You read that right. Heroes of might and magic 3 is a masterpiece in every respect. For starters even the base game has heaps of content, add the expansions and you get hundreds of hours of game. Then we have the masterful design. Everything had its place, with clean and streamlined UI and logical functions. I was 8 or 9 at the time, knew no english at all and I learned how to play this game by myself and without much difficulty just by fondling with the mechanics. That speaks volumes about the design. It's an amazingly well polished and refined game. Technically the game is no slouch either. It might be looking obsolete, but the it has a very clean art style that does not confuse the player. You can immediately recognize points of interest on the map without any fuss. The visuals complement the game design really well and along with the fantastic score help create a truly amazing atmosphere. HommIII ooses personality.
In Falcon and Falcon A.T you get a single map with objectives to complete. Unfortunately the dos version of Falcon is far from the best version of the game, lacking both in visuals and audio. A.T is an attempt at a better PC version, but it still lags behind the amiga port. It is unfortunate that for both Falcon and Falcon AT there are no manuals besides a reference card that is not helpful. (note: due to issues of the launcher I use my own installation of dosbox to run F3.0)In Falcon 3.0 the situation is much improved with better sound and visuals. The multiple theaters of dynamic operation campaigns insure a multitude of hours of replayability. However you need to get through it's archaic visuals and clunky nature in order to get the most out of it. Though it is nowhere near as realistic as later sims, it is still complex, and a simple glace and the input reference card won't be enough. It includes the expansions with the Hornet and the MiG-29, but the manuals for these planes are missing, and though the basic controls are the same, both planes have fundamental differences in systems and a manual is a must. Falcon 4.0 is a legend. The flight simulator that put the "study" in study sim. Clickable cockpits, accurate MFDs, realistic flight model and a campaign so advanced it boggles the mind and with a community that modded it to hell and back, it truly manages to impress. Generally it held through time, but it did not came through unscathed. There are some stability issues here and there and the input bindings are all in one small window in a list without anyway to filter them. It makes key binding a pain. One other problem I noticed is that If you want to play the vanilla game, intro and cutscenes don't work for some users. Anyway, you will need a copy of Falcon 4.0 in order to install BMS. So, in most cases people buy this for falcon 4.0 in order to gain access to BMS. The price is fairly low for the whole pack and I still think it's worth it.
