King's Bounty games

[Bacardi Jim]

Avid RPG fans might want to check out these old-school games. They are available relatively cheaply from Steam. They are a bit of a twist on the traditional RPG in that your "party members" aren't characters, but hordes of various types of combat troops/magical monsters. Thus combat is part traditional turn-based RPG-style combat and part turn-based strategy/tactical game. The artwork is generally excellent. The storyline is revealed through a lot of lengthy dialogue boxes. The game engine is similar to that in Diablo 2 or Torchlight or Fate, except that it is turn-based.

These games lack the incredible charm of the Aveyond games, but are great at what they try to do. Decent storytelling, great graphics, and a re-thinking of the traditional combat system all adds up to a big winner.

By the way, I loved Torchlight. And I say that as someone who HATES real-time combat.

[Jude]

If we are referring to the same King's Bounty game, it was the precursor of the Heroes of Might and Magic Games.

[Bacardi Jim]

If we are referring to the same King's Bounty game, it was the precursor of the Heroes of Might and Magic Games.

That's the one.

[Phlebas]

That's the original, but there have been some more recent additions to the series. They're quite well known for being barking mad (as well as rather good):
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/10/02/kings-bounty-my-zombie-wife-the-belt-odoom/

[LadyKestrel]

I love this quote, Phlebas:
"Later, I performed amateur dentistry on a dragon, fought a turtle as big as a castle and fed 89 giant snakes to a fish-god. I love King’s Bounty."

[draclvr]

That is a hoot!

[Jude]

Are these newer games available for the Mac, and if so, where?

[Bacardi Jim]

Are these newer games available for the Mac, and if so, where?

According to Wiki, there are Mac versions. I got the first three games (Legend, Armored Princess, Crossroads) from Steam.