Strategy games are a moreish delicacy, and Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is what you get when a connoisseur enters the kitchen. The nostalgic yet refined throwback to the strategy series' classic entries is a labor of love for developer Unfrozen, and if I didn't know that from playing 20 hours of its mammoth demo, I'd have gleaned as much from the impressive array of Heroes memorabilia displayed behind CEO Denis Fedorov.
"It's sacred for many, many people in this world," he says of the honor he feels in spearheading the newest instalment in one of his favorite strategy franchises of all time. "It's a great pleasure, but at the same time, obviously, a great responsibility."
