SpellForce2 is certainly a pretty game with some nice visuals, though, and things such as the populated towns and cities and the accelerated day and night cycles help immerse you into another world. SpellForce 2 lets you play from a zoomed-out, real-time strategy view or a behind-the-back, third-person view. However, performance varies on a midrange machines. The frame rate does struggle if there's a lot happening on the screen at once, particularly during large battles or if you play from the third-person perspective. Thankfully, third-person doesn't seem all that useful, so you'll rarely feel a need to use it. The audio in SpellForce 2 seems standard for the genre, with the obligatory attempts at dramatic voiceovers and bombastic orchestral music. The voice acting is decent and doesn't cripple the game, so it basically does the job, while the music suffices to convey emotional moments, such as battles.