A super addictive old-school grainy strategy RPG.

The game is basically Heroes of Might and Magic except a bit more tactical.
When you start a new game you can choose from 3 classes and any of the 8 elements, giving you a lot of freedom of choice for such an old game. Once you have chosen you will appear on the main game map where you can see your town, and caves/place where you will find monsters to defeat, using the ability to summon creatures to aid you, hire more troops that can gain experience with you, research new spells, towns where you can direct townsfolk to work in certain areas to increase your income, this being: (Fame, Gold, Ale, Followers and Crystals). Other heroes will direct your armies as you grow them. From here on you set off to conquer everyone or save the realm.

The combat can be clunky and frustrating, so more than half of the time, you auto-calculate your battles.

The game itself has a dark yet fantasy themed grainy feel to it, reminding me of LoTR and shining in terms of 'classic'.

It is one of my all-time favourites. I still have the original disc. The voices, sound and music add a lot of atmosphere. Perfect for those cozy-fantasy eves while listening to your favourite podcast.

Also...

Please add achievements ! ! !

A super addictive old-school grainy strategy RPG. The game is basically Heroes of Might and Magic except a bit more tactical. When you start a new game you can choose from 3 classes and any of the 8 elements, giving you a lot of freedom of choice for such an old game. Once you have chosen you will appear on the main game map where you can see your town, and caves/place where you will find monsters to defeat, using the ability to summon creatures to aid you, hire more troops that can gain experience with you, research new spells, towns where you can direct townsfolk to work in certain areas to increase your income, this being: (Fame, Gold, Ale, Followers and Crystals). Other heroes will direct your armies as you grow them. From here on you set off to conquer everyone or save the realm. The combat can be clunky and frustrating, so more than half of the time, you auto-calculate your battles. The game itself has a dark yet fantasy themed grainy feel to it, reminding me of LoTR and shining in terms of 'classic'. It is one of my all-time favourites. I still have the original disc. The voices, sound and music add a lot of atmosphere. Perfect for those cozy-fantasy eves while listening to your favourite podcast. Also... Please add achievements ! ! !