I played quite a bit of one of the campaigns before growing too bored to continue. This gameis essentially Settlers II but with two major twists: Combat is now real time and every person now requires upkeep in terms of food. Unfortunately this does not make the game better than Settlers. Rather it's a lot more cumbersome, and requires tedious micromanagement for e.g. construction and army upkeep. The real time combat also just doesn't really bring much fun-factor to the game. Winning a battle is more about pulling the enemy into a fortified position, or knowing the scripted sequence of the AI for each mission by having already lost that mission previously. Music is OK but not great and gets repetitive rather than enjoyable. Stability was mediocre on Windows 10. I saw repeated lockups on some levels in particular, which would see the game become completely unresponsive. All in all I would say the positive reviews here are very much driven by Nostalgia. This is not a great game.
