Fellas, Spell Force getting on bad. Let me warn you first, this is not for a man weak of PC. This game calls for power, lots of it. Machine crawling running this game but anywayz on with the review
Spell Force: Order of Dawn
Brought to you by JoWood, same company that made Arx Fatalis...a game where you could mix flour and water and bake bread by a fire side! Talk about attention to detail. They also made Chaser, which has the most intricate glass destruction implementation I've seen to date. Breaking windows in that game is an art, but I digress....back to Spell Force.
JoWood did not dissapoint. "All the little things" ™ is their forte, I have never seen an RTS with such attention to detail. Trees sway in the breeze, animals walk around aimlessly, workers dress to suit their rolls. Madness.
Imagine, you throw a worker in a Woodcutters hut to fell some trees, next thing yuh know the man ditch his basic gears and throws on a lumberjack getup, complete with an appropriate axe. He becomes a "craftsman" and does twice as good a job as an ordinary worker would.
Very bad.
Day / Night cycle
Did I mention that the mc trees sway??
The RPG elements are in full effect, and I do mean full effect. Is almost like Baldurs Gate. Charisma, Agility, Wisdom, Strength, etc....it's all there. Along with a ton of "special" abilities, both light side and dark side. Each allowing you to develop special powers. Combat spells, healing, etc...
Infact, if you use the third person view instead of the isometric, it plays a bit like Dungeon Seige, without the healing potions.
You have to see the Forge to believe it. When you build this structure, you have to leave a worker assigned to it. That worker stands by the anvil and forges mc weapons! You actually see the man hammering the molten metal and watching his work, gauging it.
Did I mention the mc trees sway?
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Lawd, it bad, it mad, it rad, yuh dad
The only complaint thus far is the voice acting of the tutorial mission.
Very weak.
Minor annoyance....forget it, let's sweat it.
suhuweat!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But don't just take my word for it....
PC Games 01/03
„…a splendid mix of Warcraft3 and Dungeon Siege.“
„…Helm’s Deep-style battles…“
„The graphics look so great and the controls so easy, SpellForce makes you want to push aside the demonstrator, grab the mouse and start fighting goblins yourself.”
GameStar 01/03
„Beautifully staged 3D battles.“
„SpellForce is an action-oriented strategy game with a fantastic atmosphere”
„...magnificent graphics and intuitive controls...“
PC Action 07/02
„Excellent graphics, a magical hero and phenomenal user-friendliness: Here comes SpellForce!”
„The 3D graphics really are awe-inspiring“
