My fear has become realized
After watching the long awaited elusive tactical battle here it becomes clear that the part of the game which is supposed to be the most important one, the one that is suppose to transform the static nature of this game, will indeed be the worst part of the game.
You couldn't make it more underwhelming if you intentionally tried to.
Even Civilization 5 took great steps to significantly upgrade battle animations, details and visuals from Civilization 4.
But you are not even in that category of a game yet the battle looks inferior, aren't you suppose to be more close to the category of King's Bounty or Disciples 3 in terms of the battle animations, tactics and visual detail and options?