To me it feels like it combines the best parts of AoW 3 and AoW Planetfall.
The game has a somewhat thought provoking and suprisingly enjoyable story. The process of terraforming mars feels alot more fun too than for example in the game by that name =) Just gotta realise that mostly you want to play on higher speed and possibly drop the speed a bit for ocassional bouts of combat or for getting a better handle on how your logistics are doing and what transport lines / production lines you should improve to get a better overall efficiency.
