I am having issues with performance (its mainly my fault for having an old laptop), but I have played around a bit and this is my first take of the game.

Pros:

It gives me vibes of old. I remember playing strategy games as a young boy/man and just learning a game by trying. This is frustrating and very cool at the same time The game is far from streamlined and I like it.

I love surprises. Sion temple giving me new units. ME LIKE

Possibility of choosing unit when upgrading is great. I am pretty sure the other choices are better, but I want to see what I get (spidey and thug in my two first tries)

Techtree. So much to try and learn. GREAT

The game is making new units for me when I research new stuff. Thank you Stardock. I will create units later, but this is great for now.

Cons:

The UI needs more love. I forget to build new buildings when the previous one is built. I have no idea about how and when my influence will spread. NPC`s dont tell me why I cant talk to them (I dont have enough money to hire)

The performance is a bit worse than I expected.

I want to use the +1 whatever resource people to something (like putting them to work in buildings of the same type)

There are a few small bugs. Like walking on a which hut and not trigger anything.

Summary. The game doesnt give enough feedback and information to the user, but the potential of the game is great. My initial impression is a 7.5/10 with potential for growth. I expect Stardock to move towards a 9/10. I havent tried enough to ensure that not all openings will be similar, that ICS (just building lots of cities with no penalty) is not the best option and so on. Need a new comp to test all that.

  Stardock: Enjoy a few moments rest and then work on the future for Elemental