I personally enjoyed the strategy aspect of the game. If you only play yourself you are playing the game wrong. VERY VERY WRONG. The strategy mode is great for set ups and whenever there is a hitch or specific enemy of value then you manually control for certain spells or attacks. I remember my protagonist was the aggro tank. The bull guy my damage dealer while i aggro I have the elf Mage for Heals and Rift Mage CC/debuffs Vivienne for heals and CQC magic The game gets FUN when you unlock the later skill trees half way through the game. Those skill trees half way through the game were worth the time. The best part was the story. Even lots of funny diologue between fights or when you reach places of value. Lots of talking for both comedy relief and lore. I wish I played the previous ones :/