Best RPG & TBS(TBB) ever !
Considering myself one of the biggest fans of the Heroes series, I can still say this game can teach Ubisoft a lesson in how to create a classical RPG / TBS and generally a medieval fantasy atmosphere.
The coloring is not screaming at you as in Heroes 5 (a 3D, children's variation on Heroes 3 from a graphical point of view) and the 3D graphics don't get in the way of the game play (like in the above mentioned example) but actually manage to contribute and justify the technological advance.
But enough about past disappointments and on to this great game; the world in King's Bounty seems huge (and I for one hope it never ends ...). The variety of the in game characters and the many innovations like the rune based skill learning combined with classical experience level-upping, showing you that getting married can sometimes be useful (it's a game after all :P), balloon rides, boat trips (train ? I didn't get so far ...) and the sheer variety of quests ... all of this makes it the best game I've played since Heroes 3 and Evil Islands...
Also I must mention the RPG mode that is surprisingly to my taste, since I'm a declared TBS fan; also the TBS battles ( TBB ? ) feature is a major contributor since I really got tired of the classical Diablo slashing and hacking left and right until my hand and mouse fall to pieces !
Ok ... if you've read this you can say 2 things about me: I'm obviously at my first review and ... English is not my strong point; but I can definitely say one thing about you ... You lost a lot of game time! Get to it!