To make a long story short (am I too late?), I adore Spellforce and always have. The awful voice-acting has never been enough to turn me off of the extremely fleshed-out and dynamic world setting. The lore is top-notch, and the fact that Phenomic as a team have taken such a tired template and made such an elegant creation out of it has always impressed me. If you love all things "swords and sorcery" and aren't intimidated by the excessive play length, then you should by all means go out and pick up this platinum release. It's the perfect way to whet the appetite for the upcoming Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars.