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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 29: Heroes of Might and Magic III
Description: First released in 1999, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is widely considered to be one of the best turn based strategy games ever made. To this day it has a fanatical online following who strive to understand all the intricacies of the title. There are layers upon layers of complexity on display here, from the economic management to troop compositions and how you manage your various heroes.But is it still fun to play today? The strategy genre has had 20 years to refine itself into something a lot more sophisticated. There are millions of different takes on 4x str...