Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete is and will be one of my top 5 favorite PC games of all time. It's epic. It's timeless. Its music never gets old. It's like the best board game ever invented and put into computer game form. It has an awesome map editor.
I've been on a Heroes kick this past month, and as usual, D&D has been on my mind and has been looking for inspiration. Heroes of Might and Magic III has some great mechanics that could be inspiring for D&D ideas.
Every few years, I get on a Heroes of Might and Magic III kick. It's one of my favorite PC games of all time. Playing it is comfy, like the first afternoon of summer vacation in 2001. I remember being on such a kick my first year of marriage when my wife left for a couple of weeks and I had no work or school to do. I remember my entire family getting sick as a dog one February and playing the crap out of it. It's just such a great game, has beautifully nostalgic music, and an incredible map editor. A game that's easy to play but hard to master. I want the "End Campaign" music played at my funera—ahem. Anyway...