The game is a combination between RTS and RPG and you can see this right from the start, from the menu. Besides the usual options in a strategy game (single-player, skirmish and multiplayer), Knight Shift can be played from a RPG perspective which reminded me of Dungeon Siege. If you choose the story mode, you will just control Prince John at the beginning, but later on, as you progress, you'll get to control other characters as well just like in other strategy games: you can create teams that can be arranged in formations, you can order them to attack, sneak or sleep. Just like in an RPG, each character can advance through levels by gaining experience and improving qualities like health point, armor, damage, range.