Heroes of Might and Magic® 4: Complete

The most fantastic game of my childhood. I miss the moments I spent playing this game.

This game was released right before the bankruptcy of the developer. While they tried, they didnt manage to balance the game perfectly out and some things remained sketchy. A lot of people complain that it is far removed from Heroes III. While that is true, there are some notable changes, heroes being able to participate on the battlefield, armies moving without heroes, enemy stacks moving around. Still, I enjoyed it a lot for what it was and applaud the developer for trying to advance the genre and franchise and not just add more fluff. It It is a good game in its own right and regarding balance issues there should be a fan made patch to address these. Try it out, its a lot of fun.

I grew up playing HOMM, but this one is my favorite chapter of the series. I remember when it was released, I've spente many nights playing delighted by the game music. Many things were changed in this installment, such as the battlefield layout, heroes participating in battles and caravans. I feel sorry that some players don't value those innovations, but I get it. Unfortunately, 3DO had some issues and left some things behind in this chapter.

Lovely coloured graphic, calm music, active heroes (favourite summoner or chaos magic). Enjoying playing it at easy diffulcity - just for relax, no hardcore stress :)

While most glorify 3rd installment of the series and don't like anything done differently, I actually enjoyed HOM&M4 a lot more because it addressed all the issues that irritated in it's predecessors - like Heroes without armies and armies without heroes. Heroes are still crucial in the game as properly levelled hero can add a lot the strength of the army but if for some reason you need army to go out of the castle without army (i.e. to reinforce here) - you can. And if your hero is nearly omnipotent by himself, he doesn't need minimal army just to do that. The game also dropped hexagonal battle map which started to feel dated at the time - again plus. The graphics - it didn't distract me from the fun. Overall this installment of the series is unlike all the rest - and if the other games irritated you with their design here and there - give v4 a try. It might be just want you wanted.