Great atmosphere but you will need to read and it's not about your reflexes or dominating through combat.
Post apoc setting, part of up to 4 regulars and 2 guests, if you think it is the kind of the game you will like you are probably right. Not a super polished game but more than good enough.
I can't say anything more than what has already been said about this game. A literal piece of gaming history.
If you are into this kind of game it's worth a few hours of play.
I recommend it but you die a lot by design.
I know some people have an unfair bias against real time with pause, those people need to get over it and just realize it's turn based but the turns are counted in seconds and some actions take more than one "turn," otherwise it's functionaly identical in terms of decision making. Writing is very good, art good, music very good, combat and character building is great, I quite love this game. If you love CRPG's and haven't played this one buy it and play it.
I think you can ignore the talk about "How DARE GOG include this game with DRM!" except it doesn't have DRM but does require online connectivity for online multiplayer because that's how SEGA does it. It sucks but I'd rather have these games with offline installers that I can keep and install forever and have to connect to a 3rd party client for MP than to not get this game at all. The game itself is great fun where the player controls only a few squads who then have to go through a map and capture points, clear enemies, collect war gear, etc. You get to level up and gear up your squads as you go, there is destructable cover and the multiplayer is a lot of fun as well. I've probably put over 100 hours into these games, they are my favorite Warhammer 40k games, if you like tactics and the 40k aesthetic this should be a no thought purchase.
At the time of this review Heroes of Might and Magic III is currently the best selling game of all time on this platform. Just a look at the user review score and the number of user reviews should tell you why. A modern gamer may need to readjust their lens a little bit but you don't have to squint too hard to find what is rewarding about this game. While I slightly prefer the simplicity of HoMM 2 HoMM 3 is still one of my favorite games of all time. When I was younger I spent plenty of late nights finishing the various campaigns. HoMM 3 improved a lot on the campaigns from HoMM 2, with multiple interweaving campaigns with different game play experiences. There is a ton of game and the game has a lot of systems to play with. You level up your heroes and select their skills, which will inform your strategy and tactics, there is a city upgrade system, resource system, etc. and they all interact in interesting ways. If you have any interest in this kind of genre, if you like playing these older games, and you are looking at reviews to push you over the edge here, use this one. It's well worth the small amount of money they are asking whether it is on sale or not and there is a ton of content here.
Look past the paper doll characters and the 2d graphics, the basic animations. Because the game here is very meaty with a lot to offer. RNG to give variety in game play and outcomes, character progression and party progression, with all the DLC there is a lot of content (the base game itself has a lot of content). I've sunk hundreds of hours into this game, if it's in your wheelhouse you'll end up loving it. If you are an action oriented gamer who does not prefer turn based games, games with a little bit of reading (and really you don't have to read the flavor text if you don't want to), and prefer specific characters and specific narrative structures that get wrapped up in 10 to 20 hours of gameplay then don't buy this game. But if you are the kind of person who is into tactics games, turn based game, rogue-lites, look past the graphics and really give this game a shot. There is a learning curve so don't be put off if you suck early.
