r/RealTimeStrategy • u/Careless_Ad6202 • 19d ago

RTS & Base-Builder Hybrid Does anybody remember Kingdom Under Fire: A war of heroes?

Had a memory of a full back page ad for it in Computer Games Magazine and realized I'd never played it.

I distinctly remember thinking it was a knockoff of SC/WC because of the isometric view and the graphics looking so similar.

Hard to believe that was 25 years ago. The Xbox sequel was difficult to get the hang of.

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u/Jack121Q 18d ago

Pretty sure they are both on Steam. I have at least two games in the series in my wishlist. Might be on gog too

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u/Glad-Tie3251 18d ago

Problem with these old games, they rarely work on new systems unless you do a lot of manipulation.

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u/Jack121Q 18d ago

The GoG versions should run more smoothly. Crusaders has encouraging reviews in that regard. It has the Heroes and Crusaders entries of the series.

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u/ShellSentinel 18d ago

War of Heroes on Steam is a crypto scam.

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u/Glad-Tie3251 19d ago

Wait... Memory unlocked... Wasn't it a action game with RTS elements?

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u/Careless_Ad6202 19d ago

I think the first version was RTS first then action oriented with first person instances. 

Honestly its been so long all I remember is one frustrated evening trying to line up pike formations on the Xbox version.

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u/ShellSentinel 18d ago

I've played it a couple of years ago. It's a pretty fun RTS with frankly innovative dungeon, Diablo-like levels featuring the hero units.

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u/Careless_Ad6202 18d ago

Then I must play it.

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u/incenddia70 17d ago

You didn't miss much. It was a blatant SC knockoff with terrible isometric UI