For anyone who played this back in the day, I can definitely say that it really holds up in a way that HOMM2 does not. The UI, the gameplay, and the game balance feel sufficiently modern. HOMM3 still holds it's place as the pinnacle of the series.

For everyone else, I would recommend this game if you liked any of the modern King's Bounty games and were looking for more strategy and less tactics. While this game has hex based combats that are almost identical to KB, there are fewer of them, and the focus is on conquering and holding territory on the map against opponents.

For anyone who played this back in the day, I can definitely say that it really holds up in a way that HOMM2 does not. The UI, the gameplay, and the game balance feel sufficiently modern. HOMM3 still holds it's place as the pinnacle of the series. For everyone else, I would recommend this game if you liked any of the modern King's Bounty games and were looking for more strategy and less tactics. While this game has hex based combats that are almost identical to KB, there are fewer of them, and the focus is on conquering and holding territory on the map against opponents.