It was in 1997. I asked my parents to buy this game just because I found the artwork on the box amazing. Dragons, knights, even vampires ? Count me in ! I know most people consider HOMM 3 to be the superior game. And I can't deny that HOMM 3 has more variety, more campaigns (and more interesting too), more heroes, more creatures, more castles, more of everything. But HOMM 2 has a charm that hasn't really been achieved again in subsequent installments. Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I do believe HOMM 2 deserves to be played today, even if one owns HOMM 3 already.
I already own the game in many different forms. I had no intention to buy it again, However, after the recent exchanges between GOG and Blizzard, I chose to fully support GOG who are without a shadow of a doubt the company that respects players the most, especially us classic gamers. GOG has saved countless classic titles and they deserve our full support. Unlike some I could name. Thank you GOG, I'll be sure to play your DRM free version, instead of all the other versions of this game I own.
C'est un bon jeu, sans prise de tête. Le côté rogue like est très bien amené car les parties sont rapides. Je n'irai pas jusqu'à dire que le jeu est tactique, c'est plus un jeu où l'on doit pondérer des décisions et "choisir le moindre mal", la plupart du temps. À essayer, pour ceux qui aiment les jeux sans prétention, mais qui savent être addictifs à leur manière.
I have very strong nostalgia for this game. It is one of the games I used to play like crazy when I was a teenager, along with Warcraft 2, Starcraft, Diablo (1 and 2), Daggerfall and the (Heroes of) Might and Magic series. I consider this era to be the golden age of PC gaming. It was all about having FUN. Nowadays gamers are nitpicky about details, like "are the reflections on the chicken sandwich realistic or not ?". But back then, even though graphics still had their importance, the only question was : is the game fun or not ? And how can a game were you basically play the Devil not be fun ? Building your dungeon, slapping your minions, killing heroes, setting up traps... You can litterally sink hours into this game and still crave for more. My only criticism, which I already had back then, is that the campaign tends to lean too much towards "Human Keeper vs CPU Keeper". I prefered mission where you had to kill heroes. But anyway, this game is a true classic. If you're a young gamer, it's a way to try for yourself what gaming was all about in the late 90's. If you're on older gamer like myself, then I don't have to explain further why this game is a must have. I play this game at least once a year (not to completion, because there are some stiff difficulty spikes) and I will continue to do so until it is no longer possible. And if the graphics are really unbearable for you, there are some very good mods that help a lot.
I haven't played Full Throttle back when it came out. Therefore, I went in with an open mind, especially since I did play and love Day of the Tentacle back then (it was one of the first PC games I ever played), so I knew I was not going to be disappointed all the while remembering it is a game of an era long past. Overall, I finished this game in two sittings and I loved it, even being late by almost 20 years. That said, there are some gameplay choices pretty unnatural for point 'n click games. The "fights" on bikes come to my mind. I see what they were trying to achieve, and I appreciate the efforts. But nowadays, those gameplay experiments are just a chore. So I'm not going to give 5 stars, because I don't have the nostalgia needed to look past a few tedious passages. But I am still going to give it a solid 4 stars. I spent 5 or 6 good hours of entertainment (yeah the game is short) with stellar art direction, stellar voice acting, nice puzzles and a serviceable story. That's enough for me to call it a great game, even so many years after its initial release.
I really liked this game. Weird characters, good soundtrack, nice graphics, and an enjoyable plot... Or so I imagine. We will never see season 2. Therefore I can't recommend paying for this game full price. Still, it is a good introduction to SWERY's style. So if you've felt unsure about his other works and wish to try a very short sample of his style, get this game on heavy sale. Just be ready for a painful cliffhanger that will never be solved.
Like everyone else said : does not work on Windows 10. Really no point selling games that only work on systems nobody uses anymore.
