Perhaps I'm a seasoned HOMM player, but walking around flagging mines, getting artefacts and attacking enemy castles can get boring after a while. The sieging of enemy castles, aside fr minor variations can become especially boring. Some of the campaigns are too difficult, especially that Dragon campaign. It becomes a method of victory through sheer numbers, slaying Dragons after Dragons. The AB campaign is the one that possess the all round fun though, if u have only time to play one campaign.
Graphics is excellent.
But somehow I wish for the 3D skyview rather than the flat left to right battleground. The music and sound effects are better than HOMM2. The music and sound in HOMM2 is cuter though. There is a more serious theme about HOMM3. I've been a great fan of HOMM3 since it came out.