My first contact with the saga, and an excellent one at it, the main campaign was challenging enough for a first timer if you're going for a Low Turn Count, and the objectives of each chapter have a lot of variety to make them all feel different, the story on the other hand is a bit simple, with a lot of its plot being predictable, and the main antagonist having a stupid reason to act like he does.

On the other hand, the Expert Skirmishes, one of the free DLC the game has, offers challenging extra maps that, while being very difficult, they don't feel cheap at all, being able to beat them with A Ranks (the maximum grade) if you use every nook and cranny of your army