for a very very long time. The only things I found annoying are: - the Armageddon Blade campaign is not editable and you have to manually edit the campaign with a special editor to enable difficulty levels; - some text is written wth some mistakes but that is not game breaking. This game is a gem. I heard people call it "dynamic chess". It is. No individual game is the same. It has so many variations that make not boring. The art style is so pretty. The music is so very good. The ambiance and effects are very well done. While it is not a modern game, it is a beautiful old masterpiece. And a game I will always hold dear.

This is the archetype of a GOG. Best video game of all time !

Bought it for the nostalgia. Played it with my bro say around 20 years ago using the multiplayer hotseat function. Playing Heroes 3 is still one of the best memories I had growing up. Just awesome

There’s really not much left to say, and hardly any gain from my repeating myself from my Heroes of Might and Magic I and II reviews. To sum up, though: Heroes of Might and Magic III is currently the apex of the series, and while you might have a different favourite (mine is Heroes II) it’s hard to argue the gameplay improvements from this game. To summarize the gameplay because I feel I must, Heroes of Might and Magic is divided into two phases where in one half you build an army at various cities and in the other half you fight tactical battles between your armies and your opponents. On the main map the game is all about seizing resource nodes like Crystal Mines, and on the combat map it’s all about positioning. This game added several crucial aspects to the motif as a whole: arrows now do more damage at short range, and all creatures have upgrades (which was the biggest balance deficiency of Heroes of Might and Magic II). On top of that, the game is largely balanced all around, though I have heard a few bad things about Fortress, which more than a few people have called only good in the midgame (an experience I’ve never seen duplicated in my own games, but I feel should be mentioned all the same). Another critical upgrade is that of dual classes, where there are two types of heroes per faction, one good for might and one for magic, which adds a good deal to the game and is missed in later instalments like Heroes V. Essentially, this game fixed everything we might not have even known was a problem with two, and then threw in new factions for the hell of it. All in all, you can’t really go wrong with the level the franchise chose to return to when it returned with Heroes V, though who knows where they could go from there. If Heroes IV ever hopefully arrives on GOG, you will find it to be a totally different beast than the three already available and the one you can currently still find on store shelves, and this one is the fan favourite. It seems a little trite to say “If you can only buy one Heroes of Might and Magic game, buy this one”, especially since three of the games are available on GOG for only $10, but if you really, really can only buy one Heroes of Might and Magic game, then fine: buy this one.