[Morkilus]

One thing I don't think has been said is the combat. GalCiv and Civ 4 have absolutely NOTHING on the combat model. Who cares about a simple stack of spearmen duking it out for a city compared to watching hundreds of lamias, zombies, werewolves, and horrors, each in squads placed meticulously clash and burn in a torrent of magefire while summoned imps and elementals ravage the rear guard? And to think that the combat model would fit well into a fantasy RPG. It's a beautiful work of art, all in a game.