My empire in Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake collapses with the grace of a dizzy donkey. Like many of history's greatest civilizations, the cause of its downfall is a tale as old as time: a necromancer with five ghost dragons.
In my defence, this is my first time stepping into Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (your honor, I was two when it launched in 1999). My interest in its remake lies less in its authenticity, then, and more in how it stacks up against my usual rotation of strategy games. Think Total War: Warhammer 3, XCOM, and any other turn-based malarky I can get my hands on.
The good news is that Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake slips into that pantheon like an overqualified god. Just a few hours with the game, including a brief story-driven prologue and a sandbox-style match on reimagined map Arrogance 2026, is enough to convince me that my two-year-old self should have been on this from day one.
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Your time in Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake is divided between exploring an overworld map (each 'turn' is a day), and fighting rival heroes and their armies in turn-based hexagonal combat. Cities can be conquered, securing their resources and allowing you to recruit from their denizen pool – a fiery hovel below-ground makes for an excellent source of demons, for example, while a tower high in the mountains can be repurposed to churn out powerful golems.
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