

Progression through the campaign splits between traditional small-scale RPG adventuring and RTS base-building, resource management, and unit creation. In the early hours you play as Sentenza Noria, a legendary general voiced by the excellent Doug Cockle. The campaign follows the fate of Tahar, a child of fate introduced during the prologue section.

Taken altogether, the mash of styles might feel immediately daunting to newcomers, but the tutorial system does a great job of breaking down the individual elements. Spellforce 3: Reforced is the first foray onto consoles for the franchise, but has it been worth the wait? It’s something that this series simply does best, juxtaposing large-scale conflict alongside party-based role-playing adventure. There are few other mainstream franchises that so seamlessly blend the two genres. I say “unique” because to this day it largely is. Spellforce has been around for almost twenty years, first debuting its unique mix or RPG and RTS on PC back in 2003.
