Missing Something

[z00b]

This is an odd post, but ...

I really want to like this game. I love turn-based games (as well as some real-time, but to me Total War is the best real-time game around, with the turn-based overview). I've played every single game out there that tried to even touch on fantasy turn-based gameplay - Master of Magic, Age of Wonders, Disciples, Heroes of Might and Magic, Battle for Wesnoth, Fantasy General, the handheld tactics and advance wars games, on back through the last 20 years.

But for some reason I am missing something about this particular game, and am not enjoying it at all. The range of options in combat seems very limited, and I'm having a hard time varying my strategy because there doesn't seem to be much to vary.

If someone could expound on what they love and how they are enjoying the game, I'd be appreciative. Some folks seem to be having a lot of fun, and some subtleties must be completely flying over my head here.