Gaia Project Review - The Broken Meeple

Explore the galaxy and lead your faction to victory in this thrilling follow-up to Terra Mystica! Terra Mystica is my poster child for saying I like dry games as well when they manage to do something unique or wow me with their mechanics and choices and variety. Gaia Project seems essentially like Terra Mystica 1.5 - is it even a new game in its own right or merely a reprint with go faster stripes? Credit to BGG for images!