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

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  1. Positive: 150 out of 455
  2. Mixed: 92 out of 455
  3. Negative: 213 out of 455
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  1. Bacontron
    Oct 7, 2015
    2
    My score for this game comes from 1 simple factor, the game is worse then its predecessor and it brings nothing new to the table. The factions are pretty much the same, and instead of giving more, they removed inferno.

    Unless some huge free expansions, which gives more unit variation and a better campaign experience, is put on top of this game, i see no reason why you should buy this    My score for this game comes from 1 simple factor, the game is worse then its predecessor and it brings nothing new to the table. The factions are pretty much the same, and instead of giving more, they removed inferno.

    Unless some huge free expansions, which gives more unit variation and a better campaign experience, is put on top of this game, i see no reason why you should buy this game,

    If you are new to Heroes of Might and Magic, then buy either 3 or 5. They will give a better experience then this game is ever going to give you.    … Expand
  2. 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.
  3. matod
    Oct 1, 2015
    1
    Game is still in alfa version , i wont call it beta even.. Seems some stupid ppl rush it to come out as alfa version , but have to say i like some aspects of game. If they finish ever this game it can be even 10/10 will see, now is 1/10..
  4. 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.
  5. Veska
    Oct 11, 2015
    1
    + campaign
    - stupid AI
    - bugs, bugs everywhere
    - map, that was created by troll with IQ 2
    - fps drops from 50 to 15
    - falling Uplay, make a wish
    - game need 9-11 GB RAM....

    Terrible, terrible game....Typical Ubisoft. Last time Unity, this time Heroes, next time Syndicate.....
  6. jclaiborne2007
    Oct 14, 2015
    1
    Looked at this series vs age of wonders. Will buy Age of wonders. This game looks like typical Ubisoft fail sauce these days. In 10 years Ubisoft will be a reminder of what not to do in gaming.
  7. Asisyai
    Oct 1, 2015
    1
    I was a long time fan of Heroes series until "this" came out. If you dont want to ruin your expectations wait another 6 months (at least!) until they polish this game and then try it.
    The game is not only incomplete in form of bugs, but also because of the horrible optimisation and gameplay mechanics. The so called Shadow Council where they should have listened to player opinions was    I was a long time fan of Heroes series until "this" came out. If you dont want to ruin your expectations wait another 6 months (at least!) until they polish this game and then try it.
    The game is not only incomplete in form of bugs, but also because of the horrible optimisation and gameplay mechanics. The so called Shadow Council where they should have listened to player opinions was nothing more than a scam to give an illusion of choice.
    Total: This was the last drop for Ubisoft. They have not only ruined the series but also made me cease to want buy any another game that i was planning to purchase like Division.    … Expand
  8. bajjycom
    Oct 2, 2015
    1
    It was so simple: compare the reaction of the community for Heroes HD and Heroes 6. No, they continue to do this **** - Candy-crash Heroes for **** sake.
  9. JoeTheShow
    Sep 30, 2015
    1
    Played 2 more hours of the game after my initial review and tried to give the game another chance, the final verdict is "Save your money and stay away from this game!":

    Graphics: a huge step down from 6, lacking animation, effects, sluggish Sound: no sound effects for half of combat actions. reused sound tracks everywhere. Bugs: amateur and silly bugs that if a team of developers    Played 2 more hours of the game after my initial review and tried to give the game another chance, the final verdict is "Save your money and stay away from this game!":

    Graphics: a huge step down from 6, lacking animation, effects, sluggish
    Sound: no sound effects for half of combat actions. reused sound tracks everywhere.
    Bugs: amateur and silly bugs that if a team of developers took time to do QA testing at all, they would have caught these bugs.

    Without reiterating all the -ve about this game, I must say that as a long term fan, my heart has been crushed by how poor of a release this game has had. It is clear that no one put any heart into developing this game. All they're looking for is a quick cash grab. After this 7th try, I will never purchase another heroes game, though I highly doubt they will get a chance to make another one after this sorry development.

    Anyone who says this is the best in the serious ever are either employees/paid ads or they're saints who tolerates a studio releasing a game in its alpha version stage.    … Expand
  10. burgeon
    Oct 1, 2015
    1
    Sadly this game is shockingly badly designed, unstable and doesn't live up to even low expectations, probably even worse than Heroes 6. Constant disruptive CTD crashes, many glitches, imbalanced, dull humdrum gameplay loop with no "just one more turn" feeling, very few maps, most artwork is copy and pasted in from the previous game. AI is again braindead and slower than ever before.Sadly this game is shockingly badly designed, unstable and doesn't live up to even low expectations, probably even worse than Heroes 6. Constant disruptive CTD crashes, many glitches, imbalanced, dull humdrum gameplay loop with no "just one more turn" feeling, very few maps, most artwork is copy and pasted in from the previous game. AI is again braindead and slower than ever before. Multiplayer is unplayable. This game is a failed apology edition Heroes thrown together on the cheap by bargain basement developers, undercooked and cutting corners everywhere. No new innovations to the series, brings nothing to the table -- everything it sets out to do was already done so much better by its predecessors, go download those on GOG and forget this trainwreck!… Expand
  11. fadifj
    Oct 2, 2015
    1
    Loved Heroes 3 and 5 ..6 was good but many bugs so hoped heroes 7 would be better but here what happened
    many bugs,unplayable in Multi-player same issue as M&M 6, out of sync errors.
  12. 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
  13. dohh_
    Oct 6, 2015
    1
    A disaster! Luckily Steam offers refund at very reasonable conditions. I leave aside errors with graphics and poor performance, as these are probably well fixable with patches.

    Game experience itself is a crime against HOMM fans. AI combat behavior is foolish beyond imagination. AI does absolutely nothing to win battles, he just runs towards my strong melees like berserked, without    A disaster! Luckily Steam offers refund at very reasonable conditions. I leave aside errors with graphics and poor performance, as these are probably well fixable with patches.

    Game experience itself is a crime against HOMM fans. AI combat behavior is foolish beyond imagination. AI does absolutely nothing to win battles, he just runs towards my strong melees like berserked, without using initiative or waiting. Hero casts pointless crap and even mages avoid casting any damage based spells even if they face 100% loss.

    Playing heroic level is like walking in the park. You waste time (mostly to see around and discover what else is wrong with game) and when you finally reach AI, it has nothing onboard. Various idiotic "improvements" of game-ruining spells have been done with HOMM7. Just one sample: frenzy was imba spell even in previous versions, allowing player to abuse AI mega armies that were not supposed to be winnable on certain maps and making multiplayer a spell-hunting race. Now frenzy affects target IMMEDIATELY removes even theoretical chance to counter that spell. It means, human player casts frenzy on your stack, stack acts straight away. In previous versions you had at least theoretical chance to improve your initiative, run away or dispel from that game-ruining stuff.

    Many many many things of this type make HOMM7 a total timewaster for any experienced player. Having played homm series of 15 years I can tell: only novice may find some challange in Homm 7. Its not possible for a fan to write good review towards it:(

    AVOID AT ANY COST.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. pazmacats
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    Copywriters are pushing the game. Interesting:

    Apparently this game is such a heap of **** that nobody will buy it after the truth becomes obvious 3 weeks from now. You enjoy some of the marketing slogans, pardon me, reviews of course, below: General Gonzo: "The best of Heroes III and Heroes V combined to a thrilling turn-based strategy-rpg highlight, Heroes VII brings back the    Copywriters are pushing the game. Interesting:

    Apparently this game is such a heap of **** that nobody will buy it after the truth becomes obvious 3 weeks from now.

    You enjoy some of the marketing slogans, pardon me, reviews of course, below:

    General Gonzo: "The best of Heroes III and Heroes V combined to a thrilling turn-based strategy-rpg highlight, Heroes VII brings back the great feeling of just one more turn! "

    Lance Upperkill: " There are some bugs in game at the moment but give it time and they will be patched. If your a fan of HOMM3 than you are really going to want to give the game a crack"

    Mothebo: "Heroes VII has become best game on the franchise. After Part 6 I was skeptical, but they have learned from their mistakes. It has good quests, graphics, gameplay and fractions. It is strongly reminiscent of Heroes III"

    JJ Doe: "Heroes 7 really manages create again this awesome feeling of “just-one-more-turn” to collect, build, fight and explore. ... To sum up, I can say that it definitely is one of the best Heroes games I played (started at H3) and a must buy for people interested in the strategy genre."

    Nerots: "Heroes VII manages to get back to the roots of the franchise. Simple mechanics, nice synergies for the factions, a strong magic system and a beautiful and smart level design.
    I'm glad to say that Heroes VII has finally beaten Heroes III, which since yesterday I thought it will be unbeatable EVER."    … Expand
  19. Lnzu
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    Wallet rape. I cannot recommend this game at all. Singleplayer campaign is completely broken. You cannot load saved games (game crashes every time), campaign scripts not loading (progress blocking), etc. pp.

    Ubisoft (and steam) forums are full with threads about technical issues like game crashes, game not starting at all, multiplayer not working, etc. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME (and if you    Wallet rape. I cannot recommend this game at all. Singleplayer campaign is completely broken. You cannot load saved games (game crashes every time), campaign scripts not loading (progress blocking), etc. pp.

    Ubisoft (and steam) forums are full with threads about technical issues like game crashes, game not starting at all, multiplayer not working, etc. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME (and if you already bought on Steam it and you are below 2h playtime, REFUND GAME).    … Expand
  20. ZZtop
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    Thousands of bugs, poor graphics, slow turns, unbalanced combat, unfinished game, feels like a EA games release. I would wait for the price to drop cause its not worth paying for an unfinished product.
  21. 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
  22. Nandi
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Story says years ago Black Hole Entertainment got bankrupted for dealing with Ubisoft, during of making of previous title. They did a great job from visual side. Ubisoft then hired a small mobile developer to make a new game - Might & Magic Heroes VII.
    All assets from previous game are reused BUT in a bad way, re-texturing and adding of small changes to original models made them worse,    Story says years ago Black Hole Entertainment got bankrupted for dealing with Ubisoft, during of making of previous title. They did a great job from visual side. Ubisoft then hired a small mobile developer to make a new game - Might & Magic Heroes VII.
    All assets from previous game are reused BUT in a bad way, re-texturing and adding of small changes to original models made them worse, not only that but this small company couldn't reach what previous game achieved in visual fidelity. This game looks like it had NO ART DIRECTOR, ITS A VISUAL MESS.
    LUCKILY BUGS WILL STOP YOU FROM PLAYING SO YOU WONT EVEN SEE HOW BAD THIS GAME IS!    … Expand
  23. OMGWTF
    Oct 11, 2015
    0
    A disaster. And an expected one, considering Limbics history. Bugs, crashes, broken savegames, ridiculous loading times? Deja vu from Might and Magic X! Remember, thats the game they stopped patching (although its a technical mess) to "switch to exciting new projects" (thats what they said... really!). How long will it take until they abandon Heroes 7?
  24. 7fingerfrank
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    Buggy mess, can't finish some of the campaigns due to bugs (i.e. the story of the lost daughter) yet another instance of ubercrap releasing a product that is not finished, and charging people full price to do their testing for them. Don't support this kind of development, learn from others' mistakes
  25. 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
  26. Altug
    Oct 3, 2015
    0
    Bought and asked a refund about at the same time. Unfinished, undetailed, an overal poor state game plus bugs. Stay away, maybe it can be tried on %70-80 sale.
  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. fomoz
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    Who writes these positive reviews? Have you people actually played the game?

    Stay away, this game is terrible! Huge step back from HoMM VI. It looks like a low-budget indie title that would be selling on Steam for $10 full price, with mixed reviews.

    If you do want to give it a try, buy it only where you can get a refund. Don't waste your money.
  29. gameren82
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    This game is a fake. The trailer says is has the advanced AI. The fact is, there is no AI in this game. The game is broken, full of bugs. This game is a disgrace.
  30. 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.
  31. 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
  32. Hell-Nico
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    I don't know who wrote these positive reviews but they are all full of lies.

    First of all, Heroes 7 is extremely cheaply produced. They reused a lot of asset from the previous one, it's buggy as hell, they didn't bother animated the characters in the cutsceens (seriously go check them out it's pathetic) and the game just exude a general feeling of cheapness. The campaign is bugged in    I don't know who wrote these positive reviews but they are all full of lies.

    First of all, Heroes 7 is extremely cheaply produced. They reused a lot of asset from the previous one, it's buggy as hell, they didn't bother animated the characters in the cutsceens (seriously go check them out it's pathetic) and the game just exude a general feeling of cheapness.

    The campaign is bugged in a lot of way with some missions that can't be finished.
    The multiplayer is currently not working.
    The window 10 support is not here.

    Cherry on the top ?
    They cut off the Inferno to sell them as DLC later.
    They have no shame.

    These game deserve a big 3, but I'll give it a big 0 to face the lot of fake 10.    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. drakkmo
    Oct 2, 2015
    0
    TL:DR DO NOT BUY STAY AWAY.
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
    Memory: 4096MB RAM DirectX Version: 12 AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Display Memory: 4025 MB So, naturally I was very hyped for this game what followed was, what I can call at best, a buggy mess. Barring the minor annoyances with ubisofts DRM uplay, the multiplayer was virtually unplayable,    TL:DR DO NOT BUY STAY AWAY.
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
    Memory: 4096MB RAM
    DirectX Version: 12
    AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
    Display Memory: 4025 MB

    So, naturally I was very hyped for this game what followed was, what I can call at best, a buggy mess. Barring the minor annoyances with ubisofts DRM uplay, the multiplayer was virtually unplayable, desync after desync. None of the suggested fixes worked: port forwarding, turning off AV and Firewall, running in win8 compatibility. The load times are forever and honestly the game looks like crap for the resources it demands.

    The gameplay is solid and I did not venture much into the campaign. Made the mistake of preordering and now I'm requesting a refund. Would suggest only buying this when it's 50% off or more, this is not worth the trouble. Unpolished piece of garbage    … Expand
  36. sugarzs
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    I have received the preordered copy, which I have bought to be in beta testing. Wasted money. All positive reviews are surely payed ads here, do not be fooled (the key reason, why I have registered here). Heroes 6 was nice but easy for a HOMM fan. This one? There is not a single positive characteristic of the game I can bring up. Simply put: it looks ugly, plays slow and boring. Instead ofI have received the preordered copy, which I have bought to be in beta testing. Wasted money. All positive reviews are surely payed ads here, do not be fooled (the key reason, why I have registered here). Heroes 6 was nice but easy for a HOMM fan. This one? There is not a single positive characteristic of the game I can bring up. Simply put: it looks ugly, plays slow and boring. Instead of playing this game, I have restarted Heroes 5 with my son. "Epic failure" - is the right phrase. I hope the sales will be low and Ubisoft will sell the franchise to someone decent, so it could get back to its former level.… Expand
  37. FitzCheavel
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    Cheap, unfinished game with a bunch of bugs, made only to cut the dough with fans of the series. Stop buying games from Ubisoft, the company has long proved his consumer attitude to the players.
  38. Yaso
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    still same with preview games , no gameplay feel as heroes 3 , game is only graphics at all no thanks . i bought preview 3 series all i play 1-2 hours each of and unstall . this have only more graphics diffrents at all sry my english bad but this company never give up for failing
  39. Ferdy06
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    I played all Heroes I-VII and I expected a great game when I was ordering Heroes VII, but unfortunately, Heroes VII is total **** I played this game with high end PC( 32GB RAM, GeForce GTX 970 OC, Intel i7 Xtreme, SSD disc,..) and game lags. Graphic looks so bad even on ultra textures setting. There is no sound for the most of objects/animations. Game contains more bugs than features andI played all Heroes I-VII and I expected a great game when I was ordering Heroes VII, but unfortunately, Heroes VII is total **** I played this game with high end PC( 32GB RAM, GeForce GTX 970 OC, Intel i7 Xtreme, SSD disc,..) and game lags. Graphic looks so bad even on ultra textures setting. There is no sound for the most of objects/animations. Game contains more bugs than features and Im asking myself, how can someone release game which is not finished yet. Key customization is bugged aswell. You also can't rotate camera 360. Cities are looking ugly. Talent tree is so confusing. SAVE YOUR MONEY, DON'T BUY THIS **** !… Expand
  40. Andrei83
    Oct 2, 2015
    0
    This game shouldn't been released in this state! And they are asking 50$ for it? I hope they don't expect us to buy 1-2 expansions just to get a working game! Everything is wrong with this game, from bugs that don't allow u to finish campaign missions, very poor optimization (i play most 2015 games with 60 FPS but here i only get 30), even the graphics are not very good (very washed upThis game shouldn't been released in this state! And they are asking 50$ for it? I hope they don't expect us to buy 1-2 expansions just to get a working game! Everything is wrong with this game, from bugs that don't allow u to finish campaign missions, very poor optimization (i play most 2015 games with 60 FPS but here i only get 30), even the graphics are not very good (very washed up color, nothing impressive). DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!… Expand
  41. SkySlam
    Oct 4, 2015
    0
    Worst game of the series by far: recycled, unpolished, bland, buggy and most of all: NOT FUN!
    This title looks like an unfinished mobile game INSPIRED by the once great series "Heroes of Might and Magic". Cherry on top: they charge 50$ for this mess!
    Stay away from this game like plague, consider buying it only with a -95% price tag in front of it.
  42. Royamicus
    Oct 5, 2015
    0
    Nothing notable. Everything that we loved in this series is gone... Really such a shame for developers and the publisher! I hope there will be a day when this game will receive a good developer again...
  43. Noremirenir
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    You know that you did a bad job when your games makes heroes VI look good. In Heroes VI they took away most resources, Nnow they add them back and claim that they changed the game. 2D town screens look absolutely horrible. In H V the 3D sculptures looked great. Cutscenes without animation make me want to puke. I would not consider buying this game even if it was under 1€, it is not evenYou know that you did a bad job when your games makes heroes VI look good. In Heroes VI they took away most resources, Nnow they add them back and claim that they changed the game. 2D town screens look absolutely horrible. In H V the 3D sculptures looked great. Cutscenes without animation make me want to puke. I would not consider buying this game even if it was under 1€, it is not even worth my time. In conclusion i didnt expected this to be good so i was just unpleasantly unsurprised.… Expand
  44. MShinku
    Oct 9, 2015
    0
    Worst of the worst. 1 hour and I've asked for refund.

    1) Balance. There is no balance at all. Units, hero skills, castle. 2) Company scenario. The worst in whole HoMM universe. 3) Bugs. BUGS. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS! Why should I pay for something I cant play? Action points coming and going as they please, problems with aiming, artifacts going under some textures, game randomly    Worst of the worst. 1 hour and I've asked for refund.

    1) Balance. There is no balance at all. Units, hero skills, castle.

    2) Company scenario. The worst in whole HoMM universe.

    3) Bugs. BUGS. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS! Why should I pay for something I cant play? Action points coming and going as they please, problems with aiming, artifacts going under some textures, game randomly crashing... Srsly?! You want my money for this?!

    And sure, Ubisoft policy - let's blame the fans. Who cares about bugs, boring story, ruined gameplay. Let's pretend everything is fine and blame fans. "They are too hardcore". " They are too conservative". "We cant improve the game under all this pressure". Well - if you cant may be you should sell whole HoMM franchise. Cause right now - you are about to bury it.    … Expand
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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
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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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