SpellForce 3

While playing in the “RPG mode” you feel like you are competent and can take on almost anything the game throws at you. However, the moment you start in the “RTS mode”, you feel like you are already behind and the first part of your construction would be catching up to the enemy that seems to not have such problems. To expand, you need resources. To have more resources, you need to expand. All of ...

Spellforce 3 is an ambitious game that manages to blend fun RTS segments with traditional isometric dungeon exploration in a neat RPG package.

A well-written mix of real-time strategy and roleplaying games.

Spellforce 3 is a great RTS held back by its bugs and a seemingly rushed release. Pick it up only if you are looking for a great single-player campaign.

Two great game genres that play great together, Spellforce 3 isn't anything special in any one area but the combination of the elements adds enough that it should keep players coming back for a long time.

The old school RTS continues to gather strength, with help from some friends in high level places.

SpellForce 3 is a game that, when pulled apart, doesn’t always come out looking great, but that I’ve still really enjoyed. I get a sort of primal delight in seeing two of my favourite genres blended together competently, and that’s definitely SpellForce -- competent. It probably seems like I’m damning it with faint praise, but it’s a cautious recommendation. So many RPGs give you positions of powe...

A unique mix of strategy and RPG mechanics that miraculously loses very few of either.

While the campaign and audio could be tightened up, SpellForce 3 is still an entertaining hybrid of RTS/RPG mechanics.

"It's like [Game #1] meets [Game #2]". We've all heard that line before. It tends to be the easiest way to describe a game that's difficult to place in a traditional genre. Spellforce 3, even the Spellforce series as a whole has always eschewed sticking to a genre's style. So how to best describe SpellForce? It's Dragon Age meets Company of Heroes. It's a mash-up of RPG and RTS. Something that has...

It turns out that with correct expectations and preparations Spellforce 3 is a decently fun game. However it never really feels like one cohesive experience. There are definitely times where it flows together, when I gathered my nameless troops and my heroes into one hoard and rallied at the enemies. My tank would decimate the oncoming groups with huge cleaving attacks while the white mage would b...