Still my favorite RTS game ever made.
First part of this review is my objective take, second part will be why I will not be buying THIS release of the game: I love the direction IO took this series. The entire new trilogy is outstanding. Gameplay mechanics handle very well, there are many creative ways to accomplish your objectives and assassinations, and the one liners are beautiful. The purists will always find aspects of the game they won't accept or admit to anyways, but the entire trilogy is a really enjoyable experience if you havne't played it. If you are new, buy it and love it. I will not be buying the GOG release, not because I have any issue with the game itself, and I'm even willing to "forgive" GOG for having a title with DRM. The issue is simply that I already purchased the trilogy, and because the GOG version has DRM there is no reason for me to repurchase it on the same PC that I already have the games on. I've bought many duplicates of games on GOG because of their DRM policy, and if my internet is down (spotty area at times) I can still play my games fully, but there's no real reason for myself to rebuy a game that functions the same as my other purchase. As I said in the first part, if you are new then buy it and hopefully the rest of the trilogy also releases on GOG for you in the future.