To tell the truth, I was captured by the game design and overall fantasy settings : the soundtrack, graphics and the story is something that both holds to its fantasy foundation and go beyond to be its own beautiful experience.
Gameplay wise, it's a mixture of town management and turn-based strategy game, with the ability to cast spell... ok, it's like Heroes of Might and magic with just a little more complex management features.
Speaking of the gameplay, I sincerely cannot tell whenever this game is fair, at least in the campaign mode : AI spamming every few turns tons of enemies or just teleporting around the map and some mission success felt like pure luck, or in other cases, the gameplay can be a little redundant (some mission have little inspiration).
So, not matter how much many will tell you, unless you have a good talent for this genre, you are gonna have a bad time or will simply resort to exploit the AI, which is not something that I personally enjoy in a strategy game since it feels like cheating.
However, besides that, the game is a truly a wonder (sorry) to behold, the graphics may have aged, but like fine wine, the soundtracks are something that I personally loved and the gameplay is good and surprisingly deep.