A must have! That's all! I already have it in 3 or 4 CD/DVD copies including the "Might & Magic Heroes collection" but I'll buy it nonetheless. It's very long and has high replay value. When it was released I had no idea of what turned based strategy was. I bought the 2000 edition, I think, with its first extension "Shadow of Death" included and loved it from the start. I already was familiar with the M&M universe having played Might & Magic 6-8 at the time and I liked the idea of prolonging the experience with a strategy game that would add content to the whole story and give me the opportunity to linger a little longer in Enroth. The graphics are nice, the story is good and Paul Anthony Romero's enchanting music only adds the final touch to this truly beautifully crafted game. Regarding the story, one has to know that from Might&Magic 6 on, the original M&M RPG series derives from the Heroes universe, which marks a real turn from previous releases. After this game, I wanted more and played Heroes 4, 5. I also tried the previous ones but this opus is clearly my favourite. In fact, turned based is, I think, the best way of playing strategy since it fully gives the opportunity of building, well...a strategy both in and out of combat. You can think and carefully plan every move. It can really be challenging at times. This game shaped my conception of turned based strategy in the same way as Might & Magic 6 shaped my conception of RPG. Which means I always compare any new tbs game with this one. I can forget it for long periods of time but I always go back to it even today.
