This is an oddball of a game, on one hand the campaign can be incredibly tedious and repetitive (just got your castle and hero leveled to where you can kick ♥♥♥? Oh well, time to start the next map from scratch!). But on the other hand, it's the difficulty of fighting you're way up from the bottom that really makes this game shine.

I'm hesitant to recommend this game on word alone, find some videos first and see if you would enjoy the Civ/Might and Magic/Kings Bounty mashup. The game is pretty fun, but after a while, I'm finding I have to take it in small doses as repeating the same actions to win a slightly different map gets very boring (even with maps/shards that have different properties to them, they don't seem to be enough to warrant varying from a proven tactic).

Hello,

This is, in my opinion, a triple A title. That having been said, I would also like to point out that many triple A titles are more often then not unpolished and lacking on release, but patched at some point. As others have said, the game plays somewhat like Civilization/Heroes of Might and Magic. The developers don't seem to be in full swing patch-mode anymore either, which is really sad because it needs it.

One of the things I enjoyed the most was the exploration aspect of the game. Your heroes explore each province to provide more land for the province's population to settle comfortably. In the process you come across bandits, monsters, and unique shops. Sadly, for each positive aspect of the game, it tends to turn around on itself and bite it's own rear end. In this example , the game all but forces to you play with a "rush/zerg" mentality. Getting your hero(es) to the enemies stronghold as fast as possible, because nothing transfers over to the next map, and building up your empire on the shard is more or less wasted time. Couple that with the fact that the longer you play, the more the AI seems to advance in suspect manner (I've more then one grumbled the word "Cheater" at the computer screen).

The game is very good, I played it for a long time and still visit it when the mood hits. Despite it's shortcomings, I would recommend it if you like HoMM/Civ/Fallen Enchantress/ect.

Cheers,
Michael

Imagine a typical hex-based strategy game such as Dawn of Fantasy, make it 10x bigger, twice as good, and inject an original and well-written storyline - this is what you get. There are some very minor issues in that the manual is written for acrobat reader but clicking "manual" from the splash screen does not initiate acrobat reader so you have to find the file and do it "manually" - ironic. Also, for some reason, the graphics auto-detect at highest levels produces in game errors where I had to change settings to get screens to display correctly. These issues aside, this is a must-buy game for any who like the genre and all but hardened haters. 95%

Eador:MotBW is a really good game that i feel does not get the limelight other similar games get. It may be buggy, though the devs have worked hard to rectify most of these, and it may lack polish but what it dosen't lack is gameplay. A fantasy TBS with elements of the HoMM games. the Civ series and Master of Magic, Eador has that 'one more turn' factor that keeps me coming back.
A remake / upgrade of Eador:Genesis, if you enjoy turn based games with a story campign, customisable random 'shards' (the games' playable lands) to play, great music and plenty of original game mechanics, i recommend giving this a chance.
Two things i should add : The campaign is long; if you don't auto resolve battles it will probably take over 100 hours to complete.
Also this game can be hard, even on easier levels, so be prepared for a challenge but it is often rewarding when you win because of this. All in all a great game.

This game is awesome. It's like everything I ever wanted in HOMM but without the crap company behind it. There are a few bugs, sure, but the devs are great on fixing stuff and have personally fixed save files for some community members. Highly recommend.