SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition

лет 20 +- спустя как я начал в это играть. Это лучшее !!! В моей жизнь. Во что когда я либо играл. Скажу так РТСки делали на порядок лучше в те времена. И эта игра лучшая!!!

mid game

[h1]La consagración de la fórmula híbrida entre el rol y la estrategia en tiempo real[/h1] SpellForce 2 pule los mayores defectos de su antecesor para ofrecer una experiencia híbrida divertidísima. La progresión de los héroes es adictiva, los mapas son visualmente variados y la combinación de explorar mazmorras para luego liderar un ejército de elfos o fuerzas oscuras funciona como un tiro. Es un juego muy entretenido y mecánicamente bien resuelto.

Плохо работает на новом ПК.

[b]Tentative Recommendation[/b] When I played the original Spellforce a few weeks ago, I made a prediction about the direction the sequels would take the original's unique RPG/RTS hybrid gameplay: "Smoother gameplay, more differentiated factions, but with more restrictive character building and some of the interesting quirks sanded off". After playing Spellforce 2's first campaign through to completion, I'm feeling pretty good about that prediction. In fact, [i]most[/i] of the overall gameplay has been improved here, from visuals, to map design & quests, unit responsiveness & control, gameplay speed, and factions. The factions/races in particular deserve a more detailed mention, as the changes to them are no doubt something I can see being contentious. Yes, there are only three, compared to the original game's six. Yes, the Humans, Elves and Dwarves have been consolidated into a single faction, as have the Orcs and Trolls. Yes, a bunch of the old units are gone. But there are now much more noticable differences between the three, and the overall unit rosters are a lot more interesting as a result (though frankly still not [i]quite[/i] interesting enough). That being said, what of the game's shortcomings? Well, those are for the most part they're the same as the original: the RPG portion of the game is lacking, the RTS factions have basically no tech to speak of, the story is mostly naff, the dialogue is hilariously bad, and some of the mission/map design is either dull or frustrating despite being overall improvement from the first game. A [i]brand new[/i] shortcoming, on the other hand, is this game's approach to character building, which represents an unfortunate regression in that it replaces the original's more freeform stat allocation and spell scroll mechanics with a skill point system that not only lacks flavour but ends up being far, [i]far[/i] too restrictive for its own good. This would be bad enough on its own, but Spellforce 2 is unfortunately much lighter on the RTS segments early on in its campaign compared to the original game, which leads to the first 10-15 of the game frequently feeling just as sluggish as the original's worst moments despite the overall snappier pace of gameplay. To conclude: Spellforce 2 is, for the most part, a step up from its predecessor -- it's just a shame that came at the cost of the original's more interesting character building. Let's see where the third game takes things from here. 6/10

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SpellForce 2 è un bel mix tra strategia e GDR che funziona ancora oggi. La storia è coinvolgente e le missioni ti tengono sempre attivo senza diventare pesanti. Il gameplay alterna bene le fasi di comando delle truppe e quelle più da personaggio singolo, rendendo tutto abbastanza vario. Qualche elemento è un po’ datato, ma nel complesso resta un titolo solido e piacevole, soprattutto per chi ama il fantasy strategico.