We'll be playing Heroes again in 2025

Publisher Ubisoft presented to the public the next installment of the legendary series of turn-based strategy Heroes of Might & Magic. According to the company's employees, this release, called Olden Era, will appeal to both newcomers and experienced gamers who still run the old HoMM 3 with friends. At least, the same principles are here: heroes travel across maps with a top view, a separate field opens during the battle, you can capture resource sources and use spells from the book. But there will be some changes at the release.

Six sides of the conflict are announced for the game: at the moment we know about the Temple (where knights and angels are), Necropolis, Forest Alliance, Dungeon and Swarm - the analog of Swamp and Inferno from the "three", where insects and other bizarre monsters live. The Sixth Empire is being kept secret for now. The action will take place on the planet Enroth and continent of Jadam, where it will be necessary to fight back the expansion of the Swarm, which is subject to the demonic will. Of course, there will be both story campaigns and random scenarios - depending on which mode you prefer. And there is also a map editor, so that everyone can create their own adventure and their own story.

Among the unusual things we should mention several mechanics. First, in addition to the usual formats of passing will be a mode "One Hero", where the loss of the only character will lead to defeat. Secondly, there will be "Arena" - for those who don't really like wandering around the map, but pay tribute to tactical turn-based battles. In addition, all heroes and creatures are promised active skills. As for the multiplayer, everything is organized in the usual way: on the network will be given to clash in a fight, to perform two against another pair of users, but whether the traditional hotseat (when several people take turns playing at a common computer) will be available - it is unknown.