This game has some really nice graphics but they are poorly animated, the character's don't move smoothly.
Its basically a settlers clone and isn't even as enjoyable as that. Its kind of tedious realising you haven't trained a baker after having gone through all the tribulations required to build a bakery.
Combat is secondary and consists of hiring a band of warriors and sending them into enemy territory. There are no tactics involved.
There are some really cute ideas such as the flying merchant who delivers your orders and your citizens having families but ultimately it has very little effect on the game and just adds uneccesary complexity.