Overall, the series has been one of the more underappreciated. Most entries were great, but they did have a couple of misses along the way. Some went the route of wide-scale strategy and some were more focused on you as being one officer, delving into the RPG spectrum.
If you've never played any of these and you enjoy strategy games, I'd definitely recommend it. Once the game is released, you'll likely see some long-time fans find something to complain about, but it'll probably just be nitpicking. Since you're fresh to the games, I wouldn't worry too much about what they say. Playing this will likely be a new and wonderful experience.
And if you like history, the games usually have a lot of events and biographies to read up on, so that's an added bonus.
If you wait for an English release, it'll likely be 1-2 years after the Japanese release. That's been the norm for this series.
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If you've never played any of these and you enjoy strategy games, I'd definitely recommend it. Once the game is released, you'll likely see some long-time fans find something to complain about, but it'll probably just be nitpicking. Since you're fresh to the games, I wouldn't worry too much about what they say. Playing this will likely be a new and wonderful experience.
And if you like history, the games usually have a lot of events and biographies to read up on, so that's an added bonus.
If you wait for an English release, it'll likely be 1-2 years after the Japanese release. That's been the norm for this series.