The launch was... horrendous, to say the least. The game had more bugs than a rain forest.
They have ironed out a lot of bugs already, but more work is needed until the game is truly stable.
However, the game is in a playable state right now and I took my time until i wrote my review, as I believe that you can only rate a game after at least a couple of weeks of playtime.
It is a decent remaster, the network component of the game is infinitely better than the laggy experience of the original, the Swedish and Incas are a fun addition and the changes to the previous civilizations were smartly implemented.

My biggest pet peeve right now is the UX design of the multiplayer, you can't whisper or invite anyone from inside the game (unless you are in a chat channel with them or in their clan), you need to communicate with them outside of the game (Steam, Discord, etc.)
I hope it will get redesigned and this was just a barebones implementation. The original game has a vastly superior online experience, thanks to the UI!

All in all, it is quite a decent game, let's hope they fix more bugs and crashes and improve the menues ingame so the game's online population can strive and become larger.
As I believe that the remaining bugs and grievances will be ironed out soon, I will give the game a positive review.. for now.
If my expectations don't come through come early next year, I will edit this review appropriately.

To battle!

edit: A lot has changed since then so this deserves an update. Coming soon!