I bought this game despite many negative reviews, and when it was on sale. I usually don't bother writing reviews, but I'm making an exception here because I feel bad for Ubisoft and think this game deserves a better rating. For people who played the latest editions of Settlers, this game could be a surprise because it's very different in terms of graphics and multiplayer options. As someone who played one of the first editions of Settlers in my teens, I actually think Ubisoft goes back to the original Settlers very much in this game (engineers broaden the boarders manually, there are cute blue houses etc.) For me, it's the editions in between this one and the first one (like Settlers 7) that were a wild variation and a different game all together. That said, I enjoyed it just as much, it was at times really challenging strategically, especially with the ressource management which is an element not present in this game. New Allies is a different story all together, for now (29h in the game) it's slower-paced and relaxing, with the design really a pleasure to look at and a strong woman characters featured as leaders. I haven't experienced any bugs either, except for one when I had to click on a video twice for the game to move to the next stage. Overal, I'm really enjoying the game so far. I hope it will get more challenging as the story advances, but even if it doesn't, I won't regret my purchase for sure.

This is an army builder game. get like 10 guys fast and wipe the tiny army and you win. its false of a game and its disappointing. They need to make farms and stuff do more than just buff the speed of making an army. They need more maps and need to allow players to fight Ai on 2v2 or 4v4 solo or without match making. so many people leave and it sucks

Worst rating. For the mandatory 'ubisoft connect' account for a game that can be played singleplayer. For the dreadfull account creation process (password is to LONG? Really? Captcha is stuck in an endless loop?). And for the big fail that - when the account is finally created - you are greeted with "Connection Lost, A Ubisfot service is currently unavailable, Please try again later." Horrible.
... Oh and if you think you're through this mess, you can finally start playing, the game asks for a CD KEY or Activation Code. Stuck again. In some post here on steam you will find a dev claiming that its 'fixed': the 'fix' is that you have to restart steam. Smooth...
I know this has nothing to do with the game itself, I was looking forward to see what's come of the game/franchise since it was many years out of my sight. But no, this is not the way these things should be done...