Status Broken Apr 30, 2014
I played Heroes of Might & Magic 1 when I was 8 years old. It was cartoony, hokey, and appears age appropriate when played today. Heroes 2 sharpened the cartoon look to a fine point and implemented a million balance changes. Heroes 3 turned more realistic graphically and was a more serious take on the series. This left 2 & …
Read moreI played Heroes of Might & Magic 1 when I was 8 years old. It was cartoony, hokey, and appears age appropriate when played today. Heroes 2 sharpened the cartoon look to a fine point and implemented a million balance changes. Heroes 3 turned more realistic graphically and was a more serious take on the series. This left 2 & 3 as heavy hitters in the series in different ways due to the EXTREME graphical difference and castle redefinement. Heroes 4 had some good ideas but was a swing and a miss in my opinion. Heroes 5 took the first few steps toward modernizing the series and making it popular and I believe it did a good job, though it wasn't quite there yet. If I had my way, I'd be fine with Heroes 2, 3, & 6 being the only 3 games in the series as they are all excellent. Heroes 6 took soon of 5's ideas and exceeded their expectations by miles. It has a personable story and intertwined campaigns for each of the factions. It even has a DLC for each of the ONLY 2 heroes that have been in EVERY game, Crag Hack & Sandro. This game deserves all 5 stars.
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