I grew up loving Space Quest and Quest for Glory. Loved them, but sucked at them. Now that I am older I can actually both enjoy these games and beat them. I forgot how much I loved these games until I got the Blackwell Bundle randomly for a $2 sale. Everything that made Space Quest overly frustrating seems to be fixed in these Blackwell games. They have all of the fun and satisfaction from figuring out there logical puzzles, but less of the overwhelming frustration that 90s point and click adventures sometimes had (such as dropping or misusing one item that made the game unwinabble two hours later). Great voice acting. Great music/atmosphere. And good writing. It is a compelling enjoyable games, and now I will go back and play point and click again for the first time in many years. Thank you Blackwell!
This game is amazing. While the story seems a little weak, the strategy of Hereo management is totally worth it. Having a top tier Illusionist with a mid level priest hereo with some large characters can literally dominate the map if you get to that point. Yes your heroe can die, but that is compensated by having as many heroes as you want in an army. I love the battle system with simulataneous hitting, making different abilities such as first strike very useful. Having first strike on an unlimited retaliation unit is just so satisfying. Further, the caravan system is an absolute amazing contribution to HMM. Having quicker reinforcements, and now only having to move only 2-3 heroes instead of 6-7 heroes in a late game large map is really really useful, and makes the game less of a headache. Yes it is different than HMM3, but it is better and more replayable, which is saying a lot since HMM3 was a phenomenal game.
