This game sure has a lot of great ideas and could've been pretty nice. But it fails big time. The problem is not the steep learning curve, or the micromanagement, or the outdated graphics or the not-very-useful controls. The problem is that the only way to win this game trial by error. And that's not fun!
Heritage Of Kings is not like the older Settlers games and therefore many die hard Settlers fans dislike it. But when looking at this game not as a Settlers game it is in fact pretty good and very fun. The history in Heritage Of Kings is pretty lame nothing special. The 3D graphic is nice and descent. But where the game really shines is in the gameplay. It does a great job of mixing games like Warcraft and Age Of Empires with old school Settlers and the result is a unique game and different game with many interesting aspects. It has it's flaws too off course. But at the end off the day Heritage Of Kings is a fun game with a lot of value.