Heroes of Might and Magic is the best strategy RPG series ever....

No contest...

Sure, other franchises are great, from the eastern Ogre Battle, Fire Emblem, and FF Tactics series and the western Disciples andAge of Wonders series...but Heroes of Might and Magic is the crown of the SRPG genre. It in fact, even eclisped a legendary Might and Magic RPGseries, the series it spins off.

Why?

Becuase it nearly perfects blending both strategy and battle tactics together, can be played competitively, has its own unique charm, excellent soundtracks in every game, great storytelling (except for Heroes V), and excellent replayability.

While the first heroes game was great, its Heroes II that was the breakthrough. An epic game about a good brother and an evil brother battling for the throne after their fater, hero of the first game, dies. Heroes III is near perfection, the best SRPG ever made. 9 different unique factions after the two incredible expansions. Heroes IV was not so good, it took some risks that did not work out, like having heroes as units on the battlefield. The storytelling and the incredible soundtrack make it worth playing.

For a taste of the incredible soundtrack....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KByla_uGhro

Heroes V...incredibly underrated game. A return to Heroes IIIformat, heroes are no longer units but still have turns and attacks. The storytelling took a serious hit as their was a new developer who decided to reboot the series canon. But all in all, a great game. Hammers of Fate was a decent expansion, but Tribes of the East is a phenominal expansion. The gamespot review, a 5.5, is so utterly moronic. What a stupid review. Nothing really interesting...how about an expansion that not only changes the fundamentals of the game, doubling the unit count types through new alternate upgrades (and really deepens the strategic options, wow...but takes the series in a great new direction gameplay wise. Pretty much the dumbest review on this site. Heroes V in all may not be the best in the series and match III's glory, its skill and magic system, wildly different abilities for each hero (for example a knight can train low level troops into higher level troops while the necromancer raises enemy dead into his army), and in ToTE, alternate upgrades is a huge step foreward in the series.

Heroes V also has an amazing OST...the Haven Theme is the main recurring theme throught the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Y447mzPV0

Two topics weren't needed.

Two topics weren't needed.

spookykid143

Yeah. It must be so truly amazing that he had to post it twice. :roll:

This is a RTS, not a RPG.

This is a RTS, not a RPG.topsemag55

No, it's a turn-based strategy game (RTS stands for REAL-TIME strategy). It does have some light RPG elements, though.

And yes, it's phenomenal. The Succession Wars was great, but Heroes III is probably my favorite game ever. I have not played any game as long as that one (about 7 years, on and off) and I have an incredible amount of memories - be it single-player or the epic hot-seat battles. Heroes IV was a huge disappointment, easily the biggest let down I've ever had to experience gaming-wise. Nival managed to return the series to its former glory with Heroes V by taking Heroes III and what little worked in Heroes IV and bringing the series to 3D. Tribes of the East is, hands down, the best Heroes expansion pack ever. GameSpot's review was what it was because it's obvious that the reviewer hated Heroes V in the first place - Heroes V was reviewed by Greg K.

I for one have always wanted to give the series a whirl.

Starcraft anyone?

The title should be: Heroes of Might and Magic is the best Turn-Based Strategy series ever. You're confusing everyone who doesn't know the difference. That being said, you're right, especially if you pretend Heroes IV never happened. Like UpInFlames, I still play Heroes III to this day and I even got my wife hooked on it. The random map generator from the Armageddon's Blade expansion makes the game infinitely replayable.

I for one have always wanted to give the series a whirl.

cprmauldin

My buddy lost my copy of III when he was evicted from his apartment a number of years ago. Fortunately, I found III & IV complete for under $10 from a place called "Sold Out Software" or some such thing. I highly recommend it (for III, IV pretty much blew).

[QUOTE="cprmauldin"]

I for one have always wanted to give the series a whirl.

djsundowner

My buddy lost my copy of III when he was evicted from his apartment a number of years ago. Fortunately, I found III & IV complete for under $10 from a place called "Sold Out Software" or some such thing. I highly recommend it (for III, IV pretty much blew).

Also, Heroes III Complete is available on GOG for $9,99 - manuals, creature tables and soundtrack included for free.

The title should be: Heroes of Might and Magic is the best Turn-Based Strategy series ever. You're confusing everyone who doesn't know the difference. That being said, you're right, especially if you pretend Heroes IV never happened. Like UpInFlames, I still play Heroes III to this day and I even got my wife hooked on it. The random map generator from the Armageddon's Blade expansion makes the game infinitely replayable.

djsundowner

[QUOTE="djsundowner"]

The title should be: Heroes of Might and Magic is the best Turn-Based Strategy series ever. You're confusing everyone who doesn't know the difference. That being said, you're right, especially if you pretend Heroes IV never happened. Like UpInFlames, I still play Heroes III to this day and I even got my wife hooked on it. The random map generator from the Armageddon's Blade expansion makes the game infinitely replayable.

texasgoldrush

I'm just saying that because people are trying to throw in Starcraft and the like. Starcraft does the things you mentioned as well, and I don't consider that an RPG.

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]This is a RTS, not a RPG.UpInFlames

No, it's a turn-based strategy game (RTS stands for REAL-TIME strategy). It does have some light RPG elements, though.

And yes, it's phenomenal. The Succession Wars was great, but Heroes III is probably my favorite game ever. I have not played any game as long as that one (about 7 years, on and off) and I have an incredible amount of memories - be it single-player or the epic hot-seat battles. Heroes IV was a huge disappointment, easily the biggest let down I've ever had to experience gaming-wise. Nival managed to return the series to its former glory with Heroes V by taking Heroes III and what little worked in Heroes IV and bringing the series to 3D. Tribes of the East is, hands down, the best Heroes expansion pack ever. GameSpot's review was what it was because it's obvious that the reviewer hated Heroes V in the first place - Heroes V was reviewed by Greg K.

Advance Wars King of strategy. /threadVexx88

[QUOTE="djsundowner"][QUOTE="cprmauldin"]I for one have always wanted to give the series a whirl.UpInFlames

Should I go play Heroes III now?.. It has been sitting out for a while

Should I go play Heroes III now?.. It has been sitting out for a whileBrother_Tevis

Hi. I wish u guys to guide me on how I might add monsters to my hero (fill all blank slots)

Thank u ..8)

Hi. I wish u guys to guide me on how I might add monsters to my hero (fill all blank slots)

Thank u ..8)