Very Solid Gameplay, Yet Lacking In Polish

User Rating: 8 | SpellForce: The Order of Dawn PC
Upon playing Spellforce: The Order of Dawn, I had very mixed feelings. One side of me was saying "Wow this game is great! Play it some more!", yet the other side was saying "Whoever was in charge of beta testing game should be fired, and the voice acting is terrible! Turn it off!". As I mentioned, the game has extremely fun and unique gameplay, which is a solid mix between Single Character Development RPG, and large scale army RTS. You get one hero, which deals the brunt of the damage, yet you also get a large army, which helps keep the gameplay diverse and fun. But with good gameplay comes its downfall, the "everything else" section of this game. It is ridden with bugs, even with the latest patches, the graphics are very glitchy, saving in the wrong place could mean having to restart your file over, FROM THE BEGINNING (ouch), and the voice acting is ATROCIOUS, possibly the worst of any game OR movie I have ever heard. But despite the games MAJOR low points, the exciting battles and fun RPG elements keep the game moving and always fun. *Recommended*