I didn't play the first Seven Kingdoms and I'm playing this one for the first time. And I really like it. A unique and interesting RTS unlike any other(except it's predecessor of course). The variety of races, randomly generated maps, and each unit having a name and a number of stats, that increase during its lifetime, will help your imagination to compensate for the lack of story elements and cheap aesthetic. If you like to make up your own stories, this is a decent playground for you. However the technical issues, like input lag and and inconsistent speed of some animations on my system, are really ruining the experience :/ Not what I would expect from GOG. Alongside other old titles being customised and set up to run well on modern systems, giving the user lots of options and tools and handles to make the game work properly, this release seems a little sloppy and lazy. I understand that the HD remake is supposed to remedy all that itself, and that it is the developer's responsibility, but they could at least maybe done something on the original version. Or perhaps it is so poorly implemented initially, that nothing could help it. The game remains playable though and certainly worth picking up (especially discounted), even just to familiarise yourself with the series, that I, as a beginner game developer myself, would call inspiring.
