SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny

[h1]Overview[/h1] [list] [*] Unique RPG + RTS hybrid [*] Basic story campaign [*] Singleplayer modes: Skirmish, Domination, Free Game [/list] [h1]Gameplay ★★★★☆[/h1] [list] [*] A very balanced mix of RPG and RTS gameplay. You'll get parts of a chapter with your party moving around places and talking to people, clearing side quests and gathering loot. Then the main quest commence and you start building your base and army to defeat the enemy. [*] RPG-wise, there are talent trees and inventories to manage for each character. The allied heroes have a preset build for their talent trees, and you can't seem to influence it by equipping them with items meant for another class. For example, Antara, the female lead and childhood friend of the main character, will build towards the warrior class even if you equip her with a bow or staff. Since I'd like my character to be a warrior, and I don't want both of them fighting over the same gear while wasting away everything else, I had to turn off auto talent tree management for allies in order to turn Antara into a mage. [*] RTS-wise, there is the usual micromanaging of many units at once. Adding in the RPG aspects of the heroes' skills and weapon abilities to manage during combat, things can get quite hectic to handle. [*] Pathing is pretty bad especially for the giant units. [*] There is a mechanic to summon allied heroes after your character teleports using journey stone to a different area on the map. There is a need to teleport troops too, because otherwise they will have to run across the map to join the heroes, getting whacked by enemies along the way without the protection of your party, and also defeating the purpose of teleporting in the first place. [/list] [h1]Controls & Interface ★★★★☆[/h1] [list] [*] Tutorial is clear and concise, there are arrows pointing to different parts of the UI to lead the eye, and a Log section to re-read any explanations that you might have missed or didn't quite grasp yet. [*] '!' exclamation mark above a character means main quest. '?' question mark means side quest. Coin means merchant. I like the simplicity. [*] Infinite inventory pages is nice. Inventory sort button works pretty well. [*] There's a bug in the shop panel. If you click an item (meant to be dragged into your inventory) but instead put it back into the shop panel, it permanently disappears. [*] Unable to see the hp bars of individual units when the group gets too big. Hard to micromanage formations/positioning this way. [*]Positively surprised that there is even a 3rd person camera that allows you to move your character using WASD. [/list] [h1]Art & Graphics ★★★★☆[/h1] [list] [*] This expansion was released in 2012, but Spellforce 2 itself was a 2006 game. For a mid-2000s game, the graphics look pretty decent. [*] It has a lot to do with the art style having the right balance of texture, lighting and colour that makes the graphics look good for its time. [/list] [h1]Music & Sounds ★★★☆☆[/h1] [list] [*] Voices sound pleasant and fitting, emotions are put into the voice acting for some of the actors. [*] Music is nothing outstanding, but adds well to the atmosphere and serves its purpose. [*] I do have a gripe with the music not adapting to the day and night cycle; it's the same music all day long! [/list] [h1]Plot & Characters ★★☆☆☆[/h1] [list] [*] Overarching plot about [spoiler]mysterious invaders and our hero having visions from strange dreams[/spoiler] are some very overused tropes. [*] Overly-convenient plot devices. [spoiler]Lightning fast movement speed, and later it was invisibility — right when the mission needs it, you learn it for no good explanation.[/spoiler] [*] Hilariously bad "acting" by the characters. [spoiler]Hero was talking to military officer about presence of monsters. Officer said he sent a scout... scout came back on cue and fell flat, dead. Officer said in a flat tone "I've a bad feeling about this". Both continued their conversation while the body of the scout just lay there, still visible in the cut-scene.[/spoiler] [/list] [h1]Verdict [/h1] [quote]Spellforce 2 series is a unique blend of 2 genres. As it always is with fusion games, the result targets the cross-section of RPG and RTS enjoyers, which is niche upon niche. I suspect that not a lot of people will find the hybrid gameplay satisfying, but this is nonetheless a good point of entry to experience a fusion of genres. The expansion itself has a simple story, which may be good for first-time players of the franchise, but likely a disappointment for old timers.[/quote] [b][/b]

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My least favorite expansion of the Spellforce 2 but what can you do. It is not that bad.

Ich habe "Faith in Destiny" direkt nach dem Hauptspiel und dem ersten DLC "Dragon Storm" gespielt und auch wenn dieser Standalone DLC meiner Meinung nach nicht an das Niveau der ersten beiden Kapitel anknüpft, hat mich die Fortsetzung der Story so interessiert, dass ich über die recht kurze (und durchaus etwas willkürliche) Erzählung von Faith in Destiny hinwegsehen kann. Auch wenn als Standalone beworben, lohnt es sich auf jeden Fall, das Hauptspiel samt erstem DLC vorher gespielt zu haben, da Geschichte und Charaktere daran anknüpfen. Das Spielprinzip wird auch wieder gut umgesetzt, allerdings eben in recht kompakter Form und auf lediglich 3,5 Karten. Alles wirkt etwas zusammengestaucht. Das Leveln geht dementsprechend auch deutlich schneller und man wird nicht von Nebenquests, aber dafür von Kisten mit Beute überhäuft, dass man fast alle paar Minuten schon wieder was Neues findet. Die Handlung ist durch die kurze Dauer auch schon wieder "vorbei", bevor sie sich richtig entfalten kann, bzw. das Ende, was eigentlich eher der Aufhänger für den letzten DLC "Demons of the Past" ist, wird abrupter herbeigeführt als ich es für nötig gehalten habe. Insofern ist es schade, dass das DLC keine längere Unterhaltung bietet, aber nichtsdestotrotz ist es ein Bindeglied in der Handlung und ich freue mich schon, im letzten DLC das Finale erleben zu können.

Фанаты хейтят, я не фанат, но прислушаюсь к ним, потому сквозь бесконечные дебри собственной библиотеки никогда не приду к этому длс. Это столь очевидно, как и хейт фанатов.

Обрадовался было, что, в отличие от финального провального аддона (ой, ппростите, полноценной игры), эта хотя бы проходима... но нет! На самом лёгком уровне сложности на третьей карте (если считать с обучения) базу Безымянных очень сложно героями уничтожить! Увы, вынужден поставить отрицательную оценку за такой перебор со сложностью (при этом медведи всякие слишком легко отлетают). Всё же следовало остановиться на Shadow Wars - её я хотя бы на половину осилил.

Leider sind nach all den Jahren immernoch Bugs und Errors. Die werden auch nicht mehr gepatched. Es ist das original Spellforce mit den Rassen und tollen Spielgefühl aber aufgrund der Error Meldung ist es leider an gewissen Stellen unspielbar. Die Kampagne konnte ich zum Glück beenden. Das Freie Spiel crashed leider an einigen Stellen und ist so nicht wirklich zu bebenden.

Какая то сделанная на скорую руку поделка без какого либо адекватного сюжета...Есть парочка новых механик и прикольные сетовые шмоты,который дают за десять минут до конца игры,но по сути,эта часть полный отстой...даже фанаты делают более проработанней,масштабней и интересней,чем этот бичевский высер...просто позорище

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6/10. A weak SpellForce 2 "Add-on". I had no issues on my end (lucky me).