I've started various Advance Wars games over the years but have never seen one of these games to completion, until now. Glad to finally experience the first game in the series (albeit with a fresh coat of paint), because it was a great time. I played the game in casual as this was my commuter game and still found it to be a reasonable challenge. I'll say that the story and characters were a bit more background than I'd expected, but they were still charming. The gameplay itself is addictive, if a bit repetitive and somewhat simplistic. A lot of the matchups can feel a bit rock-paper-scissors and "decided" battles tend to drag out a bit longer than necessary. This was still a great re-introduction to the series and I'm excited to play through the sequel.