At $3, it's an absolute steal.Įdit: apparently by itself it's $7. TL DR: If you like Heroes 3, you're probably going to like Heroes 5. This is the defining feature of Heroes 5 and will probably influence whether or not you think it's the best HoMM game ever.

There are hidden secondary skills that are unlocked by combinations of other secondary skills, and many of those are class-specific.Įach faction has just one hero class, but each class/faction has a unique ability that completely shapes the way the faction plays, from the Necromancy skill that requires dark energy supplied by town buildings to the Artificer skill that allows wizards to craft equipment for their unit stacks. Skill trees are a combination of 3 and 4, with basic->expert on the base skill with further non-leveled secondary skills. Buildings have 'town level' requirements that I believe comes from 2. It mostly plays like 3 in terms of combat (although the map is a square grid). HoMM 5 is a bit like D&D 5e in that it's a 'do what worked in the past' with a 3rd edition skin and some of its own innovations. Does anyone know of something like the Gold Box Companion for the early M&M games? So, while, yes, it is playable, there are a LOT of QoL enhancements that would really be required to make it more enjoyable. They are entered as pairs or triplets of numbers, such as S-1-4 or S-2-1-2. Back then, that's what the D&D players were doing, so gaming immersion? Oh, also, the automap grid is limited to 5x5, and as little as sometimes 3x3 in dungeons, based on available lighting.Īlso, without the manual, the spells are rather arcane (the back cover of the printed M&M II manual had a color coded list of spells).

Also, back then, it was expected as part of the game that you would manually map it out on grid paper.

It is certainly a nice to have feature, but you cannot depend on it. that character can be incapacitated, magic can interfere, teleporters. The special skills are not always guaranteed to work, e.g. It is a skill one of the PCs has to enable for 100 gold, IIRC, and each character has one or two special skills. With M&M2, you have to purchase the automap function in game. Submit a new deal Submit a question/PSA Reddit New Deals Popular Deals Meta

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