Holy **** Best strategy game ever...
It might be a little hard for beginners to beat it the first time, but just put some effort to it, and you'll see that it was all worth it, you'll love the game.
Even though GS said the plot is laughable I found it to be very, I mean very good, and even better if you have played Path of radiance, you'll see that many things that you didn't get in it, makes sense after you play this. It's what I'd call the perfect sequel to it.
The game basics are pretty simple and easy to get, and unlikely most strategy games this game has got a lot o replayability, since you get more than 70 chars and can make multiple runs with different units.
Definitely worth the price and recommended.