This game has probably the best multiplayer experience of any 4X strategy game I've played. The fact that you take your turn simultaneously with your fellow players AND that you can play asynchronously makes this game feel respectful of my time.

In the 4X genre, I find it's hard to get through even a single multiplayer game when you're playing with friends who are adults with full lives and a lot of other responsibilities. The way multiplayer works in AoW4 lets me make the most of the little time I have to play games with other people.