At first glance, SpellForce isn't the most creative piece of creation on the block. You see elves, dwarves, humans, orks, trolls, undead.... all of the same old stuff that was popularized by Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings that has been played out to death at this point. I know there is a familiarity there that gamers might look for, but I really think there must be some room for something new at some point. That being said, upon closer inspection SpellForce does have some nice tricks up their sleeves for the story. There's not going to be anything in the overall theme that's not familiar. You play as a hero. You save the universe from annihilation at the hands of a power hungry evil. You fight side by side with the different races of the land towards that end.