While each of the half-dozen tales offer only a few long missions, the result is a campaign that takes dozens of hours to complete - which you then follow up with Griffin’s own battles. These “stories” become what you play out in the campaign mode. They are seated around the council table, representing the game’s six factions, and each one offers to tell him a story, illuminating a different type of strategy or battle outcome. You follow the exploits of Ivan Griffin, who considers a nearly impossible battle as he listens to his advisers. I tested it using a Windows 10 PC that far outstripped the recommended configuration.Ībove: A castle in the Haven faction campaign, one of six you can play through. Might & Magic: Heroes VII is available now for Windows PCs via Steam and Uplay for $50 from developer Limbic Entertainment and publisher Ubisoft. I reviewed the original DOS version of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest in 1995, and my love of turn-based and real-time fantasy-themed strategy has only grown since.īut I will admit that if another version of Might & Magic: Heroes ever hits the streets, I will not volunteer to review it.Ĭheck out our Reviews Vault for past game reviews. The games have knocked around in one form or another for two decades, passing from developer to developer. Not only does the game itself disappoint, but it’s painful to watch the hopes of long-time fans turn into the realization that they played the best installments of Might & Magic long ago. Might & Magic: Heroes VII offers the worst game yet in a venerable turn-based strategy franchise.
When a good series runs into serious trouble, the results feel especially ugly.
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