Innovation will always be rewarded..
Jowood seems to become something like Molyneux 2, as they are succesfully combining roleplay.. and strategy in an absolutely fresh genre.
As for my part i always liked RPG games alot, but i rarely was convinced of strategy games. The only exception was C&C Red Alert 2.
Either way Spellforce was included with my Mainboard i had to buy because of computer issues, and i was curious as i found out what type of game it is. so i was happy to try it out:
The graphics and gameplay arent perfect yet, but good enough for solid play and progress.
It amazes me seing hordes of enemies being bashed down at my defensive constructions, my hero gaining experience from every single mob killed anywhere on the map, leading his up to 5 fellowers and a maximal amount of 50 "normal" troops to rush down enemy camps.
You've got 99 Pages of inventory constantly being filled up at an enormous rate and just when you realize about the problem to sort all the items manually you notice the small useful "sort" button to order your items by type.
Just to name a few stunning benefits from this genre combination. Even with mediocre graphics, and pretty weak vocals the story is pretty immersive and the maps and overall world is pretty big.
considering that i am now having most fun with some type of "strategy" game ever.
i am really looking forward to spellforce 2, which will hopefully bring this genre to a huge success. the graphics, units and landscaped/design are already looking absolutely impressive.