This rare game is one of the best military strategy games ever conceived. Albeit its FREAKIN' HARD.
The visuals are dated and show wear. The Sprites look a little washed-out sometimes, and the 3d battle environments dont look too good. Another thing that you will learn with this game is that it takes a LONG time to learn and to get used to the controls. Once you get a proper foothold in a castle with better troops such as a combo of Dragons and Soliders or something, you should have no trouble with the enemy forces coming your way. Im also still learning this game and have been playing it for over about 10 hours.
This is a great game, but to play it, you need the following.
1. Patience and money to get a copy of this game in the first place. Its RARE/expensive.
2. Patience with the controls and learning the tricks of the trade.
3. A general like of 2d sprites and graphics.
Not many people will fill all 3 of these critical points, so thats why I consider this one of the "Hardcore" titles, other than a "Casual" title.