Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 233 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 233
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 233
  3. Negative: 111 out of 233

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  1. akatsuki
    Feb 14, 2015
    10
    1. It's a game from Ubisoft without Uplay. Perfect!
    2. Can feel the big graphic change from the old Heroes 3 and the multiplayer with Steam. Great!
    But,
    3. Without custom maps, and it just has the Restoration of Erathia.
  2. Itoshiki_zz
    Feb 14, 2015
    10
    Only have the Restoration of Erathia. -10/10
    A game without Uplay! 20/10

    And, plus some great memories this game has brought to me.
    At last, I give this HD edition a 10/10.
  3. lamamalin
    Feb 2, 2015
    10
    I can play HOMM3 on my ipad. **** YEAH

    Ok, missing expansions, but I don't care. Ok, you have the GOG version which is cheaper, but I don't care. I want to play on my ipad, ok bro ?
  4. Meredithe
    Jan 29, 2015
    8
    An honorable HD remake, ture to the original one and including new services such as the steam lobby. I wish they will release the DLC later on...and not too much expensive!
  5. somedude14
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    HD visuals are without a doubt a significant improvement over the original. However TCP/IP and LAN features have been stripped from the game, only way to do multiplayer is Hotseat or through Ubisoft's online service, which can be hit or miss. It's hard to say if that's due to the service or other people not knowing how to create firewall exceptions or do port forwarding - to be bluntHD visuals are without a doubt a significant improvement over the original. However TCP/IP and LAN features have been stripped from the game, only way to do multiplayer is Hotseat or through Ubisoft's online service, which can be hit or miss. It's hard to say if that's due to the service or other people not knowing how to create firewall exceptions or do port forwarding - to be blunt about it, everyone I've played with who I know has forwarded their ports, has had next to no issues in multiplayer (in ten hours of games, maybe two drops total), so I feel like it's more a user-error than developer oversight.

    I'd recommend this over the GoG version despite how much more content that one adds, because even with the resolution mod it does not look as good as this one.

    Campaign maps range from incredibly boring due to be nothing more than a tutorial, to insanely difficult and requiring careful planning and a few restarts to clear. The best way to play Heroes 3 has been and always will be with friends, and I'm glad I was able to get a few matches in with people I grew up with to relive those days with HD visuals.

    Would be nice if they would patch in 60fps support (this is capped at 33fps, as was the original pre-community mods) and add some of the quality-of-life features mods did for the original (ie. "send all artifacts" "upgrade all creatures" commands), but overall I still feel this is the preferred package to Original Complete in any of its forms. It has less, and some people are going to see that as a sticking point no matter what, but I feel like it does it better.    … Expand
  6. Nico20130
    Jan 29, 2015
    10
    Since this HD Edition keeps exactly the same gameplay as the original version and brings both the HD graphics and the multiplayer with Steam it makes me happy.
  7. LongLiveRetro
    Jan 30, 2015
    10
    I'm so thrilled this game actually came out !

    Of course it could've been better, the expansions are missing and there is no real addition of content. But could Ubisoft really add anything to this awesome game ? I don't think they should have since they didn't make the original in the first place. Instead they provided a beautiful graphic remake that I can finally play on iPad in my    I'm so thrilled this game actually came out !

    Of course it could've been better, the expansions are missing and there is no real addition of content. But could Ubisoft really add anything to this awesome game ? I don't think they should have since they didn't make the original in the first place.

    Instead they provided a beautiful graphic remake that I can finally play on iPad in my long train journeys :3. Thanks for the amazing job !
    I hope to see the expansions available soon even though I think they lost the source code !! :(    … Expand
  8. Kaelyne
    Jan 29, 2015
    9
    Honest game, it's the vanilla RoE version for anniversary as always announced by Ubisoft.
    Loyal true HD remake with SD/HD switch so funny ton compare the old and new version.
    HD is cleaner, characters are smooth but the style remains the same as it was in my memories! The cutscenes are really nice. Of course GoG version is complete but not in true HD, not with all that work. Steamworks    Honest game, it's the vanilla RoE version for anniversary as always announced by Ubisoft.
    Loyal true HD remake with SD/HD switch so funny ton compare the old and new version.
    HD is cleaner, characters are smooth but the style remains the same as it was in my memories! The cutscenes are really nice.
    Of course GoG version is complete but not in true HD, not with all that work.
    Steamworks lobby for online game is a plus, easy to use, just launch a game and reach your friends, no more TCP IP problems .
    GG!    … Expand
  9. 18Xq8Rtutehc
    Mar 29, 2021
    8
    The quality of this remake is superb. I didnt have any problems playing more than 200h in it, as others had. It is exactly the game i remember playing as a kid. It is difficult to find a game this good released in the last decade.

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#71 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015

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65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. IGN Spain
    Oct 9, 2015
    75
    The same old good game that we remember, but it could have been even better with the two expansions that were released and a better price or better graphics.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 19, 2015
    75
    This is mostly an unnecessary remake of the fantasy strategy classic. The improvements are minor in the graphics and nonexistent elsewhere, except for the multiplayer mode through Steam and the tablet versions, which might be the game's biggest selling point. The game itself is still gold - PC gamers should just consider if the old Ultimate Edition bundle, with expansion packages already included, is a better investment. [March 2015]
  3. CD-Action
    Mar 17, 2015
    50
    The game itself is wonderful, still one of the best PC titles, but the HD Edition is very disappointing. Redrawing the game in higher resolution is not enough, especially that expansions are not included and program’s stability leaves much to be desired. [03/2014, p.60]
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