Heroes of Might & Magic 3 vs Might & Magic: Heroes VII
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.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII
Might & Magic: Heroes VII is the latest (and perhaps most disappointing) installment of the classic turn-based RPG series, Might & Magic. It's not that the gameplay is horridly bad - it's actually somewhat the opposite. Many fans have liked the variety this installment has brought, especially the six different faction campaigns that you can enjoy, each with their own stories and landscapes of course. This game also has a nice, low-key empire building aspect where you'll manage your city, gather resources and recruit extra armies to help you take down your enemies. The synergy between the heroes and their armies is well-designed too, and not to mention, the game has a nice skirmish mode where you can simply test your skills against an AI whereby both of you are given maximum power.However, all those aside, Might & Magic: Heroes VII is possibly one of the buggiest games ever made for the franchise. The game crashes pretty often and the bugs, although rarely game-breaking, are incredibly annoying. The multiplayer mode is also practically non-existant mainly because it doesn't even work. Worst yet, the developers apparently have given up trying to fix the game and left the game almost as broken as the day it was released.
So, considering all of that, we really couldn't recommend getting Might & Magic: Heroes VII unless you can get it at a "way below market price" range or you'll just end up regretting all the wasted money.