Does everyone really like it?

[spark.milanders]

After 12.5 hours I feel like I'm done. I'm not going to leave a negative review because I think it has a lot of potential it's just REALLY early access at the moment. I played all the scenarios and didn't complete the last one with the werewolves.
I think the game is cute and it does remind me a bit of the old settlers there's just really a LOT more to add to make it a top tier game. I think it gets boring quickly. Each map it's just the same build order then wait for borders to expand then complete the tasks the other villages want. Hopefully sales keep up so the devs can keep working on it. This is the reason i won't leave a negative review at the moment. I'll revisit in 3-6 months and see where it's at.
For those that are really defending it in the forum here and saying how great it is, do you really think so? Or are you just hoping it will become great? I'm genuinely curious what you are enjoying about it. This is not a troll post.

[RobinSword]

I can understand your feelings and I think it really depends on the expectation. If you expect an Anno game here or something very complex and deep you won't get that. But to be fair, The Settlers games have never been very deep. Personally, I did not expect anything from the game, played the Demo and was surprised because it really was FUN, relaxing and I got the old Settlers feeling watching the vivid village where all goods are visible, etc.

With Early Access I know that the game by now has just the basic features but the Roadmap looks both realistic and promising - e.g. I really want to try the Coop with my kids. My kids also love the game because it's really accessible and not overburdened by one million features.

Anyhow, I would agree that it's not a game for everyone. It seems really to be made for the old Settlers fans and even for a fan it's missing the PvP which may come later, but not in the near future. Anyway, it's fun enough that I spent the money. I have paid the same price for some Indie games with less playtime... but I had a good time with them. Regarding Pioneers I think that I will also play until I've seen everything and then revisit it from time to time as the updates come.

[Earthcrosser]

Yeah I really like it (for now) but I'm with you that this could (or will) get boring after a while.
Still after 16 hours I'm happy I can finally uninstall the settlers 2 anniversary edition because this is the game I've been waiting for decades.

For me this just need a campaign and AI opponents.

25 euros for 16 hours of fun (and still going) is not a bad deal

[Santa]

Yes. Great foundation to become a really good game. Don't forget it's EA and the road map looks promising