Might & Magic: Heroes VII

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  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Sep 29, 2015
User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 455 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 150 out of 455
  2. Mixed: 92 out of 455
  3. Negative: 213 out of 455
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  1. LMarci
    Jun 7, 2022
    4
    I feel like the developers either did not understand what makes the classic HOMM games so great, or they just did not care at all. This is not a terrible game at core, but it just feels incomplete and soulless. In comparison the the older HOMM games, it just doesn't hold a candle to them. A few design decisions make me quite disappointed too. I wholeheartedly wished that they would learnI feel like the developers either did not understand what makes the classic HOMM games so great, or they just did not care at all. This is not a terrible game at core, but it just feels incomplete and soulless. In comparison the the older HOMM games, it just doesn't hold a candle to them. A few design decisions make me quite disappointed too. I wholeheartedly wished that they would learn from their mistakes after VI flopped, but I suppose not.… Expand
  2. PavelH
    Apr 21, 2022
    3
    Poor balancing of magic in the early game and it scales inversely, your best skills are the lowest tier and your worst skills are the highest tier. Magic beats Might the first 20 levels of the game. To give you a perspective, you have spells that do 400dmg a turn at lvl 2/3. Imagine that much damage in any of the other games! I am shocked how poorly a game can be balanced. In addition toPoor balancing of magic in the early game and it scales inversely, your best skills are the lowest tier and your worst skills are the highest tier. Magic beats Might the first 20 levels of the game. To give you a perspective, you have spells that do 400dmg a turn at lvl 2/3. Imagine that much damage in any of the other games! I am shocked how poorly a game can be balanced. In addition to this, you lose many of the goodies from Heroes 5/6, no blood/tier system, no legacy weapons or creature upgrades from H5. No 3d town centres and boring town upgrades. Poor.… Expand
  3. laertan
    Feb 6, 2020
    1
    That's the worst of heroes chapters. I dearly hope developers/copyright holders will stop by now, tendency to degradation is too obvious: HoMM5 was good, HoMM6 was average, almost bad, but somehow they managed to fall only partially. And then we had this: tons of bugs, too hard gameplay, boring battles with no balance. Total disgrace.
  4. BlueBangkok
    Jan 9, 2019
    4
    I really wanted to love this game. I really did. Somewhere, deep down, there is a solid, fun gameplay here. But it is buried under tons of bugs, lack of polish, and straight-out amateurish development.

    Where do I start? Well, let's start with the good. Campaigns, for what is probably the first time in history since Heroes III, are actually enjoyable and well thought-out. The RPG    I really wanted to love this game. I really did. Somewhere, deep down, there is a solid, fun gameplay here. But it is buried under tons of bugs, lack of polish, and straight-out amateurish development.

    Where do I start? Well, let's start with the good. Campaigns, for what is probably the first time in history since Heroes III, are actually enjoyable and well thought-out. The RPG elements are possibly the best ever - the skill wheel and general lack of skill points ensures that: a) each hero is unique in his/her own right, and b) hero development is not based on random chance this time - you decide how to build your hero. That is what you call good game design and that is why I tried to much to spend worthwhile time in this game.

    Sadly, no matter how good some core concepts are, the fact of the matter is that the game is unplayable because even 3 years after release it just does *not* work. One of the most important thing, the AI, is not even broken, it's basically non-existent. The AI, no matter the difficulty, will always behave in the same idiotic way: it builds its army, then it throws itself against you. So far so good. However, when you defeat it, it will continue to waste its gold on buying heroes in the tavern and do nothing for the rest of the game. Yes, that's it. That's literally it. Difficulty only changes the magnitude of cheats the AI uses and thus the strength of its initial attack.
    Any intern with basic programming knowledge could gobble up a network of if-statements and it would work better than Heroes VII's AI.

    So, at this point, I said to myself: well, maybe the game is enjoyable in multiplayer. My mistake. Since nobody is playing this crap online, I had to persuade my friend to try both network and hot seat. Network multi player doesn't work because of constant time outs. Trust me, we tried. It's beyond ridiculous.
    OK, so hotseat it is, then. At least in hotseat, the game actually works, since there is no Internet connection to time out.. However, it blatantly uncovers the second fatal flaw of Heroes VII and the last nail in its coffin - there is no game balance at all. While in Heroes III, V, and even VI to an extent, you can pick any town in multi player and win, unless you pick specific towns or do a specific strategy in VII you are simply screwed. There are hero builds that are simply stronger than others. There are towns that are simply superior to others. Since units now get substantial flanking bonuses that are basically unavoidable, superior attack is always better than superior defense and everybody is literally a back-stabbing bastard now. And so on, and so on...
    Nothing screams "rushed launch" more than total unbalance Heroes VII is. And it's a shame because the new skill wheel is simply superb concept.

    Lack of polish (weird or missing sounds, bad animations, recycled assets, inconsistent art style) is just an "icing" on the cake of problems mentioned above. Since ubisoft, of course, pulled the plug and discontinued its collaboration with the developer, the only thing that could save this game is modding but since nobody plays it, there is no hope left. Nothing has changed in years. RIP Heroes VII, you had a chance.    … Expand
  5. Cleglaw
    Nov 14, 2016
    0
    updated review: ubisoft dropped support for this game even if it still has serious issues and bugs. as a loyal fan, i feel scammed and milked. previously i gave 7/10 because i thought it will eventually get patches it needs, even if takes years to wait.

    well, turns out this game will stay mediocre forever. im no longer a fan, and i reccomend everyone to stay away fromany kind of might    updated review: ubisoft dropped support for this game even if it still has serious issues and bugs. as a loyal fan, i feel scammed and milked. previously i gave 7/10 because i thought it will eventually get patches it needs, even if takes years to wait.

    well, turns out this game will stay mediocre forever. im no longer a fan, and i reccomend everyone to stay away fromany kind of might and magic product as long as they came from ubisoft.

    it doesnt even worth your time if you somehow get it free to try... its that much bad.

    this is very sad indeed. RIP might and magic.    … Expand
  6. Kolirio
    Oct 9, 2016
    3
    a. Sound & Music: 8/10
    b. Graphics & Lore Art: 6/10
    c. Game Design & Mechanics: 1 d. Game Programming & AI: 0/10 Ponderation: 0.20a + 0.25b + 0.25c + 0.30d = 3.35 One year after its release it still have the same GAMEBREAKING bugs that users reported in the beta test. Out of synch won't let you finnish a single game with your friends, however you may not even get to join a lobby    a. Sound & Music: 8/10
    b. Graphics & Lore Art: 6/10
    c. Game Design & Mechanics: 1
    d. Game Programming & AI: 0/10

    Ponderation: 0.20a + 0.25b + 0.25c + 0.30d = 3.35

    One year after its release it still have the same GAMEBREAKING bugs that users reported in the beta test. Out of synch won't let you finnish a single game with your friends, however you may not even get to join a lobby because of its **** connectivity, which still relay strongly on methods from the heroes III or even worse. The single player its also broken and there are several missions which gets **** up and glitched. The content doesn't seem bad tho, however i can't really tell xD the game design, mechanics and balance is still very bad.
    The sound and music is probably one of its strenght points.
    The AI is not, which is something important for TBS games. Some of it has been patched, but its still very dumb in too many aspects (hero management, path findings, economy plans, map control strats, combat...)    … Expand
  7. mackenzie129
    Aug 17, 2016
    3
    Read reviews "this wont be terrible I love the franchise"
    Saw it at EB for $10.00 CAD "this wont be terrible I love the franchise"
    Started installing and downloaded Uplay "this wont be terrible I love the franchise" Started playing "Well it's true the franchise is dead" Seriously though. This has to be the worst most buggy heroes of might and magic game I've played and that says a lot    Read reviews "this wont be terrible I love the franchise"
    Saw it at EB for $10.00 CAD "this wont be terrible I love the franchise"
    Started installing and downloaded Uplay "this wont be terrible I love the franchise"
    Started playing "Well it's true the franchise is dead"
    Seriously though. This has to be the worst most buggy heroes of might and magic game I've played and that says a lot coming from someone who has been playing since the very first one. This was Ubisoft pretty much saying F you to the fans of the franchise.    … Expand
  8. Wo0olfgang
    Aug 7, 2016
    4
    How can it be possible that even after long waited patch 2.0 and one year from launch the multiplayer is still broken ?! There are still issues with combat vs human player and even other old Out of Sync error message. Either opponent sees different stacks of army or different number of creatures, either combat simply refuses to continue , both players ending waiting for the other to move.How can it be possible that even after long waited patch 2.0 and one year from launch the multiplayer is still broken ?! There are still issues with combat vs human player and even other old Out of Sync error message. Either opponent sees different stacks of army or different number of creatures, either combat simply refuses to continue , both players ending waiting for the other to move.

    It.s clear that at some point game brakes and things go differently for each player .

    It is also clear that these guys are simply NOT capable of making this game work. Too bad that is an interesting approach regarding simturns now. But all the play it.s like a game of luck, you.re either lucky to finish a small map, or extremely lucky to finish a bigger one. This is why we cannot waste hours of play to find out that the game brakes.

    Besides all the multiplayer issues, game is poorly designed, poorly optimized, it gets glitchy and laggy the longer you play and only ruins the fun in playing heroes.

    Shame on Ubisoft and Limbic for taking us money and giving us hope.    … Expand
  9. weatherseed
    Aug 4, 2016
    4
    Ah... Heroes of Might & Magic, and I refuse to call you anything else, my old friend. We've shared some good times these past 21 years. From the dawn of the new style of game and the continuation of the Might & Magic series, we've had a few tumbles. A handful of falls. This being the third offering from Ubisoft and the second from Limbic Entertainment, I'd hoped for something more. PerhapsAh... Heroes of Might & Magic, and I refuse to call you anything else, my old friend. We've shared some good times these past 21 years. From the dawn of the new style of game and the continuation of the Might & Magic series, we've had a few tumbles. A handful of falls. This being the third offering from Ubisoft and the second from Limbic Entertainment, I'd hoped for something more. Perhaps nothing great, but at least passing for good.

    Let's start with what I enjoyed from this installment. The core of the gameplay, and the heart of the series, is intact and fun as ever. The new skill system is intriguing and seems to be an evolution from the system used in HoM&M6. While it seems to have become simplified and providing no real variety, I at least liked that something new was attempted.

    I'm rather on the fence concerning spells and combat magic as a whole. While it is impossible to mess with the might portion of "Might & Magic", the same cannot be said of the other. Magic, under 3DO was always a bit overpowered. HoM&M3 was probably the worst offender of this. Now, magic is too weak to even be bothered with sometimes. "Mass" spells are completely gone, replaced with a 4x4 grid to cast within. That, right there, is wrong. Another thing to note are the classic shrines. A way to easily learn new spells in the older games. This is no longer the case. You must have learned the skill necessary to use the spells offered. World magic is an area that has actually improved. New spells giving interesting bonuses and effects are added.

    The change to the towns is something out of HoM&M4. You are provided with the choice between one monster or another. Alternatively, you are allowed to choose which monster's growth you want to increase each week. This is a welcome addition that I sorely missed from the series, even if it was introduced in what was once the worst game of the franchise.

    The series has never been renowned for it's top tier graphics, but this game feels dated even by the standards of 2006 when HoM&M5 was released. Lighting has been improved, but the models are almost identical to those found in HoM&M6. The cutscenes are not animated, which was a terrible choice, and the monster animations are best ignored.

    Lastly, the bugs. Oh lord, the bugs. They are everywhere and range from completely game breaking to simply annoying. The screen will flicker randomly as you scroll around the map. The game will crash on certain campaign maps if you attempt to go into battle. The build screen on the map will decided to either let you choose what to build, choose for you, or not allow you to get your cursor near enough to select "build."

    All in all, this has to be the worst game offered and that actually makes me less sad for the future of the series and more towards Limbic Entertainment. Might & Magic X and Heroes of Might & Magic 6 were both good games in their own right, despite having issues. Playable, entertaining, and HoM&M6 was innovative and refreshing while M&M10 was a return to the basics of it's own series. Limbic Entertainment hamstrung themselves by bowing to the wishes of the more conservative fans of the genre who yearn for another HoM&M3. These same fans will be the death of the franchise. I urge Ubisoft to allow Limbic Entertainment to give us a new game in the future and demand that Limbic Entertainment ignore those who would hold back this series.    … Expand
  10. Shoshone
    Jul 7, 2016
    1
    Buggy mess, this game is even much worse(!!!) than Heroes VI in case of bugs! Many assets and models are copied from Heroes VI, terrible animations, terrible AI, terrible UI, abysmal optimization, this game is just bad soulless piece of crap.
  11. sefrabu
    Apr 13, 2016
    3
    Note: This is an update to my review of Sep 30, 2015, when I gave this game a 5.

    I find it hard to rate a game so low. Even in the worst games you will find something that saves it from a total disgrace, say some music tracks, maybe graphics, maybe even one little thing, like a loading screen which you find particurarly artsy, or this one voice actor, who saves a day. Anything. In    Note: This is an update to my review of Sep 30, 2015, when I gave this game a 5.

    I find it hard to rate a game so low. Even in the worst games you will find something that saves it from a total disgrace, say some music tracks, maybe graphics, maybe even one little thing, like a loading screen which you find particurarly artsy, or this one voice actor, who saves a day. Anything.

    In case of HOMM7, I've never been so close to being a troll hater and give a game a zero.

    As an avid enthusiast of Heroes, I bought VII on the day of its release. And for the last few months I was trying to find in this game something, anything, that would earn it a few points above total nothing. So after some strenuous exercise I found it: let's say that the new skills wheel is quite neat, that some of the creature design is fine, and that pattern for the campaign - the stories told by some heroes - is interesting. And this is all.

    Now, I had a few gos at VII and I've never managed to make myself play for more than a week or two in the game's terms. It's boring, as there's nothing you haven't seen in the previous entries. It's ugly - there's no art direction, there's no balance in the presentation, your eyes literally hurt after 15 minutes of playing. It's largely unplayable - the number of minor and game-braking bugs is astounding! And even if you plow through all of this, as a heroes-loving person you are, you will soon realize that the story is dumbed down to the level of PG7, the already mediocre music and graphics is recycled so much you don't even know which game you're actually playing, and the trademark of the series - the castle screens - look like a cheap browser game.

    The broken "cinematic" cutscenes of ugly rendered people always frozen mid-sentence only confirms it: this game needed at least half a year in development to be decent, and a year to be actually interesting. Someone decided otherwise. But even now, after so many months after the launch, not much has changed.

    I only hope this little monster has not finished off the franchise.

    (Note: if you loved Heroes 3 or 5 - feel free to substract 3 points off my score)    … Expand
  12. JohnnyGambler
    Apr 11, 2016
    1
    I am so incredibly disgusted with HOMM7. I have been a loyal player and purchaser of the game (sometimes multiple copies of a single edition so I can easily play on different computers, etc) since HOMM2 and HOMM3 being far and away the best. Nevermind the game, still an awesome idea, but this one kills it all:
    - Cannot do multiplayer. Period. Never made it past 2 months without    I am so incredibly disgusted with HOMM7. I have been a loyal player and purchaser of the game (sometimes multiple copies of a single edition so I can easily play on different computers, etc) since HOMM2 and HOMM3 being far and away the best. Nevermind the game, still an awesome idea, but this one kills it all:
    - Cannot do multiplayer. Period. Never made it past 2 months without crashing utterly
    - Cannot do multiplayer on LAN? Really? In 2016 this is a challenge?
    - Crashes during simple artifact swaps and obviously can't handle when the world is mature and armies more complex.

    The whole amazing thing about this game is multiplayer...and it just doesn't work!!! Uplay also a gigantic bag of crap.

    So ridiculously buggy and slow, for a game that is glorified chess, in 2016 this is so unacceptable as to be pathetic. I am done for good...after 7 hours on a weekend trying to get multiplayer to work for more than a couple turns at a time. Totally pissed off.    … Expand
  13. night4
    Apr 4, 2016
    0
    Horrible, bug-filled mess. Seriously, I encountered MULTIPLE game-breaking bugs without even trying to do anything out of the ordinary. Did they not test this at all?

    Also, the campaign is terrible. You generally don't get to keep a character for more than one map, so spending time on learning spells, visiting map objects, or leveling up doesn't hardly make sense. For me anyway, in    Horrible, bug-filled mess. Seriously, I encountered MULTIPLE game-breaking bugs without even trying to do anything out of the ordinary. Did they not test this at all?

    Also, the campaign is terrible. You generally don't get to keep a character for more than one map, so spending time on learning spells, visiting map objects, or leveling up doesn't hardly make sense. For me anyway, in previous HoMM games, improving the main character is the main driving force behind the campaign.    … Expand
  14. FogCityRoller
    Feb 24, 2016
    0
    I'm changing my rating from 2 to 0, as someone who is a lifelong fan of the HOMM series and realizes what a turd this is. I've been playing this series for over 20 years now and consider myself as much of an authority as anyone.

    Let's quickly get the few improvements out of the way. They stopped grouping all the tertiary resources into one (blood crystal) and diversified them back    I'm changing my rating from 2 to 0, as someone who is a lifelong fan of the HOMM series and realizes what a turd this is. I've been playing this series for over 20 years now and consider myself as much of an authority as anyone.

    Let's quickly get the few improvements out of the way. They stopped grouping all the tertiary resources into one (blood crystal) and diversified them back again. Thank you for acknowledging we have resource management skills above that of a toddler. Yippee. Letting us pick kingdoms and creatures during the beta was nice, but it was this false sense of we the community thinking we could have a noticeable impact on this game. In reality, this impact is minimal at best. Ubisoft insisted on leaving all the horrendously messed up decisions to themselves.

    The development flaws are just inexcusable for a game released in this era. Why Ubisoft was allowed to sully this great franchise with their touch of death is beyond me. I've only played through a few campaigns so far, but the problems are readily visible. Yes many bugs were fixed, but new bugs have taken their place. Some spells still don't work as their tooltips claim and when a game revolves entirely around battle strategy, this is inexcusable.

    My biggest disappointment is the recycled content and complete and utter laziness from the story writing and animation teams. The character's do not move in cutscenes at all, and their mouths are stuck open like they're trying to catch flies. What in the hell is this all about? It looks so lazy and stupid. This is executed so poorly that I am simply at a loss for words.

    The storylines are derivative and obscenely boring. I've skipped almost every conversation and cutscene because after 2 full campaigns it showed no signs of improvement. They also completely ripped off characters from George R.R. Martin's fictional universe and Warcraft. An orc named Thrall? Tell me you're joking.

    Now, those of you who played HOMM II might say "but wait, they had a map in the second game back in 1996 that was based off A Game of Thrones, what's the big deal?" Well, that was one customized map not connected to a campaign at all. It was clearly a homage to a great book, put into the game by one of 3DO's developers who was geeking out about a book he read that year, since none of the other books were written yet. They clearly weren't trying to gain any favor by leeching off a successful series. In Heroes 7, these are recurring characters in the CAMPAIGN STORYLINE aka the lore. You know, the part of the game that is supposed to be written exclusively for this game.

    In Heroes VII there is a character used in the first set of cutscenes for the Haven campaign that is a blatant ripoff of Tywin Lannister. It might as well be an actual photo of him with an Instagram filter. Then later in the first segment of the Sylvan campaign there is an elven princess named "Danan" and guess who she is coincidentally a carbon copy of? Yep, a certain Targaryen lady perhaps? Everything from the silvery hair with pinned back braids, side curls, and her backstory of being far from home. But Daenarys Targaryen was a dragon lady, oh wait Sylvan's do get dragons. Nah, I guess it's just another "coincidence."

    The utter lack of originality and insipid storyline themes make this one for the preschool nursery. Ubisoft is one sad group of idiots. I can't wait for the campaign story involving a prince with a physical deformity, shunned by his family for the mother's death birthing him, and who later is blamed for the assassination of his reigning nephew.

    Why are so many assets recycled? Why can't you guys write original characters and stories? What the hell did you spend your money on Ubisoft!!!!

    Please sell this to someone like Paradox who can actually do something really good with the game.    … Expand
  15. Ciff
    Dec 23, 2015
    0
    I usually prefer constructive reviews but this game simply is not worth one. It is my worst experience so far in PC gaming ever. I would barely pay 5$ for it. I have always defended the game producer companies, especially EA games and Ubisoft who has gotten so much slack lately, but with this I am speechless. It is that bad.
  16. Doromeo
    Dec 22, 2015
    1
    I am not a fan of Might and Magic but I played in the previous part and I want to say - Heroes 7 is natural **** "Heroes 7" it is a : horrible graphics(hurts your eyes), stupid storyline, lack of game atmosphere, poor music, and many many things... What we see when we are in town? - ohh yes, we see a bad quality of backgrounds instead of 3d models - it's very good decisions devs! But II am not a fan of Might and Magic but I played in the previous part and I want to say - Heroes 7 is natural **** "Heroes 7" it is a : horrible graphics(hurts your eyes), stupid storyline, lack of game atmosphere, poor music, and many many things... What we see when we are in town? - ohh yes, we see a bad quality of backgrounds instead of 3d models - it's very good decisions devs! But I don't understand, where did you get a such high system requirements for pc? Sorry me, but it is a real nonsense...… Expand
  17. Keenanz
    Dec 12, 2015
    1
    This game is not only buggy and unfinished, the gameplay is also terrible.

    A LOT of creature has same ability like others ex : medusa, currassier, earth elemental will incapacitate unit with their critical hit, and a lot of other example that make this game units feels less unique compared to old HOMM game. Not to mention that some creature has useless ability and has limited role in    This game is not only buggy and unfinished, the gameplay is also terrible.

    A LOT of creature has same ability like others ex : medusa, currassier, earth elemental will incapacitate unit with their critical hit, and a lot of other example that make this game units feels less unique compared to old HOMM game. Not to mention that some creature has useless ability and has limited role in battle while some other are too powerfull and can take multiple role in battle.

    And the AI, oh... i don't even want to talk about it.    … Expand
  18. gyurmaschine
    Dec 9, 2015
    0
    First of all, I'm a big heroes fan, I've played every Heroes game and each of them had their odds and flaws (Heroes III was the best IMHO). I'll try to be as honest as possible.

    The game elements wouldn't be so bad after all (the design team, UI elements, castle view are quite good in my opinion) , but unfortunately I have to give a solid 0 score here for a very simple and serious    First of all, I'm a big heroes fan, I've played every Heroes game and each of them had their odds and flaws (Heroes III was the best IMHO). I'll try to be as honest as possible.

    The game elements wouldn't be so bad after all (the design team, UI elements, castle view are quite good in my opinion) , but unfortunately I have to give a solid 0 score here for a very simple and serious reason: The game IS NOT WORKING. The online multiplayer aspect is still non existent after 5-6 patches, because after the 3-4. fight the game goes out of sync and stuck. Furthermore, the game is FULL of bugs after ~3 months of release. I'm afraid they wont fix it because the developers clearly suck very-very hard.

    It's absolutely unbelievable that such a huge company releases a piece of crap like this and sell it for ~50$. Advertising it as an online multiplayer game is an intentional misleading of the community. It's a theft, so don't let them steal your money as well!    … Expand
  19. NaeNeko
    Dec 4, 2015
    0
    Today is the 12th of December and my autosaves are still bugged, my hero lost EVERY SKILL POINT (+spells +boosts) because I reloaded an autosave file after playing almost 6 hours non-stop.
    Other issues:
    - animations are terrible
    - sound effects are terrible
    - camera is a piece of a sh**
    - the whole game is a piece of sh**

    I seriously want my money back.
  20. JinxerTOH
    Nov 30, 2015
    1
    WARNING!!! Total garbage dont buy!!

    They no longer care about making a quality game. They just want the quick fast buck. Heroes 3 & 5 were by far the best games in the series. When Heroes 6 came out, it was obvious that they didnt care! They regressed! Some of the BEST features of Heroes 5 were now gone. Most importantly was the 360 degree camera and no sim turns. Here I was excited    WARNING!!! Total garbage dont buy!!

    They no longer care about making a quality game. They just want the quick fast buck. Heroes 3 & 5 were by far the best games in the series. When Heroes 6 came out, it was obvious that they didnt care! They regressed! Some of the BEST features of Heroes 5 were now gone. Most importantly was the 360 degree camera and no sim turns. Here I was excited for them to actually improve on sim turns and make them better.. I was hoping they would make sim turns so they didnt break at all during game.. But instead of making the game better, they got lazy and just removed it. Same for the 360 camera which is also MISSING from Heroes 7. Again just to lazy to code it back into the game??

    Another disgusting trend they have been doing is only releasing HALF of a game that includes only half the factions, then expecting you to pay more money to buy the other half of the game to gain access to the rest of the factions. That is like years ago when I seen trucks on the car lots with no back bumper. And when I asked where the bumper was they said it was not part of the standard package that I had to pay extra to get the bumper???? Are you kidding me???

    Most frustrating part is seeing ANY customers paying for this garbage. I wish everyone would boycott them and make them wake up and take pride in the games they produce.

    They only ever focus on the stupid campaigns and never put more then 5 mins thought to multiplayer at all. For years players have been offering ideas and input on how they want to see the Heroes game evolve, and they NEVER listen. They must think they know what is best for a game? Well obviously they havent got a clue.

    I have no choice but to wait and hope and pray that they care about Heroes 8!    … Expand
  21. Dausuul
    Nov 29, 2015
    4
    This game has the potential to be quite good. In terms of mechanics, it's mostly a refinement of HOMM5, with some HOMM3 thrown in. You have lots of flexibility in how you advance your heroes, offering quite a bit of replay value. There's a good variety of units and some interesting tactical options. Limbic has been cranking out the patches at a rapid pace, and the game is a lot more stableThis game has the potential to be quite good. In terms of mechanics, it's mostly a refinement of HOMM5, with some HOMM3 thrown in. You have lots of flexibility in how you advance your heroes, offering quite a bit of replay value. There's a good variety of units and some interesting tactical options. Limbic has been cranking out the patches at a rapid pace, and the game is a lot more stable than it was.

    However, I can't give it more than a 4 right now, largely because of the AI - which is pathetic. Truly, truly pathetic. Playing skirmish mode against the computer, I have literally never lost a game of MMH7, even with the difficulty cranked up to maximum. Every single game goes: I kill a bunch of neutrals. I level up my hero and build my army. The AI players sit around and don't come near me. I roll over them and win. Rinse and repeat. I've quit playing because there's no challenge.

    I gather that Limbic is trying to avoid giving the AIs cheats. That's great in principle, but in practice it's dumb, because no game developer in the history of computer games has ever succeeded in creating AI smart enough to challenge a skilled human player. Smart developers recognize their own limits and provide cheats where necessary to compensate.    … Expand
  22. Maximvz
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Don't think you can play this in multiplayer ; it's too buggy. I've never managed to complete one game. The multiplayer bugs ( out of sync ) are apparently saved within the game, so when you recreate the game with your lastest save, expect the bug to reappear at the same moment.

    Yet another rough and unpolished game by Ubisoft. Only buy Ubisoft games from Steam people, because they will    Don't think you can play this in multiplayer ; it's too buggy. I've never managed to complete one game. The multiplayer bugs ( out of sync ) are apparently saved within the game, so when you recreate the game with your lastest save, expect the bug to reappear at the same moment.

    Yet another rough and unpolished game by Ubisoft. Only buy Ubisoft games from Steam people, because they will give you your money back. If I only care about the multiplayer part of this game, and I can't complete even one game, what rate should I give it? I give it a 4 on 10 for some hours of fun doing campaigns. Definitely not worth a full price.    … Expand
  23. StrategyAddict
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    The good thing is: this finally is the last revamp of heroes three we will have to endure. With it's seventh edition Heroes of Might and Magic has proven to be one of the, if not the most repeated and refurbished games of all times. But this time after some decaying in parts 5 and 6 the mixture went sour. Not even fans of the series will play game long since it looks, feels and play soThe good thing is: this finally is the last revamp of heroes three we will have to endure. With it's seventh edition Heroes of Might and Magic has proven to be one of the, if not the most repeated and refurbished games of all times. But this time after some decaying in parts 5 and 6 the mixture went sour. Not even fans of the series will play game long since it looks, feels and play so very dated.
    Maybe it even was the intention to remenise part three in some menues and interfaces. But that makes all of the interfaces look rather cheaply done. And then ofcourse you begin to notice actuall flaws and short commings even more.
    However the real painpoint is that character skills are rather passive, creatures lack tactical possibilities and story is really just the usual. We've seen that in 6 previous parts and we've seen it better. That makes this edition utterly boring and useless and it will be long before we see part eight.
    I am of the few who liked part 4 the best. As an alternative today I recommend Age of Wonders 3.    … Expand
  24. Phleabag
    Nov 9, 2015
    2
    Many problems, but getting patched. A possible buy in 6-12 months if game devs will fix it up. Don't pay more than $20.

    Terrible AI.
    Decent campaigns
    Tons of bugs
    No optimization, game load times make it unplayable.
  25. GudvinNa
    Nov 1, 2015
    0
    Очень плохая оптимизация. независимо от железа ведёт себя местами неадекватно, не всегда срабатывает анимация движения. на заявленных системных требованиях всё равно будет умудрятся просаживать фпс ниже 15. Очень однотонные текстуры, иногда поле и юниты сливаются в одну картину, всё выглядит серым и невзрачным очень жалею что приобрёл, она не стоит тех денег.Очень плохая оптимизация. независимо от железа ведёт себя местами неадекватно, не всегда срабатывает анимация движения. на заявленных системных требованиях всё равно будет умудрятся просаживать фпс ниже 15. Очень однотонные текстуры, иногда поле и юниты сливаются в одну картину, всё выглядит серым и невзрачным очень жалею что приобрёл, она не стоит тех денег.
  26. rython
    Oct 31, 2015
    0
    The campaign is so bugged that I cannot play it. The patch is here, but it still doesn't give any solutions to problems I'm facing. The graphics is terrible. The castles graphic is inconsistent and without depth. I just wasted my money.
  27. esteban9
    Oct 30, 2015
    0
    A lot of people complained about H6 so developers created a special site to "create the best Heroes with fans". Unfortunately it quickly turned out to be a PR trick only. With high price comes the trash. They ignored tons of advices made by fans and tons of features expected to be in the game. Literally. I've observed and took a part in the site from the beginning. The game is definitelyA lot of people complained about H6 so developers created a special site to "create the best Heroes with fans". Unfortunately it quickly turned out to be a PR trick only. With high price comes the trash. They ignored tons of advices made by fans and tons of features expected to be in the game. Literally. I've observed and took a part in the site from the beginning. The game is definitely the weakest part of the whole series and has terrible graphics for 2015 standards. It is full of bugs which makes it unplayable at the moment even after patch 1.3.1. In my opinion it's a broken product. Product released on lies and a big desires for money without quality. DON'T BE A FOOL. DO NOT BUY IT.… Expand
  28. Dumbo
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    The last few games in the series wasn't great but was decent enough and playable. This one is full of bugs that makes the game totally unplayable. I can't believe what Ubisoft did to this once proud franchise. It's such a shame since the lore they created for the new reboot is actually interesting and I was curious to learn more. However there are corrupted saves, crashes, campaignThe last few games in the series wasn't great but was decent enough and playable. This one is full of bugs that makes the game totally unplayable. I can't believe what Ubisoft did to this once proud franchise. It's such a shame since the lore they created for the new reboot is actually interesting and I was curious to learn more. However there are corrupted saves, crashes, campaign progress lost and glitches that prevents you from winning a map in the campaign. Multi-player isn't even working at all. Shame on you Ubisoft. If you can't even fix the single player campaign after almost a month after launch then you don't deserve any future business from your customer.… Expand
  29. MichelBlade
    Oct 27, 2015
    3
    I have played all Heroes games, I like some more than the other, but I have found something interesting in all of them. I love the series. Except Heroes VII. Do not buy this game. Why?
    This game is still in early development state, it is basically an alpha version: there is missing content, there are placeholders, there is no general style, there are lacks in design, some level are just    I have played all Heroes games, I like some more than the other, but I have found something interesting in all of them. I love the series. Except Heroes VII. Do not buy this game. Why?
    This game is still in early development state, it is basically an alpha version: there is missing content, there are placeholders, there is no general style, there are lacks in design, some level are just sketches. And bugs... there are so many bugs you can not often play.
    This is not a totally new game, it has reused all assets they could from Heroes VI: units, buildings, resources, music, sounds, UI, illustrations - there is not a single moment when you are not watching at least few assets from previous game.
    This game has moved the series backward in very bad meaning. All good ideas from Heroes IV to VI are gone, but the game is still nothing like Heroes II or III. They get rid of most units abilities, so most of the differ only by few statistic points. They have limited a role of a hero on a battlefield. They have flatten all strategic layer of the game.
    Playing in hot-seat with a friend was annoying because of bugs and boring because there is no depth. Playing campaigns was terrible, because of uneven level of completion of each scenario, really bad voice acting and horrible cutscenes.
    If you are a diehard Heroes fan (like me) do not buy this game. If you simply can not resist wait at least for 2 expansions and buy it on sale.    … Expand
  30. Galaad
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    A shame, was really looking forward, followed all development very closely, played pre-alpha and both betas, if you're a true fan of the true HOMM stay away, avoid at all cost, it's horrible.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 39
  3. Negative: 3 out of 39
  1. New York Daily News
    Dec 18, 2015
    60
    Thankfully, the game is largely bug-free, and it runs on a wide variety of computers with little problem.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    65
    I liked many new features and I think going back to the roots of the series was a the right decision. Unfortunately it seems the game was published half a year too soon, as it’s underdeveloped, full of bugs (some of which are very serious) and has performance issues. To put it simply – Heroes VII was botched. [12/2015, p.34]
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 25, 2015
    50
    Might & Magic Heroes VII tries to appeal to the passionate audience of the series, but fails due to issues with the AI, several bugs and a general lack of elegance. We can only hope in a future patch that fixes the many technical problems, still unsolved after 1.2 version.
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