And tonight I finally got around to starting King’s Bounty. It’s a modern remake of an old game of the same name, but I wasn’t familiar with it, so to me it’s mostly similar to how the Heroes of Might and Magic games work. (Which isn’t surprising, since HoMM was influenced by the original King’s Bounty…)

It’s mainly a tactical battle game, pitting your recruited units and hero against various enemies that you encounter as you wander around exploring and completing quests, with some RPGish elements in how you upgrade your own character and perform quests for people. Unlike the HoMM games, you only control your one hero and his ‘stack’ of units.

I’ve gone with a mage character, and so far, all I’ve had time for is the tutorial quests, and I will start in earnest tomorrow.