I only barely recommend this game because of my hope that more people would play and offer feedback to the developers. This game seems like a 4X strategy, but in my opinion the depth of gameplay is not worthy of that classification. It seems like many features that should be in the game of this genre are missing or not up to standard.

PROS:
+ Many factions/realms to play as, with different races/alignments, and many are based on historical powers/nations
+ Tactical battles are fun, challenging and rewarding
+ Easily Moddable (a big plus for me)

CONS:
- The UI is generally not aesthetically pleasing, and text gets distorted on many resolutions
- Empire management is basically non-existant beyond pressing the upgrade economy button
- If you dont have a hero attached to an army, you are forced to use the autoresolve, and there is a limit to how many heroes you can have. The number depends on the nation you are playing. Seen above, I believe the Tactical Battle system is one of the games strongest mechanics, so it is infuriating that we don't get to use it enough
- Some nations are just ridiculously weak at the beggining of a campaign and are easily destroyed
- Unit diversity, in both quality and art assets, is low
- No income report, or anything that breaks down your finances
- A very limited pool of magic that is firmly set for your chosen realm

There are several other cons I could list, but the point is that they outweigh the pros for me. I really want this to be a good game, but for now it isn't. As I stated before, however, I am recommending this game so other people can shout at the devs and help improve it.

I only barely recommend this game because of my hope that more people would play and offer feedback to the developers. This game seems like a 4X strategy, but in my opinion the depth of gameplay is not worthy of that classification. It seems like many features that should be in the game of this genre are missing or not up to standard. PROS: + Many factions/realms to play as, with different races/alignments, and many are based on historical powers/nations + Tactical battles are fun, challenging and rewarding + Easily Moddable (a big plus for me) CONS: - The UI is generally not aesthetically pleasing, and text gets distorted on many resolutions - Empire management is basically non-existant beyond pressing the upgrade economy button - If you dont have a hero attached to an army, you are forced to use the autoresolve, and there is a limit to how many heroes you can have. The number depends on the nation you are playing. Seen above, I believe the Tactical Battle system is one of the games strongest mechanics, so it is infuriating that we don't get to use it enough - Some nations are just ridiculously weak at the beggining of a campaign and are easily destroyed - Unit diversity, in both quality and art assets, is low - No income report, or anything that breaks down your finances - A very limited pool of magic that is firmly set for your chosen realm There are several other cons I could list, but the point is that they outweigh the pros for me. I really want this to be a good game, but for now it isn't. As I stated before, however, I am recommending this game so other people can shout at the devs and help improve it.