Heroes of Might and Magic III

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  • Publisher: 3DO
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 1999
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9.3

Universal acclaim- based on 939 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 871 out of 939
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 939
  3. Negative: 39 out of 939
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  1. Juizalexandre
    Sep 23, 2010
    10
    Este jogo marcou época no universo do RPG. Ã
  2. IRevolution
    Dec 24, 2011
    10
    This game really does set the Bench-Mark for almost all Turn Based Strategy games and they should be using it as reference, period.

    My dad brought this game when it first came out many years ago and STILL to this very day more then 10 years on he plays it almost every day which still amazes me. The expansion and user created content such as "WOG (Wake of the Gods)" Make the replay value    This game really does set the Bench-Mark for almost all Turn Based Strategy games and they should be using it as reference, period.

    My dad brought this game when it first came out many years ago and STILL to this very day more then 10 years on he plays it almost every day which still amazes me.
    The expansion and user created content such as "WOG (Wake of the Gods)" Make the replay value of this game almost limitless with random map generators, tweaks and fine tuning you can really play this game in so many different ways to suit your style.

    My only regret is that HOMM4,5 and now 6 didn't follow suite and build on something that was already so great. Why mess with the mixture when the mixture is already perfect and only needs more flavouring.

    If you haven't played this game before then you won't be able to appreciate it due to it's age.
    To wrap things up, it's quite rare these day's to find a game that will Stand the test of time but Heroes of might and magic 3 is one of them! :)    … Expand
  3. stu_collier
    Mar 14, 2011
    10
    A brilliant game looking back on it, ok the graphics are a bit bad but the game itself is briliant one of the best i have played. a personal favorate i hope other can discoved and enjoy as much as i have
  4. Overrwatcher
    Sep 10, 2011
    10
    One of the best turn-based strategy games made. It keeps you hooked, the game is fun, the graphics aged well, and I have accumulated hundreds of hours into it. Buy it now.
  5. Shepan
    Oct 21, 2013
    10
    An amazing strategy game that is still great, fourteen years after its release. One of my favorite games of all time. There are still ways to buy it and I strongly recommend that you do.
  6. DonCanardo
    Feb 17, 2012
    10
    All the best features of the franchise in one game (except maybe for the sound and visual atmosphere where HOMM II feel special to me). Every game feels different (especially with the random map generator), 8 races at the release of the game !! This game is way way way better than the next episodes. Sometimes I dream about the release of the perfect HOMM game : HOMM 3 feature + HOMM 2All the best features of the franchise in one game (except maybe for the sound and visual atmosphere where HOMM II feel special to me). Every game feels different (especially with the random map generator), 8 races at the release of the game !! This game is way way way better than the next episodes. Sometimes I dream about the release of the perfect HOMM game : HOMM 3 feature + HOMM 2 atmosphere = Perfect Game.… Expand
  7. MetalTrancer
    Aug 31, 2013
    10
    This is an icon of step-by-step strategies. Legendary HoMM III, this game never gets old there are still thousands of people acriss the world who play it
  8. RainbowDashie13
    Sep 30, 2012
    10
    This game is just a flat out masterpiece. The graphics are just perfect, really amazing for their time. The music composed by Paul Anthony Romero is just one of the best things about this game, it sounds just ORGASMIC! It is beautiful, it fits the game perfectly! And it goes well along with the graphics and animations, build a fully upgraded town, stare at your town while listening to theThis game is just a flat out masterpiece. The graphics are just perfect, really amazing for their time. The music composed by Paul Anthony Romero is just one of the best things about this game, it sounds just ORGASMIC! It is beautiful, it fits the game perfectly! And it goes well along with the graphics and animations, build a fully upgraded town, stare at your town while listening to the soundtrack and just feel relaxed and reborn. The game is a Turn-Based Strategy RPG, and probably the best game from the genre. You conquer towns, recruit armies collect artifacts and do objectives like finding treasure hidden by using obelisks or defeating the other teams. After a few battles with other heroes or monsters, you eventually gain levels and can spend your points on skills that upgrade your movement range, things to help you with your strategies, your army taking less damage/doing more damage, increasing magic damage and more. The game never gets old and you got not only the main campaigns but also hundreds and I mean HUNDREDS of maps, levels, and one of the best things of all a map editor!
    Another awesome thing is multiplayer, you can play online with lots of online options like direct IP and a few more or Hotseat, so grab some friends and share a few laughs together as you battle with your army to death to see who is the strongest!
    Really one of the best and most well made games I have ever seen, I played it back then when it was new, and I still play it after all these years, truly a masterpiece.    … Expand
  9. sherbz
    Dec 6, 2016
    10
    Possibly one of the best games ever made in my opinion. And certainly the best heroes game of all time. The thing I would say about Heroes 3 is that basically it was almost the perfect tool box. Aside from the official stuff, you were free to produce whatever you wanted to. So basically the game came down to one of level and campaign design. And when the tool box is that good, thePossibly one of the best games ever made in my opinion. And certainly the best heroes game of all time. The thing I would say about Heroes 3 is that basically it was almost the perfect tool box. Aside from the official stuff, you were free to produce whatever you wanted to. So basically the game came down to one of level and campaign design. And when the tool box is that good, the community answered. And oh my lord what a treasure trove they produced. To those who have not experienced it, think Skyrim workshop on steroids. An endless Aladdin's cave of fortune. Its a great pity that this version is still by far and away the best of the bunch. And even this isn't flawless. This franchise is crying out for a benevolent and committed developer.… Expand
  10. pokrishka
    Jan 28, 2014
    10
    Each game sets out to be something. And it fails at least at anything trying to accomplish that. Game is great if it manages to keep that failing at minimum. This game has it at zero. It is literally perfect at what it is and that's why playing any later games of the series is rather pointless. And while I prefer second part for it's visual aesthetics of rather joyful cartoon-ish magicEach game sets out to be something. And it fails at least at anything trying to accomplish that. Game is great if it manages to keep that failing at minimum. This game has it at zero. It is literally perfect at what it is and that's why playing any later games of the series is rather pointless. And while I prefer second part for it's visual aesthetics of rather joyful cartoon-ish magic world and it's cute simplicity - Heroes of Might & Magic III is one of those very few masterpieces that could be introduced to the museum of human interactive art achievements of all time.… Expand
  11. faceless-1
    Sep 9, 2012
    10
    This is best turn-based strategy for me. This is pinnacle of all might and magic games by game play and even graphic is still good even today. I recommend this game to everybody who likes strategy games.
  12. brusketi
    Nov 17, 2013
    10
    This game very good very best graphics zbest game very well great and good gameplay very good best in tha world shooting and riding horz great game ve
  13. insanity82007
    Apr 25, 2014
    10
    This game is simply amazing and should be rated one of the top games of all time. It has endless re-playability and is extremely fun with friends. I'm sure that if I counted up the time I've spent on this game, it would be longer than a month non-stop.
  14. Violett
    Mar 27, 2013
    10
    This is an icon of step-by-step strategies. Legendary HoMM III, this game never gets old there are still thousands of people acriss the world who play it.
  15. Sirik_Matak
    Jan 1, 2016
    10
    The best game if it comes for casual turn-based strategies. It was magnificent back in 1999, it still is in 2016. This game hasn't aged a day. The benchmark of the series, and rightfully so. The modding community is still active and will be active at least the next decade to come.
  16. PeterIsAwesome
    Dec 23, 2015
    10
    Angels, demons, dragons, magic, dungeons, warriors, and wizards, all wrapped up neatly in a turn based strategy game. The fact that my wife has to tell me to stop playing occasionally is a clear sign that this game is just too fun to turn away from.
  17. iddqd4
    Jan 22, 2018
    10
    Примерно с этой игры у нас в стране стали появляться первые лицензионные копии игр, так называемые джевелок издания, Возраждние Эрафии, Дыхание Смерти, Клинок Армагеддона, с красивой полиграфией, спасибо Букe. Сама же игра, просто культ, в нее играют до сих пор. Вероятно лучшая пошаговая стратегия из виденных.Примерно с этой игры у нас в стране стали появляться первые лицензионные копии игр, так называемые джевелок издания, Возраждние Эрафии, Дыхание Смерти, Клинок Армагеддона, с красивой полиграфией, спасибо Букe. Сама же игра, просто культ, в нее играют до сих пор. Вероятно лучшая пошаговая стратегия из виденных.
  18. Zarniwooop
    Sep 13, 2013
    10
    One of the top 2 or 3 turn-based strategy games ever made.

    Really, its only competition is Civilization and I'd be hard-pressed to choose between them.

    If you're bored by this, you probably struggle with anything requiring thinking.

    Magnificient in every detail except the first part of the campaign. Strategy, tactics and RPG elements in one game blended to perfection.
  19. FogCityRoller
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    Literally the best turn-based strategy game ever made. It's only been expanded upon by a fantastic community dedicated to modding and adding content. I have easily, without exaggeration, dumped over 10,000 hours into this game in the last 21 years. It is THAT good.
  20. SpaceBAR
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    I love this game! After so many years and I still love it! They don't make great games as this anymore. It is so sad. All the sequences were pretty crap. This game is awesome! I highly recommend it.
  21. retro-gtr
    Oct 25, 2013
    10
    One of the best turn-based strategy games made. Perfect in game sounds, graphics, and it is something emotional under this game. Still playing after all that years.
  22. NorwayGamer
    Dec 11, 2014
    10
    There's not much I can write about this game to expand upon the already many great user reviews. This is the definite best game in the series, a classic that never gets boring, and I've put hundreds of hours into it. One of my favourite games of all time!
  23. Kirich51
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    Лучшая игра. Стоит на ряду с Quake 3 и Doom 3. До сих пор лежит лицензия Даров Смерти. Самая лучшая стратегия планеты. Советую абсолютно всем (сам играю с 5 лет).
  24. Maximilian_
    Mar 10, 2014
    10
    Heroes of Might and Magic III remains my all time favorite game. It is nothing short of spectacular and it really seems like a labor of love. The game mechanics are easy to learn and intuitive. The artistic style is beautiful and fits the game fantastically. And the music is magnificent and atmospheric. HoMIII was built on the framework of HoM I & II, but it is polished beyond what thoseHeroes of Might and Magic III remains my all time favorite game. It is nothing short of spectacular and it really seems like a labor of love. The game mechanics are easy to learn and intuitive. The artistic style is beautiful and fits the game fantastically. And the music is magnificent and atmospheric. HoMIII was built on the framework of HoM I & II, but it is polished beyond what those titles offered (though they are great games as well). Over the years I have introduced it to many of my friends and it remains the only title that received unanimous praise from all of them. I have invested a great deal of time into the game and it remains the title I always return to. I recommend Heroes of Might and Magic III wholeheartedly, and it remains to this day a momentous achievement in the gaming world (well...by my standards).… Expand
  25. GhosTrooper
    May 26, 2014
    10
    Great game of all times and still playing. Try also expansion Shadow of Death. Sadly the future HoMM titles can't beat 3rd
  26. Gixian82
    Jun 23, 2014
    10
    Without a doubt one of the best games made EVER. Even as I now rather play the King's Bounty series instead, as it's more tactical focus suits me better, I still have to bow before the game design and production value of this game. Even now (2014), fifthteen years after the game release you can play it and be utterly immersed into the world and gameplay mechanics. It's just a masterpiece.
  27. Frank_Ladders
    Jul 23, 2014
    10
    This is one of the most fun and addicting games I have personally ever played. The graphics, gameplay, and music have all found a special place for me since I first played it many, many years ago. HOMM V is the only other game in the series I could immerse myself in. An amazing game overall
  28. Varralien
    Jul 24, 2014
    10
    Best game of the series and a real classic game, still fresh after hundreds of hours due to fun multiplayer and randomly generated scenarios in the game.
  29. tupungato
    Jul 26, 2014
    10
    One of my favorite games ever. Beautiful graphics, pleasant music. Nice selection of heroes and good diversity of creatures to be recruited. Fantasy strategy to keep you playing for hours.
  30. Kai82
    May 17, 2021
    10
    A true classic and probably the best game in the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise. It is a fantasy turn base strategy game with base building. It has a great game mechanics that are easy to learn and have also a lot of depth for you to master. You are a commander of an army of various units or creatures and building / developing structures in your stronghold. Lets start with theA true classic and probably the best game in the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise. It is a fantasy turn base strategy game with base building. It has a great game mechanics that are easy to learn and have also a lot of depth for you to master. You are a commander of an army of various units or creatures and building / developing structures in your stronghold. Lets start with the strongholds. There are various factions with individual strongholds and units. Per round (= 1 day) you can build a structure or upgrade an existing requiring gold and resources. The structures let you recruit a fixed number of new units at the start of each week for an amount of gold. Stronger units require more structures before you can recruit them. Upgrades let you hire stronger versions with better stats and/or abilities. For example upgraded archers have 2 shots per turn and upgraded griffin have unlimited numbers of counterattacks instead of just two (Other units have just 1 per turn). This is just the tip of the iceberg as there is far more like special effects for example. There is also a building that creates income, defensive structures, a market place or special buildings with beneficial effects unique for each type of stronghold. The mage tower is especially important. There you can learn spells (and buy a spell book). It can be upgraded 4 times (Not in all type of strongholds as some are limited to 2 upgrades). Each upgrade gives access to higher level spells. However you only get access to a fixed number of spells per level (Can of cause learn additional spells in other strongholds mage towers). Never underestimate the effect of spells and a huge income. Both are keys to victory. For the exploration or battle part you maneuver your character including recruited units over the map (Range depends on slowest units, terrain and learned skills). Your character is not a unit you can use in battle. He is the commander or general. However he / she is far from useless. Your attribute-points are added to your units fixed attributes. This made them more powerful and at high levels even low tier units can outclass high tier ones without this bonus (Warning also applies to enemy commanders units). Also you can use spells which can be devastating especially at expert levels (skill at max level needed). There are various items you can find that boost your attributes or skills. Important is that you capture mines / woodcutter hoods and find deposits of materials as these are needed for upgrades of your strongholds (Reach them and you get a fixed amount of resources per day as long as no enemy reaches them afterwards). As you level up you can learn skills. These can vary from doing more damage, high morality (chance of a second action per turn), better spells like for example expert level buffs / debuffs effect all units instead of just one (Devastating effect and I underestimated this by far) or higher moving range up to special skills like diplomacy that lets you recruit units sometimes instead of fighting them (Not available in battles with enemy commanders). The available skills are semi random as not all skills are available to all characters or at a certain level (You can chose a level up with a limited variety). Also all skills come in 3 levels (Initial and 2 upgrades). Each upgrade gives more benefits. There is more depth to this as all characters have a special bonus, a class that determines their attribute growth / skills, mixing units from different strongholds have effects and some skill combos have impressive results and some more. Fights with different commanders and siege battles are turn based. The fastest unit starts and the slowest has the last turn. I think I stop here. You have different scenarios with multiple maps and a connected story. You can take your main character and often additional characters into the next map. This is crucial as you should develop these as far as you can (Remark: There is often a level cap to prevent you from being to powerful (But still powerful). I like the style, setting and overall story. Together with the gameplay it was as immersive as enjoyable. It has the addictive gameplay of a truly great strategy game. The graphics are a bit outdated but because it looks or is hand-drawn it will never be truly ugly. The video sequences are the same. Not on the actual level but still great especially from ascetics standpoint. The soundtrack was never boring and enhanced the atmosphere. Overall this mixture made me come back to the game from time to time. It is still as much enjoyable today as it was back then. I recommend this as it is a timeless classic and one of the best of its time and genre.… Expand
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