This is one of the deepest RTS games I have played. There is always something new you are learning. From a casual perspective it is rewarding as well as you will always earn XP even when playing against the computer. The unit responsiveness is a bit clunky and the counters are really hard but I still think it is a visually beautiful game with rewarding mechanics and so so much replayabliity. It deviates so much from the other AOE but that is the reason I love it.