Heroes of a Broken Land is a classic turn-based RPG, with first person dungeon crawling with a large world to explore, plus town management. Recruit multiple teams of heroes, and explore countless dungeons in the search for fame and fortune. Each game is procedurally generated and unique for countless possible adventures.
I picked this up as part of a bundle when it was still in BETA. If you are a CoD twitch type that seeks WETA or LucasFilms graphics, look elsewhere. This game is a love letter to the pioneering dungeon-crawlers including Dungeon Master, The Eye of the Beholder series, and one of my favorites - that I still play - SSI's excellent Dungeon Hack - in fact part of the splash art looks a lot LIKE Dungeon Hack.
But, this game provides more: city building similar to HoMM, overworld exploration, dungeons, and all the good stuff you would expect from an old school CRPG.
The worlds - or more accurately - shards are customizable as are components such as dungeon difficulty, monster toughness, world size, XP gain, rarity of magic items, etc., reminiscent of GalCiv II.
Income from building your town comes from exploring dungeons. You have to make choices as to whether you should continue exploring the dungeon you are in or getting back to town to heal and buy equipment.
The overland graphics feel more like a C64 game while the dungeons have VGA/Amiga feel. Movement is grid based and the automap of the dungeon can be accessed by pressing "M."
The maps in this game can be hilariously HUGE - which to me is a very good thing, but, having said that, if you ar in the mood for a quit romp, just choose a small shard.
As another reviewer here stated, you only get a limited amount if character re-rolls, so, as the crusader remarked in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, "choose wisely."
This game is a splendid example of of what gaming should be, namely fun. While I too love beautiful graphics, the most important component of any game for me is the gameplay itself. This wonderful title is well worth your time.