According to Steam I've played this for 3 hours. Given that, my opinion is that this feels like someone took what was good about M&B and streamlined it. It's reminiscent of going from say, Civilization IV (or really, III) to Civ V. A lot of the tedium is gone (though still a lot there) and it looks a LOT better.

Bottom line, game's fun, repetitive, and buggy. Has a ways to go and devs have made such clear. Looking forward to seeing how it grows but what's available is great if you're a fan.

According to Steam I've played this for 3 hours. Given that, my opinion is that this feels like someone took what was good about M&B and streamlined it. It's reminiscent of going from say, Civilization IV (or really, III) to Civ V. A lot of the tedium is gone (though still a lot there) and it looks a LOT better. Bottom line, game's fun, repetitive, and buggy. Has a ways to go and devs have made such clear. Looking forward to seeing how it grows but what's available is great if you're a fan.