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>PC game

>not Doom

Wrong board.

>>1293

I've tried 2,3 (the GOG version) and 6. I think I liked 3 the best. I've never tried the first one but 2 and 3 are quite similar.

I like the gameplay in general. Leveling up your heroes, collecting artifacts, gathering armies and figuring out which units work best against which units and so on. The biggest gripe I have with it is that you have to constantly return to your towns to resupply and upgrade units, learn spells and get the speed boost in the beginning of the week.

Here's my verdict on the later titles in the series.

IV-VII Were Great

VIII-IX Were very, very disappointing

X Is worth having a look at, but you may be disappointed because the gameplay is a little different

Actually VII is very similar to VI, so if you liked VI you will enjoy it. However, it has a notorious bug which can make it impossible to progress pass a certain point (when you get the horn) so make sure you install the updates before starting.

I played a lot of Heroes of Might and Magic but Might and Magic is something I never really got into. I really want to like this series though. What am I doing wrong?

>>2416

It's a different type of game and may not appeal to you. If the devil is in the details (keeping track of trainers, quests, sidequests, finding your way around large towns like Freehaven etc.) then try playing the games whilst consulting a good game guide.

Here's one for M&M VI:

http://www.the-spoiler.com/RPG/New.World.Computing/might..magic.6.1/mm6.html

and another for M&M VII:

http://www.the-spoiler.com/RPG/New.World.Computing/might.and.magic7.2/MM7.HTM

>>2359

>VIII

The game is very similar to VII in more way than one: the difficulty is lower compared to its predecessor; less complexity and variety overall (less guilds for VI -> VII and no guild membership for VII -> VIII, for example); in general the experience is the same but with more rather prominent flaws.

What VIII done completely wrong is "species are classes" and nerfing the difficulty into the ground. Not sure how I feel about priests with light magic running around in the same party with liches and vampires as well. Also no Nightshade amulet to save bloodsuckers from turning into piles of ash.

>>3602

Started with KB which I still play quite often.

Can relate to

>felt weird not having the hero in the battle field

even though in a somewhat different way. It does feel lacking not having a hero participate on even terms in combat, especially after many a month spent with Age of Wonders and Disciples series.

Still, you're missing out a lot.

>>3633

>I tried to get into the other versions of it but simply felt weird not having the hero in the battle field

Everyone keeps telling me that HOMAM III was si amazing part of the fanbase even created their own expansion with increibly solid and interesting content, I don't know to what extent that's actually true though :/

>>3641

Its only weak point is the too much symmetry in town development paths, hero progression and unit tiers. And even then those are all well thought-out and, while not perfectly balanced, easy to learn and very hard to master. The game is overall a step up from the predecessor, which is already an amazing game.

Not sure which fan-made expansion you are referring to, but I would recommend installing WoG after beating an official campaign or several and getting to know the game better in general.

Just try to approach it with a different mindset: you are a general overseeing the battlefield from afar, being only able to relay orders and support your troops with spells. I'm sure they wouldn't show heroes so close to troops on battlefields if the technology could allow that back then. You don't even see your hero in KB, after all, and that is the progenitor of the series. The heroes were added purely for convenience in HMM1, I am certain of it.

I keep playing and playing World of Xeen yet the end still seems to far away