Kings Bounty = HOMM? o.O

[Loco]

I'm a long time Heroes of might and magic fan since I first played homm3. However, I had never heard about King's Bounty until recently when I saw the game in gamespot.

And I have to say, that from the screenshots and videos the games looks strikingly similar to HOMM. I mean, like almost the same exact character interface, battle mode, ect..

So I was wondering why it is so? Did the guy who created HOMM made this game? Or did someone "borrowed" ideas from the other?

I'm downloading the demo at the moment to give it a try.