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Posted April 06, 2012
[url=http://www.gog.com/promo/might_magic_universe_2]The Vast Universe of Might and Magic on GOG.com is filled with all-time classics with a 50% discount. If you have anything important to do in coming days, please reschedule, because such favorites as Heroes of Might and Magic III or Might and Magic VI will keep you busy, well, forever. The offer doesn’t last forever but only until next Monday, April 9th at 11.59 p.m. EDT.

Heroes of Might and Magic is probably the most recognizable, acclaimed, and legendary of the whole Might and Magic series. It’s a game that set the standard for turn-based strategies for years to come--one may argue that HoMM created a genre of its own, while every fantasy strategy nowadays will be compared to this amazing series. HoMM is a combination of strategy (many opponents, many castles, many heroes), RPG (gathering experience and leveling), resource management (gathering resources, managing armies) and pure awesome, something between the cracks that makes the game so special. It doesn’t matter whether it's Heroes of Might and Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic II: Gold Edition, Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete, Heroes Chronicles: All Chapters, or Heroes of Might and Magic IV: Complete--each of them is a game so simple to understand and yet so insanely addictive that it will make you want to play “just one more turn” over and over again. If you’ve never played as the Hero, we recommend starting with Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete Edition--the title considered to be iconic to the series, the magnum opus of 3DO. All the HoMM games on GOG.com are only $4.99 this weekend.

If you already own all of these, you can also pick up Heroes of Might and Magic V Bundle, which includes both of the game’s expansions (Hammer of Fate and Tribes of the East) and more than 170 minutes of soundtracks, an official artbook, wallpapers, avatars, design sketches. Pick Heroes of Might and Magic V up for a limited time together with Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition on a special introductory sale: buy one, get one free for $19.99.

Might and Magic, on the other hand, is a series of RPG games set in the same universe. From the deepest dungeons to the intrigues of the royal court, lead a band of adventurers on a dangerous journey of amazing depth and intelligence. Develop your characters through an unique skill point system and take part in an epic clash between the Ancients. Gather your forces, forge new alliances and destroy all who oppose you. The fate of the world is in your hands!

Might and Magic 6 pack includes: Might and Magic: Book 1, Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World, Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra, Might and Magic 4&5: World of Xeen, bonus adventure Swords of Xeen and Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven. After you’re done, get Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor, Might and Magic 8: Day of the Destroyer, and Might and Magic 9 to complete the Mightily Magical experience. If you’ve never played any Might and Magic games, we’d suggest you pick up the 6 pack for $4.99 and start with Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven. All Might and Magic games are 50% off only this weekend.
Posted April 07, 2012
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yyahoo: Chronicles consists of several standalone campaigns. There are no standalone maps to play. It is HOMM3 for beginners. The difficulty level is less than beginner. Throughout the game basic level hints will be given, i.e. visit standalone creature dwellings weekly, regularly visit the windmill for extra resources.
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Lexor: Wait a sec - I think there should be difficulty settings, right? I agree, there are some tips for beginners druing play but still. I was playing Chronicles at higher difficulty setting and it was quite decent challenge. (you should be able to change this setting before each map of each campaign - you do not need to play at default setting)

Yup, I've just found a screen with difficulty setup:
http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/10683-heroes-chronicles-warlords-of-the-wastelands-windows-screenshot.jpg
Yeah, but IIRC, difficulty settings on the HOMM games pretty much only adjust starting resources. At the lower level, the human player gets a starting resource advantage all the way up to the computer getting a major starting resource advantage on the hardest settings.

Also, in Chronicles, the maps are simply built to be easy. You'll take out several AI castles only to find that they were blocked from even building the 3 highest creature dwellings.

As I understand it, Chronicles was made to grab the interest of new players and give them an easy introduction into the series in an attempt to encourage sales of the main HOMM3 series.

Difficulty level, apples to apples comparison, Chronicles is much, much easier than HOMM3.
Posted April 07, 2012
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Mephe: That's true, but if comparing Chronicles and HoMM3 on the same difficulty level then Chronicles is the easier one.
Have you played Chronicles on Hard or Impossible? I couldn't see so much difference that I could say "Chronicles are easier". I can not remember that exactly but I think that default settings of difficulty for Chronicles are indeed easier than in SoD, but you can always change that.
Posted April 07, 2012
Grab Might & Magic Sixpack and Heroes of Might & Magic 2 and you're good for months!

World of Xeen and Might & Magic 3 are the ones you will want to play, Might & Magic 6 is nice but needs some "getting used to".
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Ric1987: I own them all except for 9 and Crusaders. I'm in no hurry for those so pass on this sale.
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grviper: 9 isn't too bad if you're in the mood for a Lithtech engine FPS... with retarded outdoor areas, dead cities and fairly decent dungeons. And if you read some sort of FAQ with warnings of possible quest errors.
Since Community Patch 1.3 is applied, most quest errors should be fixed.
Post edited April 07, 2012 by Protoss
Posted April 07, 2012
I had HoMM 3 for ages, but never gave it a chance - it was hate at first sight when I bought it. One day before gog.com putting up this promo I decided to try it again (mainly because of the HoMM V announcement) - IT'S AMAZING! I played for 6 hours straight after doing the tutorial. What was I thinking when I put this game in the "crappy stuff" CD tube?
Now I'm sad for not having the money to buy the complete version here at GOG :P
Everyone who likes TBS should play it.
Post edited April 07, 2012 by andrestv
Posted April 07, 2012
I'm giving Heroes IV another chance after some 10 years, hope the experience will be better this time around considering the expansions and patches.
Posted April 07, 2012
There is too much M&M games.
Posted April 07, 2012
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Kabus: There is too much M&M games.
these are the most fun http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/mms-licensees
Posted April 07, 2012
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Lexor: I can not agree about "lower" difficulty - it can be selected during setup and could be challenging. Also, by chronology, story in Chronicles is happening before HoMM4, so...
If setting the difficulty to Easy will actually make the game very easy in Chronicles as opposed to HoMM3, it might be a big plus for me. I think what often puts me off when I try to get into Strategy or Sim games is the high difficulty, the randomness, the lack of an involving story and the huge time investment.

I usually prefer a little more casual gameplay over hard difficulty (not boring, but not frustrating either), linear story over random exploration, single over multiplayer, and short length over endless gameplay. The only Strategy series that ever worked for me so far was Rage of Mages, because it consisted of short maps with linear story and enough "roleplay" elements to keep me happy. So in that regard, from all that I read, it seems to me that Chronicles might be a better fit for my preferences than any of the other Strategy games? I think the only thing I'd miss from HoMM3 could be the possibility to play user-created maps, but if I like Chronicles, I might get HoMM3 afterwards.
Post edited April 07, 2012 by Leroux
Posted April 07, 2012
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Lexor: Have you played Chronicles on Hard or Impossible? I couldn't see so much difference that I could say "Chronicles are easier". I can not remember that exactly but I think that default settings of difficulty for Chronicles are indeed easier than in SoD, but you can always change that.
As yyahoo said, the main thing affected by the difficulty you choose (Normal, Hard etc) is the amount of resources you start with. There are also slight changes to the AI behavior, but nothing too major. The thing is that the Chronicles scenarios were designed to be easier than the ones in the main game.


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Leroux: I usually prefer a little more casual gameplay over hard difficulty (not boring, but not frustrating either), linear story over random exploration, single over multiplayer, and short length over endless gameplay. The only Strategy series that ever worked for me so far was Rage of Mages, because it consisted of short maps with linear story and enough "roleplay" elements to keep me happy. So in that regard, from all that I read, it seems to me that Chronicles might be a better fit for my preferences than any of the other Strategy games? I think the only thing I'd miss from HoMM3 could be the possibility to play user-created maps, but if I like Chronicles, I might get HoMM3 afterwards.
Yeah, sounds like Chronicles would be a good fit. The maps are a good size (in my opinion), and all of the HoMM games have RPG elements that compliment the strategy aspect well.

And as well as being able to play user-created maps, HoMM3 comes with a random map generator and a whole load of premade maps too (plus multiplayer if you ever decide to try it), so it's definitely a worthy purchase if you enjoy Chronicles.
Posted April 07, 2012
Hail to the GOG, I was waiting for this offer some time! Now I spent solid 25 dollars on jewels of the gaming world. I have Heroes II, III and IV on DVDs original but having a digital copies of such Games is the must. Never worried about scratched DVDs again. Thanks again!
Posted April 07, 2012
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Mod: I've just checked this out using the GOG copy of HOMM2. HOMM2 does indeed have a map editor, AND can generate random maps as well. I haven't played with it much, but not only does it have a random map generator, there's a bunch of configurable parameters for the random map generator as well. See the attached screenshot for details.
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mistermumbles: Thing is though, for whatever strange reason GOG didn't include a DOSBox wrapper for that one - it's a separate executable - so one would actually have to fire it up using DOSBox manually.
Perhaps they didn't in the first version of HMM2 GOG put out, but my copy does now include a DOSBOX wrapper. So far as I can tell, I seem to have installed my GOG copy of Heroes 2 somewhere around November of 2010, so it's had that wrapper for a while now. I can get to it via Start->Programs->GOG.Com->Heroes of Might and Magic 2 GOLD->Editor.

Cheers!
Posted April 07, 2012
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mistermumbles: Thing is though, for whatever strange reason GOG didn't include a DOSBox wrapper for that one - it's a separate executable - so one would actually have to fire it up using DOSBox manually.
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Mod: Perhaps they didn't in the first version of HMM2 GOG put out, but my copy does now include a DOSBOX wrapper. So far as I can tell, I seem to have installed my GOG copy of Heroes 2 somewhere around November of 2010, so it's had that wrapper for a while now. I can get to it via Start->Programs->GOG.Com->Heroes of Might and Magic 2 GOLD->Editor.

Cheers!
*smacks his forehead* Don't I feel silly now. I didn't even bother looking there. I hardly ever use the Start menu's shortcuts. Instead I was rooting around in Windows Explorer.
Posted April 07, 2012
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Posted April 07, 2012
Ive been thinking of buying one of the Might & Magic, just to try them, but Ive never played this kind of rpg before (for reference my favorite one is Dragon Age Origins), and my old-school level, make all of the games prior to 6 almost unplayable, so, what would you say is the better : 6, 7, or 8, Ive heard horrible things about 9 so Ill pass for now.

Or should I just let this one pass and wait to be surprised next week????
Posted April 07, 2012
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pizzapicante27: Ive been thinking of buying one of the Might & Magic, just to try them, but Ive never played this kind of rpg before (for reference my favorite one is Dragon Age Origins), and my old-school level, make all of the games prior to 6 almost unplayable, so, what would you say is the better : 6, 7, or 8, Ive heard horrible things about 9 so Ill pass for now.

Or should I just let this one pass and wait to be surprised next week????
6 and 7 are I think considered the best, but because your reference point is Dragon Age, I'm not sure how you'll like any of them.

My advice would be to get the six-pack, more games to browse through to see what to like and it also includes the best the series has to offer.

Not sure how much you are interested in strategy games, but take a look at the Heroes series as well, it's probably one of the best games ever made (the second and third installment).
Post edited April 07, 2012 by DodoGeo
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