SpellForce Reviews
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To be clear, I found SpellForce to be an enjoyable experience. For the most part, the necessary ingredients for a truly top-notch title are present - an appropriately grand mission, a good mix of gameplay elements and styles, and satisfactory graphics and sound, aside from the voice acting. However, to get back to my earlier thought, the game also has a number of things that, while each is relatively small on its own, feel like they could have been and perhaps should have been done better. Some but not all have been addressed in the aforementioned patch; for instance, the bindstone system that allows instant transit among selected locations has been significantly enlarged, eliminating a good deal of dull travel time over territory previously crossed. Ultimately, SpellForce is a good or even a very good game that didn't achieve the excellence it might have.
The second is at BDGamer with an overall score of 7.8/10:
Overall, SpellForce is a great game that has been successful in blending both the RPG and RTS genres best features while keeping it accessible for the novice gamers and not getting too complex. The game also has a multiplayer mode which introduces some replay value but unfortunately there is no skirmish mode but only a sort of co-op mode, but theres no need to worry - the single player mode will more than satisfy. So if you're in the market looking for either an RPG or a RTS game, then be sure to pick this one up - you won't be disappointed (except for the voice acting....).
And the third is over at Frictionless Insight with an overall score of 4/5:
Most of all, SpellForce offers more game than you could possibly expect. It is neither the best RTS nor the best RPG out there. However, SpellForce offers enough of a quality experience in both genres, packaged in a pretty environment that you could spend dozens of hours exploring as a Warrior of the Rune. If you are a cash-strapped gamer who purchases a limited number of games (but has a system sufficient to power SpellForce), this game should satisfy the same urge that might otherwise send you out to purchase three or four other titles.
