The graphics are beautiful, the game ran flawlessly on my Alienware 2.4Ghz and GEForce4 (minimum system requirements are Pentium III 1Ghz, 256Mb RAM, and a DX9.0a compatible 32Mb video card) other than a minor problem with the CD copy protection scheme that prevented the CD from working now and then. It is an elegant hybrid of RTS and RPG that will surprise you with how well it works. Phenomic has pulled off a stunning tour de force with this game. I was too busy being pleasantly surprised to worry much about my expectations. Fortunately, by the time I figured all that out I was already hooked. You’re limited to human beings and what’s more, the sexy armor she’s wearing on the box cover isn’t even in the game. The bad news about Spellforce hit me immediately – you can’t create an elven avatar. The supermodel elf on the box cover looked so much like me how could I resist? (Did I mention my eyesight is going and I suffer from delusions of glamour?)
A few of his stories piqued my interest and I was between game addictions, so I took the plunge. That was before a gamer friend of mine started raving about it. I was much closer to caving in on a copy of Lords of Everquest just to get into the Everquest 2 beta than I was to buying this unheralded title. The screenshots looked impressive, and the game reviews I read sounded intriguing but there was that whole gather-build-conquer paradigm to overcome. So I was completely prepared to pass over the JoWood release, SpellForce, developed by the German group Phenomic.
Armies are for wimps, not heroes, regardless of what Lee Ermey tells you. I want to identify with my character and feel as though a part of me has been infused into her spirit and that she would make the same moral choices I would (ok, that whole thing with my Dark Elf eating dwarves alive was just an act, ok? Really, it was.) I can’t infuse my spirit into an army. I want my games to grab me and pull me in. Why gather wood and ore when I can hack off the arms of vile trolls and keep their Rolexes? I’ll take that over the mundane, workaday tasks of building structures and armies and gathering resources. If you want to make me happy give me a sword, some magic powers and a few monsters to kill for experience and loot. I tried Age of Wonders and flirted briefly with Warcraft, but I remain a dedicated RPGer. I should warn you right away that I may be a dedicated, addicted gamer, but I have never cared much for Real Time Strategy (RTS).
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