#Spellforce 3 review Pc#
This makes the PC version the best way to play this one unless you only play on consoles.
The RPG portion represents the bulk of the experience and works pretty well as we’re used to seeing inventory menus and the like on consoles, but the RTS portion feels a tad cumbersome without a mouse and keyboard, especially when you’re trying to control multiple units and squads at once. And while SpellForce III runs and looks just as good at the PC version did, the controls are a mixed bag. It’s certainly fun and a welcome addition, but if you’re a less forgiving RTS purist you’ll find it underwhelming.Īs with any console port, a big factor is how well the controls were adapted to gamepad controls. The end result isn’t as refined as we would have liked though, with some awkward AI/pathfinding and units that can feel poorly balanced. Those expansions have also been released for consoles, but weren’t included in the review version we played.Īs most RPGs tend to either handle combat through hack and slash or turn-based mechanics, we love that SpellForce III does things a little differently, and base building, resource gathering and tactics are all a good fit for the genre. The actual story campaign is unchanged though, and still leans more towards an RPG experience than a 50-50 hybrid of the two genres, letting you build a party, gather loot and advance your skill tree, as you also would in the expansions. What’s also true is that its mix of an RPG adventure with traditional RTS gameplay elements is still fairly unique, and especially so on consoles. That’s not a bad thing though, as we always thought SpellForce III was a pretty game to look at and that’s still true to this day. In fact, if you’ve played this on a PC before you won’t notice much of a difference at all, especially if you’re played the expansions that introduced a few new tweaks to the UI and skill trees. The new “Reforced” title definitely brought a smile to our face as a nod to Warcraft III’s recent re-release, but what you’re getting here isn’t as big of a visual leap forward – which makes sense as SpellForce III isn’t nearly as old as Warcraft III was.
#Spellforce 3 review Ps4#
It’s available on Xbox and PS4 as well, but we tested out the PS5 version. It now comes to consoles in 2022, which was a good opportunity for us to see how it held up. It’s been almost six years since we first saw SpellForce III in action at a trade show, and we were still impressed with it when it launched a year later. SpellForce III, Sokocat, Green Hell VR and The Hand of Merlin all made the jump to different platforms in recent weeks, and we’re taking a closer look at them today.
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