So I'm a bit reluctant giving this a negative review as the game and concept is really unique and fun in some ways. You have a story campaign with a decent enough story, beautiful visuals, good voice acting, unique factions, a skirmish mode, a scenario- there are just a lot of good in the game.

However there is a lot of bad also. Some of the campaign missions just feel like a huge choir. You have to make the exact moves at the exact time OR you will fail a potential unlock for skirmish/multiplayer - and on unlocks - there are just WAY to many unlocks. Find the bard in 8 missions, talk to the Kobold Pip in 8 different missions, find these specifics spots and rescue these specific amount of people within this deadline - and if you fail any single one of these steps you don't get the unlock. So you have to go back and redo the mission and try to not miss some arbitrary timing you don't know about.

I think the unlocks are.. Cute. But there are just SO many of them. I think if you only had 20% of the unlocks they have in the game then you would have more then enough unlocks to enjoy. It just gets to be busy work at some point.

All in all, it's a chill, laid back turn based strategy game that has a pretty linear empire building, but that's fine - means less time spent on city management. Combat is done via auto-battler style, but with card interactions. Unique buildings and units are unlocked as you go on. Factions are decent- pretty asymmetrical which I love.

I've sunk 20+ hours in the game and I am on and off having fun. Sometimes it just feels like such an unnecessary slog to get through things and I just loose the drive to do it and if you are like that also then perhaps this game isn't for you.

If you have a huge grind mindset, love spending time doing very little at a time, enjoy TBS, gorgeous visuals, and unique settings - I think you just might enjoy this game.

about 3 hours into the camp. playing it on balanced and it is extremely unbalanced to the point it takes away the fun from it. so i lowered it to story mode and enemy units still clear my army like its nothing. Balancing issues are a huge deal with this game. at least with the campaign. too late for a refund so im going to smash my face on the wall hoping it gets better but i doubt it will

the art is good that i give em the thumbs up
but the gameplay itself is so bland and so boring
its just
so so so bored