Like many people here, I've been playing Heroes since the first instalment. Like most people here, I think III is the best. I recently purchased III and quickly realised why I converted to IV, so now I've purchased IV too. The number one annoyance of III was the need to set up complex and lengthy supply chains across the maps. On long, large maps, this could quickly become tedious and time-consuming rather than difficult. You need to constantly resupply your main heroes with troops from your towns. In order to do this efficiently, you need many heroes trading troops across the maps, not to mention gathering all creatures from external production buildings. IV added the caravan feature. This greatly streamlined the process and, for me, this is a deal breaker. The music of IV is the best in the series - really quite beautiful. The storylines are good. III is better than IV in most other aspects and I would be playing III exclusively if they had a caravan feature. Do not underestimate how fantastic this feature is.
I just turned 25 and experience what you may call a quarter-life crisis. Nostalgia hit me hard and I found myself digging out Age of Empires, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and, of course, Heroes. This is a great game. Colourful, beautifully made and with deep strategy. It requires deep thinking and, even in 2015, it is still immensely enjoyable!
