I'd never played either expansion pack; so getting them included in with the original game was nice. I'd played most of the original scenarios to death, and the expansion packs have given me a lot more to play around with. Plus, the addition of a conflux makes even the original scenarios more interesting.

There are only two things I could consider a possible drawback for the game: the first time you install it and run it, you have to go through the introduction. That's nice the first time, but if you have to re-install it more than a few times, the introduction gets old. My other complaint is the starting single campaign scenario isn't one of the easier ones, which can make it hard to get used to the first time around.

Heroes 3 is a good game, appropriate for a variety of ages. The minor drawbacks don't take away from the game at all, and it's fairly intuitive, so you can figure things out without the need of a bunch of books.