Heroes of Might and Magic V 2006

Is it still worth playing?

Released in May 2006, this fantasy turn based strategy game was used to start the series over in a new setting, called Ashan. Players take control of heroes, leaders with magical abilities. A hero can learn a new skill, improve an existing one, gain an ability or build combinations of abilities on gaining a level or visiting special buildings on the adventure map. There are racial skills and regular skills, and a hero can have up to five regular skills and always has the proper racial skill. Skills have four levels: Basic, Advanced, Expert and Ultimate, and each is tied to three to five abilities depending on the hero's race. A hero at Basic level learns one ability, at Advanced two and at Expert three. Growing a hero skill by skill is still a good way to build an army.