Heroes of Might and Magic®

Despite its age, the game was easy enough to figure out and I never felt too lost while playing. The simplicity of this game makes it a decent introduction to Heroes of Might and Magic. Although it is very much a product of its time in regards to its audio and graphics, this was hardly a deal breaker and I still found myself playing this game pretty often.

The game has great cartoonish graphics, decent and sometimes suprisingly good music, engaging gameplay and lots of differences in tactics compared to the other games in HOMM series. This is why it is going to take time to figure out what works the best and dive into one of the campaigns. If God wills, maybe I'll show this to my kids some day. Thanks to the authors of the game and to every fan that helped the community to crystallize.

I heard this was the worst in the series, so I decided to start with it. That way I can appreciate all the improvements along the series and enjoy the game at face value, not compared to the others that came after. It says I have 1700 characters left to use, so maybe I will go in depth a little. The game is very basic in terms of gameplay. Although there are some 'strategic' things you can do, like not moving your melee units to allow your ranged units to poke down the enemy before they engage you, it is all very simple (this particular strategy is actually outlined in the manuel). Once you know what to do, it is as some have pointed out, a bit tedius. But since this was my first heroes game, I had no idea what I was doing and I loved it. At least for the first 5 campaigns, having the game be 8 scenarios long does drag on a bit (especially if you are a vereran of the HOMM series). Something you may not know, and which will make the game much less tedius, is that the optimum strategy and most fun is to speedrun it. Don't try and kill all the enemies or grow a massive army, just amas enough resources in order to beat that scenario. Not only does this make the game shorter and less tedius, but the game's "score" is actually how many in game days it takes to complete the campaign. So you are expected to at least try and speedrun the game, as intended by the developers. A lot of stuff just isnt explained in game unless you read the manuel. So its up to you if you want to try and learn the game as you play, or spend some time reading the 60+ page manuel. Idk if you can message people, but if you can, feel free to message me any questions you have about the game if you are confused or get stuck. Best of luck on your journey, -Mr. Green Man the Barbarian

i intend to get this game soon ... and the rest of homm :)

... in this first part of the series is the ability to split stacks of monsters. Otherwise this game is very addictive and offers hours of fun to complete the campaign