Studio lead reviving legendary turn-based strategy RPG after 10 years borrows Civ creator Sid Meier’s advice, says perfect sequel is “one-third old stuff, one-third improvements, and one-third something new”

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a proud successor

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Unfrozen CEO Denis Fedorov seems ready to present his studio's upcoming Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era prequel, the first new game in the turn-based strategy series in 10 years, as proudly as a newborn king. The fantasy game is a fine example of its noble lineage: late '90s games for the MS-DOS.

"The components of a good sequel are one third old stuff, one third improvements, and one third something new," Fedorov tells GamesRadar+, channeling Civilization creator Sid Meier and his "rule of thirds" – "33 percent brand new features, 33 percent improving previous features, and 33 percent staying roughly the same," as one dev diary puts it.

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Ashley Bardhan
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Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rolling Stone, Vulture, IGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.

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