Hold on, my 6yo son loves watching me play homm3 in 2021, and I started it in college in early 2000s. Looks like the same happened in your family some 15 years ago?
@@Brixman Worst? Really? I bought it, should've gotten it from GOG.com cause of the expansions, i know now in hindsight, however... not even REMOTELY close to the worst you've seen. And yes, i know that by not knowing you at all.
My brother taught me how to play it and i was playing it everyday, it was awesome, he is now dead (he died at young age because of diabetes) and i sometimes think that he looks at me from heaven proud of me because i play fucking HEROES III
Heroes3 is my favorite game of all time and the fact that a community still works on making new towns, balance changes, free multiplayer with a ranking systems, hotkeys to make your life easier, new maps templates for random games + much more( HOTA mod) is insane. I wouldnt be surprised if people still play in 100 years from now.
Homm 3 is the best of all might n magic series. No elaborate 3D just simple artwork with gritty n dark tones. Homm3 improvements are balances n new factions.
That's where the money is for video games right now. Mobile games are still on the rise with how advanced smart phones have become. It's only natural for them to tap into that market. We still have all time great in HOMM3 to fall back on for years and years to come.
@PietrasTV For me "evolution" was: 1) Heroes of Might and Magic 2 2) Heroes of Might and Magic 1 3) Heroes of Might and Magic 3 4) King's Bounty Legends 5) King's Bounty Armored Princess 6) King's Bounty Crossworlds For some reason the sequels after the above mentioned didn't really catch my attention. Maybe I'll play HoMaM 3 again. Haven't played it in a while.
Heroes 3 is always gonna be my favorite. Still play it to this day with friends, and make maps from time to time. But I also really enjoyed Heroes 5 tbh. Was also a great game
If they ever make Heroes 8, I hope the inspiration comes from Heroes 5. I loved the 3D version of the cities. The immersion in the world was amazing! Also loved all the gameplay systems and how every faction felt different!
@@Revenant89 I agree with heroes 6 being bad, but I like heroes 7 very much tho, it is a ressamblance of the heroes 5 and 3 mechanichs and gameplay imo. With the only downgrade ofcourse the city paintings, the 3d citys of heroes 5 were just epic
For me heroes 4 will be the best despite of its flaws. Made lots of memories with it playing with friends, the campaign story is really good and soundtrack is the best.
Yeah the soundtrack of Heroes 4 is still the best soundtrack for Heroes Serie, Heroes 3 is the best for gameplay and Heroes 5 is better than 3 but is more slow
Ive recently been on a roll with Homm3 after like 15 years since last time. As Ive enjoyed it as much as I have, I decided to try the more modern VI, and I didnt last even 2 hours. And I think there is more to HoMM3 than just nostalgia. The colors, art, mechanics, UI design, 2D, music makes it the most appealing of ALL of them. Theres some feeling that you're looking at an old authentic map or something. Or because the game is so old, you feel you're looking back at something more authentic as it portrays something old and mythical. The only thing I would improve about HoMM3 is ofc the horrid AI that is so bad they need to cheat to be decent.
Ive played all the Heroes games except for the very first one, and VI is my least favorite of them all. If you are looking for a good, modern Heroes game, try Heroes V: Tribes of the East. Heroes III was/is great
@@vorpalkickass8825 Yes sadly Ubisoft lost the plot what made Heroes such a great game followed by greed. The worst part is after making part VI the one who was leading it back then had a interview blaming the fans of beeing conservative (wich is not true, since we told them what we didn't want, and they did them anyway), wich further angered the fans. And not long after that the dev company that made VI gone bankrupt, so they hired a chinese company to make the expensions for that. And they made Heroes VII, wich in some expects was even worse, because they wanted the fans to "help" wich was just a plot to try and make the fans content with what they were doing. But backfired, and the site wich we could voice our opinions and vote for stuff became a mess where ppl started to fight eachother furthering the devide between fans. And just like with HVI, they never really listenend to the hardcore fans, who were in the end again right in thier warnings. Both HVI and HVII had problems from the very start and when the games got released, wich resulted both in never getting the fixes it needs to be able to play it even normally. But with HVII it was even worse. A year after they released the broken game, they released a expansion, and again they hired a different dev company because the orignal gotten bankrupt. But this time a week after they released the expansion they announced that they would stop supporting the game altogether. From here on Ubisoft stopped focussing on the main game and starting pushing out for mobile and looking the other way. It's a shame that Ubisoft is so bend on doing this to games like this. They have done it with The Settlers too (even tho they might redeem themselves if they actually manage to create a good The Settlers game). And to think of what they did with Prince of Persia. They have done nothing for so long with that franchise. And the last few games were also hot garbage. The fans on the Ubi forums begged them to do something with the anniversaries that unfortunate have passed. The only thing they got back then was a tablet remake of the very 1st game. And there are probably a lot more games that have this same fate. We also will probably never see a Might and Magic game ever again.
@@annematthews1837 Well, this game has all you want. You can play it standard, you can download patches orvyou can even make patches yourself if you know ERM. You can play it balanced or unbalanced depending on the patches you use (Wog is my childhood). Sooo I can tell it is a game made for everyone.
@@ChrissyParissi Ty. The bad thing is that she passed away one year ago after having fought her cancer. This game is important for me because it is a link between me and her.
Yeah I would like to know the sequel of homm5(eclipse 6)storyline it is very good, They literally made homm6(eclipse 2),homm7(eclipse 4) the prequel of homm5.What happened do demon sovereign,the dark messiah I want to know that story
Need to make sure homm4 gets a shout out. It could have been so immensely good given a bit more development time, but even so, the game ain't taint man. Also I believe the most immersive and invigorating music in all Homm games.
Best HOMM anyway. Many people like heroes 3 because it's the first they played and 4 was very different. I played IV first and I think it's much better than heroes III.
Yeah 5 is still alive and they are still doing mods for it , I grew up playing 3 but I like more 5 for it’s atmosphere , I love playing it without music
Agreed but you should clarify the fact that the graphics of homm4 were raw. For me, homm3 takes me to different place. Its a very magical game of mine childhood, when i heard the menu ost from it after years i legitamately cried. On second place is homm5, its just awesome to spin those city around, zoom, look and enjoy the good 3D graphix (for 2006 ofc!)
Unpopular opinion I guess, but I liked HOMM 4's art style. Old HOMM players will automatically feel that it is a different world than Enroth or Antagarich.
I started with H2 and really enjoyed 2, 3 , 4 and 5. my favorite is H5 tribes of the east. its the perfect heroes game for me. I love every faction design and their specialty, mechanics and hero skill system
The old and true players Know that heroes 2 is the only one, the réal beginning the heart of heroes saga. The other version are only more beautiful and more simple, but i like them specially 3 and 5
I have been playing Heroes III for the last 20 years, an older friend made me discovered it. I use to play it with my brother, I downloaded it on all the computer I ever had and had play every single extension (official or not). This game has been with me in the good times and the bad times, literally is a part of my life. Thank you 3DO and New World Computing (RIP) for making such an amazing game. Please make another one like that for the huge worldwide fan base that still exist and continue playing 🙏 Vampire Lords are dope !!!
@@jeanmichel8919 Heroes 4 was a last ditch attempt from a company that was already on its way of collapse, and I would say they did a great job on it. I liked the unique ability for units to split off from the Hero.
I get why everyone loves 3, its the one i fell in love with this game too. But ill never get the hate towards 4, i loved and played that one for so long.
Fırat Özbudak heroes go to prison , instead of dying, economy kinda sucked, maps sucked and I didn't like creature animation as well. Otherwise it was ok. Oh yeah... potion of immortality sucks
I didn't like the fact that we got less factions, some weird creature mixing on the same faction and that you had to choose which creatures you wanted, preventing you from ever getting the other. Apart from that it was an enjoyable game.
It's because HMM3 was so good. HMM4 had high expectations, and it ended up being worse. Every new game/movie must be better than predecessor, otherwise it's hated
Heroes 4 sucked in my opinion , sacrificing troops in castles for battle field enhancement and having to resurrect your heroes at the castles when they die
I always used to play hom&m 3 with my uncle when i was 7 years old and I loved the game. Now that I moved to germany and my uncle still lives in brazil it isn't the same feeling anymore to play the game :( but we still go sometimes back to brazil to visit our family and me and my brother can play it with my uncle. This game is pure nostalgia to me...
I remember playing Homm the first one on a Compaq Presario computer with a 91 Mhz processor. I was still but a 6 -7 years old kid. I got the feels watching this by reminiscing playing hotseat with my friends… Good times!
HoMM 5 ! I saw my mum playing it, and for 10 years im playing it. It is the better because it has the most epic battles and the music 😍. I wish i could play it online... with world of warcraft (wotlk) BEST GAMES EVER
@@jestemwlodzimierz , 6 was designed to be an online game with various unlocks. Ubisoft used it to try and set up there own steam like service. It did have one interesting feature in that you could convert a conquered town to your faction. That way your troops were always just your own faction. Beyond that, despite have different factions, heroes were too generic. Can't speak for 7 as I never knew it had come out. From what I have read, it is better that way.
@@dennisuerling899 7 is actually pretty decent after the latest patches. Sadly, the story is downgraded quite a lot from 6, which was actually fascinating from that point of view. And it also has fewer towns than 6. But otherwise, it's a great game on its own.
I liked 6, except that online and pay thing which was nightmare. But still the hacked offline version I played you could enjoy most stuff and the graphics and towns were great. The completely new faction and creatures were awesome too.
My era was Heroes 4. Never had chance to play any other Heroes series (only saw my brother played Heroes 3) But after seeing this, even if I had the chance to play other series, I would still pick Heroes 4 as my favorite. Contrary of everyone else's saying here, I do feel the graphics of Heroes 4 is really outstanding. And I don't like the 3D transformation from Heroes 5 onwards. They could have just sticked to the 2D gameplay only with better graphics
Homm3 is the only one you need. Still plays it, and my 4 year old loves to watch and play with me. Hopefully it will hang on with a new generation as well.
@@CalciumChief Actually the first nail to the series's coffin came right after *HoMM3 Restoration of Earthia* . The developers planned to implement a new cyperpunk town called *Forge* in the *Armageddon's Blade* expansion. The idea of an advenced technology town with tanks and cyber zombies was so badly received by the player community that the developers even received death threats, therefore they eventually backed off and implemented *Conflux* instead (which they planned to implement in a later expansion anyway). Nevertheless they've never been their former selves. They released *Shadow of Death* (which didn't add much to the game tbh), then they released *HoMM4* which received very mixed feedback due to its radically innovative system and poor general outlook. Then they released two expansions (which didn't add much to the game tbh), and by that time the series was far from its former fame, and *3DO* was in deep shit and soon went bankrupt. They sold the title to *Ubisoft* which tried to revive the series. Their first attempt with *HoMM5* and its two expansions wasn't bad if you ask me, though they couldn't evoke the series's greatest era due to the different time and significantly changed consumer behavior. What came after (Homm6,7), hardly even worth a mention. Basically there were no more demand for turn based strategy games, and only a very small community played them no matter how they were...
@@ffarkasm I know about Forge, I was there. Seeing the concept art in video game magazines and all, but that was more of a nail in the coffin for 3DO (but far from the main one). IV was way too experimental at a time when they needed to play it safe and just made "III with better graphics". No matter how many people are now saying they loved it, they should've saved those wacky ideas (some really fun) for later (I did my best to help and bought VI and both expansions). Ubisoft's V wasn't mind-blowing, but it looked like a more-or-less return to form, but guess they got bored and got differnt studios to make VI and VII. And while I did enjoy playing the campaigns in both, there's like zero desired to go back to them.
HoMM is older than this. It began as "King's Bounty", which was the first ever attempt to simultaneously release a board game and computer game at the same time. Task Force Games & New World Computing. I worked at Task Force Games at the time and both playtested the board game and helped to release it. They wound up actually releasing about 9 months apart, so we didn't manage the "simultaneously release" that had been planned. For legal reasons, future versions of it made by NWC were called "Heroes of Might & Magic" but, really, HoMM1 was "King's Bounty II".
I remember playing heroes of might and magic 3 in 2004 at the age of 7. I loved the game so much. Last time I played it was in 2010. Can't wait to play the 3D version 💪🏻
i love 4th game. i didn't play 3rd one so, i don't know anything about its hype but when i played 6th and 5th (briefly), i realized that none of them have playable heroes in it except 4th game. i am talking about where you can also attack and move with your own hero. i saw people claim its rushed and its campaigns suck but i still love it.
Yep. You can play heroes with creatures, heroes only, or creatures only. How is that objectively bad compared to playing only heroes with their creatures?
To be honest, I did not even know that there is so many Heroes games... I have only ever played Heroes of Might and Magic III. Got introduced to it in elementary school when we as kids would be playing it on a classroom computer. Pretty wonderful memories I must say! Then one day that one bright classmate brought HoMM IV. And something was just off about it, I didn't even gave it the chance to like it. So Heroes of Might and Magic III still remains to this day my one and only Heroes game that I have played. And in my country Croatia, as every year on Christmas is tradition to watch Home Alone movies, the same goes on the first day of January. So New Year, 1st of January there is always that one channel that plays Lord of the Rings trilogy! And after watching it, I always have strong desire to play Heroes III of course! Because of all the battles and everything... Ahhh what a bliss. Weather outside is gloomy, rainy and cold, everyone is resting from drinking on New Year eve and I am at home watching LOTR and after that playing Heroes III for houuuuurs! And that music composed by Paul Romero. Such a genius. Bring me back to childhood and elementary school, but also brings them both back to me!
heroes 3 was my childhood i played it for years . i tried 5 and 6 as i got older but the graphics just made me dizzy lol so yeah..didn't know they made a hd one for 3 but that is the best decision
Heroes 3 still playing it in 2019. Probably thee best turn base strategy of all time. (for those who don't know, download the HD mod for higher resolutions. And download the Resize-mod, for accurate scaling in combat). Heroes 5 also great, with 6 as it's little sister. Don't care for 7.
I liked 5 the most, the music and town impact and the epic battles should have been continued rather then 2d town, also Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms was a decent game
@@saeedbakayeh454 Google those keywords - it should give you the 1-3 top sites. Heroes 3 HD mod (exe. setup).... and Heroes 3 Resize mod. (which is just a simple text file)
@@saeedbakayeh454 Also, Heroes 5 has a mod which you also should download. It's like a 700mb mod. It also gives you the skill wheel in the character info screen. And the Heroes 3 HD mod - improves the game x10. It makes castle work (recruiting, creature dividing, etc) so much easier and trading between heroes and extra info when selecting heroes/castles. Makes everything user friendly.
I have memories of playing Heroes 3 around 15+ years ago as a kid, and up until just recently it had been the only strategy game I’d ever played. I was reminded of it back when Age of Wonders 3 was made temporarily free-to-keep on Steam in 2019, and I was interested in trying new things. What I find amazing is that even though I couldn’t even remember the name “Heroes of Might & Magic”, and I had to search through images on Google to find it, all of the creature sprites, sound effects, UI, and the appearance of the world map were all immediately familiar to me. That is definitely a testament to just how distinct the design of the game is. Since playing AoW 3 this past year, I’ve become completely captivated by the formula, and I intend on playing most or all of the games in this style, specifically HoMM, AoW, King’s Bounty, and the upcoming Songs of Conquest.
I notice that the armies of Homm2 on BGC are actually the same as Homm3. I also come to realise in this video that Homm2 (pc of course) is really incredibly beautiful, even more so than Homm3. These old 2d sprites are prettier than 3d ones. They feel like paper drawings. Real DnD feel there.
I'm still playing homm3 haha
Yeah, same here
I mean, who isn't right? ;)
Played it a ton as a kid. Bought it again on GOG recently and got my ass kicked in two different campaigns on the first mission.
@@Malus1531 rip
Same here. I even buy the HD version eventhough I still play the original ones 😂
I consider heroes 2 to be one of the most aesthetically charming games ever created. The graphics and sound complement each other in total harmony
3 is legendary - most of my childhood was spent watching my dad play it.
5 is also pretty good - the cities and the music.
The first 3 games are a work of art. Your dad has a pretty good taste for games.
Original creators sells game after Heroes 4. Heroes 3 is one of best turn based games of golden era strategy games.
Hold on, my 6yo son loves watching me play homm3 in 2021, and I started it in college in early 2000s. Looks like the same happened in your family some 15 years ago?
@@JorgeAraujo97 hehe he would love to hear this!
@@bittergourd yep! And trust me your son would treasure this memory 😊
I realize now how good HoMM2 is looking for it's time. It was made in 1996 - incredible.
Heroes 3 is the best by far.. 22 years of pure fun!
3 is one of the pinnacles of PC gaming. Endlessly replayable.
3 is one of the pinnacles of PC gaming
3 HD Edition it's the worst thing i've seen in my life
@@Brixman Worst? Really? I bought it, should've gotten it from GOG.com cause of the expansions, i know now in hindsight, however... not even REMOTELY close to the worst you've seen. And yes, i know that by not knowing you at all.
Heroes IV were better for me.
@@Brixman why is the 3 hd edition bad ? can u explain please i was about to get it.. now im thinking twice
@Disgusting Weeaboo tnx alot for the info i will do that 😉👍
Heroes 3 is absolutely my favorite Homm game hands down. This game was my childhood❤
I played it as a kid too. Good old days with many memories ;)
Good inocent childhood memorys....
Brings back memories
yesss
My brother taught me how to play it and i was playing it everyday, it was awesome, he is now dead (he died at young age because of diabetes) and i sometimes think that he looks at me from heaven proud of me because i play fucking HEROES III
Heroes 3 = gift from god
Ikr
Yeap=) Best part ever=)
Yes
I love how the displayed images of 2 are made better in 3
Five the BEST.
Heroes3 is my favorite game of all time and the fact that a community still works on making new towns, balance changes, free multiplayer with a ranking systems, hotkeys to make your life easier, new maps templates for random games + much more( HOTA mod) is insane. I wouldnt be surprised if people still play in 100 years from now.
Homm 3 is the best of all might n magic series. No elaborate 3D just simple artwork with gritty n dark tones. Homm3 improvements are balances n new factions.
Where can I find all these mods and community?
Heroes 3 will always have a special place in my heart
Watching this after 34:00 is pure pain.
they turned it into a mobile microtransactionfest?!?!?!
AAGONNYY
How they mighty have fallen...
That's where the money is for video games right now. Mobile games are still on the rise with how advanced smart phones have become. It's only natural for them to tap into that market. We still have all time great in HOMM3 to fall back on for years and years to come.
Yes, that's cruel what they did to those series now
Heroes 3 forever (2 too)
What about Heroes 4?
And what about H7?
Agree it was the top of the homm games
Heroes 3 and 2 are together in one game thanks to modders.
@PietrasTV
For me "evolution" was:
1) Heroes of Might and Magic 2
2) Heroes of Might and Magic 1
3) Heroes of Might and Magic 3
4) King's Bounty Legends
5) King's Bounty Armored Princess
6) King's Bounty Crossworlds
For some reason the sequels after the above mentioned didn't really catch my attention.
Maybe I'll play HoMaM 3 again. Haven't played it in a while.
Heroes 3 is always gonna be my favorite. Still play it to this day with friends, and make maps from time to time. But I also really enjoyed Heroes 5 tbh. Was also a great game
No matter if you love III the most, V brought in the amazing towns. Great fantasy those days! I love both of them.
hehe love them both YEA
idk but i watch those and somewhy thinking that all those exept 3 and 5 were overmaded somehow :)
Heroes 5 will always remain in my heart, I've been playing it for 12 years now. Still my favourite game.
fr
its my childhood
Heroes 5 - 7 are garbage with terrible, ugly design
@@DarkAdept1 youre either baiting or got the most unique taste in the world
@@DarkAdept1you mean Heroes 6-7 are garbage...
@@DarkAdept1 heroes 5 was amazing,
Heroes 3 was and is a piece of Art in every way imaginable.
WTF are you smoking? Units and Heroes graphics is utter shit.
Those mobile games need to be burned.🤢🔥
Don't even look at them as Heroes games.
Да. Целиком и полностью.
Omg please don't mention those losers
mobile means money grab
or Ubisoft?
Heroes II was a first game I played. I will remember it forever ;)
Oh... Hero 3.... With luna and her fire wall and double click magic..... I can easily fight with 7 insane computers.
Oh luna... My muse
If they ever make Heroes 8, I hope the inspiration comes from Heroes 5. I loved the 3D version of the cities. The immersion in the world was amazing! Also loved all the gameplay systems and how every faction felt different!
I agree. It was a true successor to Heroes 3, a step in right direction. Heroes 6 and 7 felt like a downgrade from that :/
Tergand Frostfire I agree 100%!
@@Revenant89 I agree with heroes 6 being bad, but I like heroes 7 very much tho, it is a ressamblance of the heroes 5 and 3 mechanichs and gameplay imo. With the only downgrade ofcourse the city paintings, the 3d citys of heroes 5 were just epic
Same I like 5
3 and 5 are the best
For me heroes 4 will be the best despite of its flaws. Made lots of memories with it playing with friends, the campaign story is really good and soundtrack is the best.
I did played HoMM4 before
Yeah the soundtrack of Heroes 4 is still the best soundtrack for Heroes Serie, Heroes 3 is the best for gameplay and Heroes 5 is better than 3 but is more slow
Heroes 4 fun when you play Undead with Scout as main heroes, work fun and op on large and XL size of map😅
I cant help myself... even visualy !! HoMM3 looks the best.
nice joke
Yes, 3 is best looking and best game overall...
It has just the right amount of cartoonish style in it.
@@1Franf hmm, homm 5 looks the best though.
@@dailydrug4408
5 is ok also.
@@1Franf 5 looks the best, 3 plays the best imo
Ive recently been on a roll with Homm3 after like 15 years since last time. As Ive enjoyed it as much as I have, I decided to try the more modern VI, and I didnt last even 2 hours.
And I think there is more to HoMM3 than just nostalgia. The colors, art, mechanics, UI design, 2D, music makes it the most appealing of ALL of them. Theres some feeling that you're looking at an old authentic map or something. Or because the game is so old, you feel you're looking back at something more authentic as it portrays something old and mythical.
The only thing I would improve about HoMM3 is ofc the horrid AI that is so bad they need to cheat to be decent.
Ive played all the Heroes games except for the very first one, and VI is my least favorite of them all. If you are looking for a good, modern Heroes game, try Heroes V: Tribes of the East. Heroes III was/is great
Anything after V is a downgrade, to be honest.
They lost focus, or didn't care or something like that.
@@vorpalkickass8825 Yes sadly Ubisoft lost the plot what made Heroes such a great game followed by greed.
The worst part is after making part VI the one who was leading it back then had a interview blaming the fans of beeing conservative (wich is not true, since we told them what we didn't want, and they did them anyway), wich further angered the fans. And not long after that the dev company that made VI gone bankrupt, so they hired a chinese company to make the expensions for that.
And they made Heroes VII, wich in some expects was even worse, because they wanted the fans to "help" wich was just a plot to try and make the fans content with what they were doing. But backfired, and the site wich we could voice our opinions and vote for stuff became a mess where ppl started to fight eachother furthering the devide between fans. And just like with HVI, they never really listenend to the hardcore fans, who were in the end again right in thier warnings.
Both HVI and HVII had problems from the very start and when the games got released, wich resulted both in never getting the fixes it needs to be able to play it even normally.
But with HVII it was even worse. A year after they released the broken game, they released a expansion, and again they hired a different dev company because the orignal gotten bankrupt. But this time a week after they released the expansion they announced that they would stop supporting the game altogether.
From here on Ubisoft stopped focussing on the main game and starting pushing out for mobile and looking the other way.
It's a shame that Ubisoft is so bend on doing this to games like this. They have done it with The Settlers too (even tho they might redeem themselves if they actually manage to create a good The Settlers game). And to think of what they did with Prince of Persia. They have done nothing for so long with that franchise. And the last few games were also hot garbage. The fans on the Ubi forums begged them to do something with the anniversaries that unfortunate have passed. The only thing they got back then was a tablet remake of the very 1st game.
And there are probably a lot more games that have this same fate.
We also will probably never see a Might and Magic game ever again.
Same! My favorite thing rn - is to play Realm of Chaos on Queen and play as either the Rampart or the Stronghold, it's seriously SO hard
H3 recently turned 20 years old. Glad you're back to playing :)
Just giving HoMM 4 love it deserves
4 is rare one
This is Special :)
It’s my favourite and nothing will ever change that.
It's OK but not as good as 3 and 5.
@@andrewvalentine6977 its way better than3 and 5 bffr
@@almosberczelly8560 no.
Everytime I see HoMM3 my heart just melts.. It's such a good game
The free hota expansion takes it to another level
Caitlin my fav heroes 3 first Hero,and grindan after conflux expansion
No one:
Heroes puplisher: Graphic goes ↗️➡️↘️⬇️↗️⬆️➡️
true
@@killerwal4387 Actually it was (just main titles:) ➡️↗️↗️➡️↗️↘️↘️➡️
"evolution" is not exactly right word
The Rise and Downfall of Heroes of Might and Magic.
Evolution can be negative.
@@saker24 I don't think it can
it peaked at 3, then just went slowly downhill from there
@@maggyfrog it peaked at 3 and started falling after 5
"Heroes of Might and Magic III was far best version of it. Actually I play sometimes."
Bill Gates, Forbes Interview, 2017
Wait what when
Do you have a source?
@@AstorThalis Forbes interview 2017
Bill is hardly a gamer! XD
@@annematthews1837 Well, this game has all you want. You can play it standard, you can download patches orvyou can even make patches yourself if you know ERM. You can play it balanced or unbalanced depending on the patches you use (Wog is my childhood). Sooo I can tell it is a game made for everyone.
Thousands of hours passed playing to HOMM3... a superb game ! I was playing with my mother ^^
If your Mom plays HOMM3 then she's badass!
@@ChrissyParissi Ty. The bad thing is that she passed away one year ago after having fought her cancer.
This game is important for me because it is a link between me and her.
Sorry to hear that. Much love to you.@@Azeyral
It's a shame to see what happened to such a beautiful series...
Degradation😢
@@Porosenok_miasnoy Well I admit 4 was at least okay, though I don't like how gameplay and graphic converted. 5? That looks totally different game.
It became better obviously?
@@JinnYoungKim well 3DO sold this series to ubisoft after 4 so they scrap the 2d and made 3d turn game for 5.
Yeah I would like to know the sequel of homm5(eclipse 6)storyline it is very good,
They literally made homm6(eclipse 2),homm7(eclipse 4) the prequel of homm5.What happened do demon sovereign,the dark messiah I want to know that story
Need to make sure homm4 gets a shout out. It could have been so immensely good given a bit more development time, but even so, the game ain't taint man. Also I believe the most immersive and invigorating music in all Homm games.
Best HOMM anyway. Many people like heroes 3 because it's the first they played and 4 was very different. I played IV first and I think it's much better than heroes III.
did not like the storyline of 4, feels like it undid 3
I also played 4 first. For me, the aesthetics and soundtrack of that one was the best. I still play it to this day.
No game has more hours logged for me from GOG than HOMM IV.
I loved HOMM V anyone else?
👍👍👍
A lot of people saying 5, guess I'll have to give it another try. Only played it for a few hours years ago.
@@Malus1531 its worth a try have fun man
But get the mod for it homm 5.5
Yeah 5 is still alive and they are still doing mods for it , I grew up playing 3 but I like more 5 for it’s atmosphere , I love playing it without music
Personally I like 3 and 5 the most! I like the gameplay and music of 5 and i like the lore of 3! I also love the feel of 2!
I like 3 4 and 5, 4 have the best music of the series
@@user-kr6hq4zz1h I agree, 4 had very good music!
I love 5. It is good overall.
ye, heroes 3 and 5 are good... heroes 7 so ugly
to me 4 has the best music ... the nature theme is just a masterpiece but 3 i still the best overall
heroes 4 had best music and storyline, rest h3 still best heroes game around.
Agreed but you should clarify the fact that the graphics of homm4 were raw.
For me, homm3 takes me to different place. Its a very magical game of mine childhood, when i heard the menu ost from it after years i legitamately cried.
On second place is homm5, its just awesome to spin those city around, zoom, look and enjoy the good 3D graphix (for 2006 ofc!)
@fireballdick almost 20 years ago released
@fireballdick still better than heroes6/7/etc
Unpopular opinion I guess, but I liked HOMM 4's art style. Old HOMM players will automatically feel that it is a different world than Enroth or Antagarich.
@@Tocha_official Well said Sir!
HOMM4 still has the best soundtrack
ruclips.net/video/UliLFpBGcq4/видео.html
no fuckin way.
I'm still keeping those songs and yes, they are the best
HoMM 5 is my favorite!
7 are beter
@@michatemplariuszmarten9976 🧢
play the video in reverse and you'll see the real "evolution"
R u sure?
Wrong. V is the best. Only nostalgia marks say 3. Just download H5.5 with NCF. The factions are more balanced and the skill depth is greater.
@@RiseAgainst369 IV > III > V > II > I > VI > VII > mobile versions
@@hindi_baba yes HOMM 4 is the best. I havent played 3 but i found it very backward as compared to 4 so didnt feel like trying it.
@@yatriprasad Homm 4 is my favorite but you should try homm 3 as well, you can install a mod for the complete edition and play online in 4k..
I grew up playing homm2 a lot. It's the most nostalgic for me, but homm3 is the best out of all of them that I've played.
How did it go from 3d towns and almost warcraft III campaign atmosphere in 2006 to mobile games in 2018?
Because ubisoft...
@@kael070 is greedy
Money.
@@BarniHedgeturtleThank you, come again!
Don't worry! Blizzard will be here too soon
I started with H2 and really enjoyed 2, 3 , 4 and 5. my favorite is H5 tribes of the east. its the perfect heroes game for me. I love every faction design and their specialty, mechanics and hero skill system
How can i get H2?
@@dersalzige9063 I just downloaded it from ncore
Homm3 was honestly such a massive jump in quality from the previous two games
Graphics were better in HOMM2.
HOMM2 is hand drawn while HOMM3 is 3D, some people prefer hand drawn.
The old and true players Know that heroes 2 is the only one, the réal beginning the heart of heroes saga. The other version are only more beautiful and more simple, but i like them specially 3 and 5
actually the real beginning of heroes is kings quest
i still play Homm 2 on my phone
True brother
I played heroes 2 before heroes 3 came out.. 3 was just a perfection of 2
Heroes 4 is the best for me. Game of my childhood ❤️
Wiktoria Podkrólewicz so is mine
True
Agree
+1
yeah
I have been playing Heroes III for the last 20 years, an older friend made me discovered it. I use to play it with my brother, I downloaded it on all the computer I ever had and had play every single extension (official or not). This game has been with me in the good times and the bad times, literally is a part of my life. Thank you 3DO and New World Computing (RIP) for making such an amazing game. Please make another one like that for the huge worldwide fan base that still exist and continue playing 🙏
Vampire Lords are dope !!!
3DO ERA: PURE GREATNESS
UBISOFT ERA: GIVES US YOUR MONEY!
*sees video* The PS2 Heroes is greatness?
3do gave us heroes 3, but the rest of their run was pretty weird
except for heroes 5. i love heroes 5
Heroes 4 was nice, except for the heroes capables of soloing entire army when high enough in level.
@@jeanmichel8919 Heroes 4 was a last ditch attempt from a company that was already on its way of collapse, and I would say they did a great job on it. I liked the unique ability for units to split off from the Hero.
So many memories, especially about homm2 and homm3, every expansion! Great...nostalgia 😌
I get why everyone loves 3, its the one i fell in love with this game too.
But ill never get the hate towards 4, i loved and played that one for so long.
Fırat Özbudak heroes go to prison , instead of dying, economy kinda sucked, maps sucked and I didn't like creature animation as well. Otherwise it was ok. Oh yeah... potion of immortality sucks
Its good strategic game but its no heroes
I didn't like the fact that we got less factions, some weird creature mixing on the same faction and that you had to choose which creatures you wanted, preventing you from ever getting the other. Apart from that it was an enjoyable game.
I like 3 until about 1 hour in, then I get owned and nwcthereisnospoon
It's because HMM3 was so good. HMM4 had high expectations, and it ended up being worse. Every new game/movie must be better than predecessor, otherwise it's hated
Heroes of Might & Magic V Tribes of the East NO.1 I'm so very in love with HMM 5
Me too, Demons are so much fun to play
Heroes 4 had the best ost and story, 3 best gameplay
5 = 3.
I always had the same opinion :)
@@saker24 5 tried to be 3 and didn't quite hit the mark, it came close though. Everything after 5 is an abomination.
4 is shit, completely.
Heroes 4 sucked in my opinion , sacrificing troops in castles for battle field enhancement and having to resurrect your heroes at the castles when they die
I always used to play hom&m 3 with my uncle when i was 7 years old and I loved the game. Now that I moved to germany and my uncle still lives in brazil it isn't the same feeling anymore to play the game :( but we still go sometimes back to brazil to visit our family and me and my brother can play it with my uncle. This game is pure nostalgia to me...
horn of the abyss mod for heroes 3 has an online lobby and games are super easy to set up, just give your uncle a call
Does your uncle have a Facebook?
A kingdom once proud, now ravaged by dark forces
I remember playing Homm the first one on a Compaq Presario computer with a 91 Mhz processor. I was still but a 6 -7 years old kid. I got the feels watching this by reminiscing playing hotseat with my friends… Good times!
HoMM 5 ! I saw my mum playing it, and for 10 years im playing it. It is the better because it has the most epic battles and the music 😍. I wish i could play it online... with world of warcraft (wotlk) BEST GAMES EVER
Tbh for me it's
1. Homm3
2. Homm5
3. Homm2 (would be over Homm5 if not so much unbalanced)
Why 2 unbalanced??
Agree
2 isnt nearly as unbalanced as 3 though
Depends how you play. The only castle not worth considering is the hydra castle in 3 and arguably the conflux and necromancer city
1.homm3
2.homm 6 everyone hates it but to me is the most similar to homm3 I'm sorry if people doesn't think the same
3.homm 5
No matter what everyone said, Heroes 3 is the BEST!! Still playing it since 1999 till now.🔥🔥
Nothing compares to Heroes 3, it's perfect.
Still playing HoMM3.
I am still mad about Homm 6&7
yet I still have hope that one day this game will be back💔
What happened? I didn't play those. They look cool on those highlights.
@@jestemwlodzimierz , 6 was designed to be an online game with various unlocks. Ubisoft used it to try and set up there own steam like service. It did have one interesting feature in that you could convert a conquered town to your faction. That way your troops were always just your own faction. Beyond that, despite have different factions, heroes were too generic.
Can't speak for 7 as I never knew it had come out. From what I have read, it is better that way.
@@dennisuerling899 7 is actually pretty decent after the latest patches. Sadly, the story is downgraded quite a lot from 6, which was actually fascinating from that point of view. And it also has fewer towns than 6. But otherwise, it's a great game on its own.
It was never gone. People are playing HOTA to this day, and soon we will get a new city
I liked 6, except that online and pay thing which was nightmare. But still the hacked offline version I played you could enjoy most stuff and the graphics and towns were great. The completely new faction and creatures were awesome too.
Best music overall Homm4 thank you Paul!
Heroes 3 Forever this game never died
Always In my heart❤❤❤
for me, my all time favourite is HoMM 5 tribes of the east. the 3d look, it wasnt unbalanced and everything was perfect for me. I play it to this day.
Heroes 3 is the best. Its OST rocks always,brings back old memories.
Good time! I remember playing heroes 1,2,3 when I was a child.
My era was Heroes 4. Never had chance to play any other Heroes series (only saw my brother played Heroes 3)
But after seeing this, even if I had the chance to play other series, I would still pick Heroes 4 as my favorite.
Contrary of everyone else's saying here, I do feel the graphics of Heroes 4 is really outstanding.
And I don't like the 3D transformation from Heroes 5 onwards. They could have just sticked to the 2D gameplay only with better graphics
same
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Homm3 is the only one you need. Still plays it, and my 4 year old loves to watch and play with me. Hopefully it will hang on with a new generation as well.
HoMM II came out the year I was born and it was the first pc game I've ever played in a hot seat with my dad. Good times.
Heroes 3 + HOTA + HD mod = the best game and still alive online competitive
3 will forever have a big place in my heart
I'm 15, and this game was my childhood
Thank you, Heroes 3❤
I remember HoMM V. My uncle installed it on our computer and I used to play it so much!
OMG im in the same boat. My uncle did it for heroes 3 4 5 and maybe 2
Growing up watching my mom play homm 4 everday. That game has a special place in my heart
One of the best series… Thanks for so many hours of great fan & joy.
5 is my childhood
Heroes 3 really is great, but for me Heroes of Might and Magic IV!
4 = the GOAT
HoMM III number 1 for me
It has great music as well (rampart, tower, necropolis...gud stuff man)
Heroes 2 and 3 are the best for me. Every other episodes after Heroes 3 were all mobafied bullshit.
@@Tibor0803 true
Underground music on H3 ^^
i personally prefer HOMM V the story is amazing and the feel is amazing too
from 34:00 "look how they massacred my boy"
Nah, it really started from 24:11. You can tell they cared less and less with VI and VII and now the series got sent to mobile to die.
@@CalciumChief Actually the first nail to the series's coffin came right after *HoMM3 Restoration of Earthia* . The developers planned to implement a new cyperpunk town called *Forge* in the *Armageddon's Blade* expansion. The idea of an advenced technology town with tanks and cyber zombies was so badly received by the player community that the developers even received death threats, therefore they eventually backed off and implemented *Conflux* instead (which they planned to implement in a later expansion anyway). Nevertheless they've never been their former selves. They released *Shadow of Death* (which didn't add much to the game tbh), then they released *HoMM4* which received very mixed feedback due to its radically innovative system and poor general outlook. Then they released two expansions (which didn't add much to the game tbh), and by that time the series was far from its former fame, and *3DO* was in deep shit and soon went bankrupt. They sold the title to *Ubisoft* which tried to revive the series. Their first attempt with *HoMM5* and its two expansions wasn't bad if you ask me, though they couldn't evoke the series's greatest era due to the different time and significantly changed consumer behavior. What came after (Homm6,7), hardly even worth a mention. Basically there were no more demand for turn based strategy games, and only a very small community played them no matter how they were...
@@ffarkasm I know about Forge, I was there. Seeing the concept art in video game magazines and all, but that was more of a nail in the coffin for 3DO (but far from the main one).
IV was way too experimental at a time when they needed to play it safe and just made "III with better graphics". No matter how many people are now saying they loved it, they should've saved those wacky ideas (some really fun) for later (I did my best to help and bought VI and both expansions).
Ubisoft's V wasn't mind-blowing, but it looked like a more-or-less return to form, but guess they got bored and got differnt studios to make VI and VII. And while I did enjoy playing the campaigns in both, there's like zero desired to go back to them.
HoMM is older than this. It began as "King's Bounty", which was the first ever attempt to simultaneously release a board game and computer game at the same time. Task Force Games & New World Computing. I worked at Task Force Games at the time and both playtested the board game and helped to release it. They wound up actually releasing about 9 months apart, so we didn't manage the "simultaneously release" that had been planned. For legal reasons, future versions of it made by NWC were called "Heroes of Might & Magic" but, really, HoMM1 was "King's Bounty II".
Me and my dad used to play "Heroes of Might and Magic III" all the time together great times
Happy birthday heroes 3
I remember playing heroes of might and magic 3 in 2004 at the age of 7. I loved the game so much. Last time I played it was in 2010. Can't wait to play the 3D version 💪🏻
undoubtebly Heroes 3 is the best, but I also had a lot of fun with 4 as well
My best childhood memories were when my Big bro bought 2 & 3. Those were the days I’ll cherish the most.
i love 4th game. i didn't play 3rd one so, i don't know anything about its hype but when i played 6th and 5th (briefly), i realized that none of them have playable heroes in it except 4th game. i am talking about where you can also attack and move with your own hero. i saw people claim its rushed and its campaigns suck but i still love it.
Yep. You can play heroes with creatures, heroes only, or creatures only. How is that objectively bad compared to playing only heroes with their creatures?
@@NFIn843v3r playing with a hero in battle feels good. especially when you learn all the stuff as a mage hero and can perform magic in all arts
I played HoMM 2 for years. Just bought the 3 after all good reviews I saw. Can't wait to try it!
angels are overpowered
To be honest, I did not even know that there is so many Heroes games... I have only ever played Heroes of Might and Magic III. Got introduced to it in elementary school when we as kids would be playing it on a classroom computer. Pretty wonderful memories I must say! Then one day that one bright classmate brought HoMM IV. And something was just off about it, I didn't even gave it the chance to like it.
So Heroes of Might and Magic III still remains to this day my one and only Heroes game that I have played. And in my country Croatia, as every year on Christmas is tradition to watch Home Alone movies, the same goes on the first day of January. So New Year, 1st of January there is always that one channel that plays Lord of the Rings trilogy! And after watching it, I always have strong desire to play Heroes III of course! Because of all the battles and everything... Ahhh what a bliss. Weather outside is gloomy, rainy and cold, everyone is resting from drinking on New Year eve and I am at home watching LOTR and after that playing Heroes III for houuuuurs! And that music composed by Paul Romero. Such a genius. Bring me back to childhood and elementary school, but also brings them both back to me!
HoMM 3 the best. I still play this tillmy deathbed
heroes 5 is the game of my childhood, definitely the best part for me, the music, the look of the units, I like to come back to it from time to time ❤
The changes from 2 to 3 are so incredible!
heroes 3 was my childhood i played it for years . i tried 5 and 6 as i got older but the graphics just made me dizzy lol so yeah..didn't know they made a hd one for 3 but that is the best decision
Homm 3 is great, but I actually love 4 more. BGM of 4 is amazing
4's gaming mechanism is definitely my favourite, it's such a pitty it didn't get the time, money and support to make a well polished final product
I like Homm 4 gameplay but I like Homm 3 graphic style more.
homm 3 is the best of all, but the best memories will stay with homm 2 ... forever
Waking up early after sleepover at friends to play Homm3, while the house was still cold. Best memory :)
Trójeczka od zawsze na zawsze w moim sercu :D
Heroes 3 still playing it in 2019. Probably thee best turn base strategy of all time. (for those who don't know, download the HD mod for higher resolutions. And download the Resize-mod, for accurate scaling in combat).
Heroes 5 also great, with 6 as it's little sister.
Don't care for 7.
I liked 5 the most, the music and town impact and the epic battles should have been continued rather then 2d town, also Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms was a decent game
From where can I download everything u mentioned XD
@@saeedbakayeh454 Google those keywords - it should give you the 1-3 top sites. Heroes 3 HD mod (exe. setup).... and Heroes 3 Resize mod. (which is just a simple text file)
@@saeedbakayeh454 Also, Heroes 5 has a mod which you also should download. It's like a 700mb mod. It also gives you the skill wheel in the character info screen.
And the Heroes 3 HD mod - improves the game x10. It makes castle work (recruiting, creature dividing, etc) so much easier and trading between heroes and extra info when selecting heroes/castles. Makes everything user friendly.
@@josephvanwyk2088 thanks alot man
If they make homm3 for the nintendo switch, I'll play it day and night everywhere
Homm3. My dad showed me when I was a kid. Still playing. Only heroes game I've ever and will play.
I have memories of playing Heroes 3 around 15+ years ago as a kid, and up until just recently it had been the only strategy game I’d ever played. I was reminded of it back when Age of Wonders 3 was made temporarily free-to-keep on Steam in 2019, and I was interested in trying new things.
What I find amazing is that even though I couldn’t even remember the name “Heroes of Might & Magic”, and I had to search through images on Google to find it, all of the creature sprites, sound effects, UI, and the appearance of the world map were all immediately familiar to me. That is definitely a testament to just how distinct the design of the game is.
Since playing AoW 3 this past year, I’ve become completely captivated by the formula, and I intend on playing most or all of the games in this style, specifically HoMM, AoW, King’s Bounty, and the upcoming Songs of Conquest.
heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
You can clearly see that the had concept for homm 5 in mind way earlier.
This last two is pure heresy against Heroes of Might and Magic series...
I notice that the armies of Homm2 on BGC are actually the same as Homm3. I also come to realise in this video that Homm2 (pc of course) is really incredibly beautiful, even more so than Homm3. These old 2d sprites are prettier than 3d ones. They feel like paper drawings. Real DnD feel there.
2 is sooo aesthetically pleasing!!
Not seeing many homm 4 fans here. I love 4 it was my favourite. Also loved 3