Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace vs Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is a story-driven, party-based adventure RPG complete with unique gridless turn-based combat, and a creepy Lovecraftian theme. In this game, you get to control a ragtag team of investigators with varying experiences and talents. The goal here is to track down the mysterious cultists who are involved in the murder of Professor Tillinghast during what seems to be a sacrificial ritual. Will you be able to find out what’s really going on and who’s to blame for the murder?As someone who has not played the board game version of Arkham Horror before, this turn-based adventure RPG is a pretty great introduction. I absolutely love the horror-themed storytelling here and the voice acting is simply brilliant. Since I’m an avid fan of turn-based RPGs, the gridless gameplay here is unique enough to help it stand out. That said, the game is unfortunately marred by several glitches, especially the annoying camera glitch which can only be fixed by reloading a previous checkpoint.
So, to sum up, Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace may not be triple-A level, but it’s a solidly fun game in spite of its bugs and is still worth the purchase.
Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 takes you not only to the kingdom held by the Ironfists, but to the whole continent of Antagarich. Here Roland has vanished, and his wife Catherine is beset by enemies on all sides and the loss of her father all at the same time. Thus begins a brilliant adventure continuing the much loved story and here you are able to play through a campaign in 7 parts, where you get to see the perspective of every main character and hero or villain of the story.Once more you have the hybrid gameplay of strategy and turn based combat where you have a main character that you can improve who leads armies of soldiers or mythical creatures. Build your town, discover new units to battle with and take your hero to new heights of powers in a stunning game full of action and a deep and brilliant story.