It's really good for about 10-20 hours, which is waaaaay too short for a grand strategy game. After that, every country feels too similar. There's a real problem with lack of flavor, because there are not enough unique events, mechanics, art, etc. Also, the war system was quite bad on release, but I hear it got better. All that being said, its really fun to play with your industries and trade, and it all works well and is decently intuitive. It's probably worth it on a decent sale (or pirated).
It's really good for about 10-20 hours, which is waaaaay too short for a grand strategy game. After that, every country feels too similar. There's a real problem with lack of flavor, because there are not enough unique events, mechanics, art, etc. Also, the war system was quite bad on release, but I hear it got better. All that being said, its really fun to play with your industries and trade, and it all works well and is decently intuitive. It's probably worth it on a decent sale (or pirated).