Heroes of Might and Magic: Complete Edition

It's somewhat strange that the review of this collector's edition slipped past the portal. Although it, at the very least, deserves attention, more so - the desire to buy it quickly.

So, the contents of Heroes of Might and Magic: Complete Edition

- 4 discs with Heroes 1-5, including add-ons for all parts.

- 3 discs with the soundtrack for the 5 heroes. The soundtrack, I remind you, is by Paul Romero and Rob King.

- Bonus DVD with developer diaries, trailers, screenshots, storyline, videos with monster tests, etc.

78-card Tarot deck.

- Map of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

- A huge poster with the winning artwork from the Nival contest (the cover of the original, with vampires and others)

- A size L t-shirt, featuring a never-before-seen demon

- A giant fan encyclopedia covering all aspects of the beloved game

- A complete bestiary of all creatures from Heroes V

- A hardcover book with concept art from Heroes V

And all of this goodness was sold for, you won't believe it, 49.99 British pounds. Of course, it's all sold out now!

More details about all the bonuses:

Game Discs:

Just the fact that all parts of the game are included in the package, with all the add-ons, is already pleasing. For a true fan of the Heroes series, this is just a fantastic gift.

Tarot Card Deck:

A stunning set of 78 cards featuring art from the game. The deck differs from the one in the "Special Edition" of the original fifth heroes - the suits this time are as follows: Orcs (swords), Dwarves (pentacles), Necromancers (cups), and Academics (staves). The major arcana match up.

A detailed post about the deck was already on the gamer site.

Tarot Cards from Heroes of Might and Magic Complete Edition

Books:

When it comes to the books, one could talk endlessly. No collection set has ever had such a level of execution.

There's information about the artists:

- Olivier Ledroit. Developed the main style. Forest elves, for example, include not only Celtic motifs but also North American Indian ones. Dark Elves - Italian Renaissance.

- Alexander Panov (art director at Nival)

- Victor Surkov

- Gwendal Lemercier

- Ilyad games - created most of the portraits in the game, collaborating with Ledroit.

- Adrian Smith

The art book is simply magnificent. 171 pages of stunning images, each one could be torn out and hung on the wall.

Contents:

1-3 Contents

6-7 Pencil sketches of the arts available on the following pages

20-24 How the game was created - the process from sketch to full model. On page 24 - a map of Ashan, shown below.

56,60,62, 64-66, 68, 70 - just labels corresponding to Haven, Inferno, etc.

72-81 Various trials and ideas used in creating the world. Pencil sketches.

100-106 Various backgrounds and types of landscapes... Everything can be seen in the game 106 - Archdevil from the game.

138 - Elementals. Also visible in the game.

140,141 - Title "Structures and Items" and images of various artifacts from the game.

147-155 Illustrated spells, skills, and abilities. Then - screenshots from the game - trailers for missions and puzzle windows for the Grail.

On the last pages - "all for fans" and advertisements.

Map of Ashan

For dessert, I leave you with scans from the art book...

Cover page, its back side, and spreads

**Factions:**

**Empire**

**Academy**

**Inferno**

**League of Shadows**

**Necropolis**

**Horde**

**Northern Clans**

**Sylvan**

**Cities**

**Characters**

**Various Arts and Artists**

**Concept Art of Creatures**

While writing this post, the power went out, the text was rewritten a couple of times, I lost some links to order this collector's edition somewhere. In short, I burned a lot of nerves )

I hope it was worth it and you will enjoy it )

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