The HOMM series drew me in with the 2nd game, and had me hooked from the very first demo map I played from my PC Gamer demo CD. When 3 came out, I wasn't sure I liked the more serious graphics and change of art style, but soon, I was playing it non-stop. I've owned at least four copies of this game, but finally when GOG released the DRM/CD-free version, I was onboard as quickly as I could type in my credit card number. I've played this game for 15 years now, on and off, and when I need a good game to put on a laptop and take with me for an airplane ride or a business trip, this is the game I go to. Now if only they would release a version for the Mac! My kids now play this game, they introduce it to their friends, play hotseat around the computer at home with them, and spread the joy. This is one of the few games my wife plays with me (she's not a gamer)! Forget the fancy 3D graphics of Heroes V or VI, save your CPU and GPU and just go for this one. It's got everything you need.
First of all, for the price, you can't beat it, and to be bundled in a way to run on any machine today is just fantastic. I've been a huge fan of the Might & Magic universe ever since I played the first one on my Commodore 64 waaay back. I actually played all the way through VI when I owned it for my PC back in the day as well. Now I own the collection and am having a great time replaying VI and am looking forward to replaying them all, esp. 3 and Xeen, since I never got a chance to play those before.
