I have a soft spot for that game. It's like
Heroes of Might & Magic with less colorful sugar coating, meaning AoW visual style is more edible for me. (True for all 3DO / New World Computing
Might and Magic games, I was unpleasantly surprised how poorly their famous RPG titles look, as if designed by a nerdy kid with lousy sense of humor, not somebody with a degree in visual arts.)
I was amazed when enemy army lifted the siege on my city after I've destroyed their siege units - AI knew it's pointless to go on.