Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

If you love being in charge of an army and fighting like a real commander of an army then this game is for you. Once you get into this type of genre there's no going back.

I had been looking forward to this game for a long time. While it is quite an improvement over the previous game, it still lacks a significant amount of promised content that, even now, has yet to be delivered.

Instead of focusing on completing core features, such as proper modding support, a functional level editor, and meaningful NPC interactions - the developers have shifted their focus to releasing DLCs. This feels premature and frustrating given the game's unfinished state.

Additionally, there are several gameplay flaws. Exploring towns feels pointless, the smithing system is more annoying than enjoyable, and other design issues persist throughout the experience.

As it stands, I can't recommend this game until these problems are fixed.

12 years in development, still came out as early access. After early access stage, still janky as hell. Impressive.

It's kinda repetitive-- game needs to be fleshed out more for it to be enjoyable to the masses. But I enjoyed it. So, take that as you want.

This is a very very awesome game! Might have a slow start but once you get money and build an army it is one of the most addicting and fun games to play! Highly recommended!

Awesome game with lots of features. cant wait for further expansion.

Still no fix on Game consistently crashing. Re-installed, verified, giving full access to steam, unblocked all files, ran in administrator. Nothing works. Great game, but pointless when it doesn't work.

Would recommend the game, but not if they can't even fix the foundations.

I played Bannerlord again recently for the first time in 4 years. Previously I hadn't played since 2021 because I simply did not like the game. Unfortunately 4 years later and barely anything has changed and I still don't like the game. I love Mount & Blade: Warband it is infact my #1 most played game on steam and has been for years now. It's one of my favourite games of all time.

So why don't I like Bannerlord? There are many reasons sadly. I'll keep my reasons breif and to the point:

* I find that Bannerlord has added too many mechanics to the game. To the point where playing the game is more of a chore than an enjoyable experience

* I absolutely hate the renown system in Bannerlord compared to Warband

* There are no feasts and diplomacy is not as good as it was in Warband

* Setting up a workshop is 100x more annoying than in Warband. Trying to find a village with the correct resource to supply a town i found to be next to impossible and I found my workshops grinding to a halt straight away which doesn't happen in Warband. In warband you buy an enterprise and it just works, it generates money and that's that. So much better.

* I don't like daily pay. I prefer weekly pay like in Warband. It gives you a chance to use the week building up your finances.

* The native Factions aren't as interesting in Bannerlord compared to Warband

* The biggest reason is that Bannerlord just isnt fun. I think for me its because the game overcomplicates things that we're already perfect in Warband. Warband feels like a perfect medieval sandbox experience which is easy to learn, has mechanics that are easy to figure out and get used to etc. Bannerlord feels more like a resource management simulator, there is so much micromanaging in Bannerlord that you have to do. I found myself spending more time being annoyed in Bannerlord than actually having fun. In Warband its the opposite.

I could go on but you get the point.

Bannerlord has too much going on, too much that you have to learn and remember, too much time spent managing resources instead of fighting. The game is 100% a chore to play.
To be hoenst, I can't see myself ever downloading and playing Bannelord again because Warband is still perfect despite it's age & Bannerlord just feels so much different and not in a good way.

Imo there are only a couple of things Bannerlord has which are slightly better. The first being the Graphics, obviously the graphics are way better compared to Warband. Secondly the fact that you can have kids then play as those kids if your character dies. That is one thing I do find cool. However those two things alone are not enough to save this game for me.

Honestly if they updated Warband with Bannerlord graphics, that'd be the perfect game. Then there would genuinely be zero reason to play Bannerlord again. Honestly thats all I kinda wanted from Bannerlord to begin with but unfortunately they messed around and changed too many things in the game.

I WISH that i loved Bannerlord. I really tried to learn the new mechanics, get into the game and fully enjoy it but I just can't. Bannerlord is not fun to play at all. In my opinion, it's a bad game. I will be sticking to Warband for the foreseeable future whenever I get my medieval sandbox itch.

The game is still not in a satisfactory state. Empire management is disappointing, diplomacy is paper thin, and there's simply not much incentive to deal with most of the drudgery. The game's at its best in the early game. These things alone would not be enough to warrant a negative review necessarily, but they've announced a paid DLC for the game, instead of finishing the game. Just go play warband instead.

The studio behind this game is pathetic and are full of activists who prefer to monitor conversations over the state of their game.. Trying to get people to review bomb this in the forums as a result of treating the community this poorly but an admin removed the post

No economy, no diplomacy, no ai; in fact, its a sandbox and you have to bring the sand...
Poor mod support/barely any.

New dlc will not allow modders to use the assets to mod either. This means the dlc has will impact modders ability to create rather than aid them..

Trying to get people to review bomb this in the forums as a result of treating the community this poorly but an admin removed the post. I hope others read this and review bomb.. Tales worlds do not deserve your custom.

I want to express that I love this game, I have uninstalled this game as many times as I have installed the game. The mechanics are simple. Combat takes a little getting used to at first, but afterwards it's like breathing and begins to feel to easy to be enjoyable. The story is fine, and the concept of growing an army is cool.
However the game lacks depth and is very repeatable, and not in a good way. It's the kind of game where you can binge it for a week and drop it for months at a time.

Great game if you like to spend 4 days building a siege camp just for some dude to come up and take it from you and then NEVER attack.

Biggest letdown of my life, lacks everything Warband had, only thing this POS has going for it is mods. Boring as fuck.

its been 5 years and they havnt added the late game / end yet but its ok because $25 DLC is coming out soon

you can just have your archers fire arrows for 10 seconds then press tab to teleport the enemies back to the start and shoot them again, or you can press the blacksmith button 1000 times and have unlimited money

Theres literally perks on the skill tree that are work in progress and havnt been coded into the game yet
You cant use troop tactics yet because most of it hasn't been coded in yet, and to fix this they took out the ability to choose your formation types, im assuming purely so they didnt have to balance anything?

The game has potential but they didn't bother finishing the base game before bringing the first dlc. In my opinion this should still be in early access.

This game is still unfinished. Riddled with bugs and crashes. There is no middle or end game given the complete lack of diplomacy between kingdoms. I've had the game for years now waiting for it to be finished, but its still garbage without a hefty amount of modding.

Mods for the game are amazing and the only reason i've come back to check in over the years

Honestly the games kind of disappointing, it feels half baked. It has a lot of potential but core aspects of the game are just bad and bring down the rest of the experience. The third person camera in particular is unforgivable.

its the game ive been looking for my whole life it is perfect, making your own banner/flag plus and you make and name your own country and best of all its set in the medieval ages. :)

Game doesn't let you fight sometimes. Like just doesn't let you interact with enemies. Hasn't been touched in years, unupdated, only with a paid DLC

8/10 could use some more content but the basic gist is fine. Definitely need mods to fully maximise game experience for now.

The multiplayer community has always been strong and active since Warband. I never bought Bannerlord on release, because Warband players were very critical of the new skirmish system over battle.

Since playing, I've spent a lot of time in the multiplayer community. Taleworlds have all but given up on what could've been a medieval CS:GO. We have had little to no multiplayer improvements in years. There are many people with many suggestions to multiplayer but we have been brushed aside and forgotten. Singleplayer players frequently voice their complaints; that the game is a buggy mess, minimal improvements since launch, yet the multiplayer community, still going strong has to continue to use a third party matchmaking discord because after years, the Bannerlord skirmish matchmaking system is a mess.

I am the lowest rank (Bronze 1), anyone who plays more than 100 skirmish games will sink to the lowest rank. I gain 3 ELO upon winning, and lose 30 ELO when losing. The ELO system has been completely broken since launch.

Adding to this, Taleworlds has made no attempt at working with the Bannerlord Native League, or any other Bannerlord tournament organisers (Something they could be handling and promoting themselves), why don't we get in-game badges for winning tournaments? Why don't we get Taleworlds streaming our competitive events? The multiplayer community is held up by its players and only it's players, without a single drop of support from Taleworlds.

I love this game, and I have spent almost a whole year of my life as playtime in Mount & Blade multiplayer (8k hours). We are some of the most dedicated playerbase any game has ever seen, but we have been forgotten by the devs.

Taleworlds, I am begging you, send your community manager in and meet with the people who help run our community discords. Talk to us and find out how you can improve the half-built game we all bought. We have many improvements but you haven't listened for years.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – A Disappointing Sequel Mired in Missed Potential

After nearly a decade of anticipation, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord arrived with the weight of enormous expectations—and unfortunately, it buckled under that pressure in many ways.

The core gameplay loop remains familiar: build your army, wage war, manage fiefs, and rise to power. However, despite some graphical upgrades and a more detailed map, Bannerlord often feels like a glorified early-access version of Warband rather than a true sequel. The game launched in a technically unstable state, with crashes, poor optimization, and a slew of bugs that persisted long after release. Even now, performance issues and AI problems plague the experience.

Combat, while serviceable, lacks the polish expected after so many years of development. The AI behavior—both in battles and on the campaign map—is baffling at times. Enemy lords make nonsensical decisions, sieges are clunky and repetitive, and unit pathfinding is still frustratingly unreliable.

What’s most disappointing is the shallow campaign mechanics. Diplomacy is barebones, kingdom management is opaque and underwhelming, and character development feels stripped down. There's a ton of potential in the world of Calradia, but it too often feels like a lifeless sandbox filled with grindy, repetitive tasks and little meaningful progression.

Mods have helped salvage the game, as the community remains incredibly passionate and resourceful. But it’s troubling that, even years post-release, players often rely on modders to fix what should be core gameplay deficiencies.

In the end, Bannerlord feels like an early access title masquerading as a finished product. For longtime fans of the series, it's a frustrating reminder that ambition without execution leads to disappointment.

Score: 5/10 – A long-awaited sequel that stumbles where it should have soared.

Dont bother with the game if you have an AMD gpu. Game will cause your GPU to completely timeout for no particular reason other than who cares about fixing an issue that has been known of for over a year. Cant wait to have my gpu timeout whilst on a boat on next update.

Gather money, gather arms, gather men, gather glory! That is it pretty simple but pretty awesome.

This game has been a buggy mess that the devs abandoned after getting their money, modding is basically impossible because the devs will do updates every other month where they add a helmet to the base game and all of a sudden its just constantly crashing and causing issues, would not recommend. Especially for that price which is insanely high for what you get.

Addicting gameloop, but needs the No Mans' Sky treatment.
AI is dumb, diplomacy is a joke, smithing is broken OP. Big battles are still great fun!
Hope the upcoming DLC is good, if not, I'll probably get into the mods.

If you're like me and you saw the large-scale battles on YT with multiple squads doing tactical and strategic maneuvers to defeat your enemy in an epic battle, all commanded from the field as one of the soldiers, and you thought it looked like it would be a ton of fun in multiplayer... I'm really sorry but this is not the game for you (even if you'd settle for singleplayer).

I really, really wanted to like this game, but unfortunately the multiplayer apparently has effectively only two modes that have enough players to get into: Team Deathmatch, where you play as a single character (no units to control) in a very open brawl that ends up with way too much movement and mostly only 1v1 to 3v2s (in numbers of players) at largest in each engagement, nothing even approaching large-scale formation combat even with 70+ players in the server; and Captain, where you command a single squad of around 20-40 units (all the same type) in a 6v6 (players), and can't even split your one squad up to do any real tactics with it aside from managing that one squad. I do not believe there is any way to play a multiplayer battle in this game where you control more than a single squad, which is incredibly disappointing as that's the entire reason that I bought the game. Also, unfortunately I've only been able to find one community that does events with large enough player counts to actually have formations or any form of large-scale combat, and that only happens twice a month.

I would also strongly recommend against this game if you want to do battles even in singleplayer, as the "Custom Battle" option is incredibly barebones with no way to even choose how many of each unit you want, no cost/points/balance system, nothing. This game seems to be designed entirely around the singleplayer campaign, which is frankly extremely boring as at least at the start you're just running around doing errands for people like "deliver 10 sheep here", or fighting tiny groups of like 5-20 bandits, over and over again for the first ~10+ hours, at least if you're new to the game. It feels like work rather than playing a game. Not to mention the extremely repetitive AI dialogue, poor graphics, horribly unintuitive UI, very weak tutorial, frequent bugs, and messed up mechanics (such as escaping from an army only for that same army to immediately re-capture you). I've heard if you get to the end-game it's fun, but at this point I'm very skeptical, and for $72 I'd expect the entire experience to be fun in the thing they put all of that development time into, and that's just not the case.

Unfortunately, in the game's current state I really cannot recommend it to anyone unless you get it at least 50% off, are only interested in the singleplayer campaign, and love the idea of the progression starting off having to do errands and grind endless fights with brigands in order to progress. Don't get me wrong, the game's a lot of fun, but at least for me, maybe $20 of fun at most. $72 for this game is absurd imo.

Removed custom groups from the game, mount & blade warband had it, this game had it before, and now it's gone, you want a custom group for just your companions? A custom group for specific units you want to use for attacking from the side or for putting at the front? Too bad, no more custom groups, what a downgrade, this removal of a feature has made warband to be the better game with more features now,

By far an amazing game if you want hours of fun this is the game I would choose. Takes a good amount of time to get going but super worth it

This game took me deep into history.
You start alone in the world of Bannerlord, and when you immerse yourself in the game, you see that you have become the king of a country and you have to take the fate of thousands of people and command the army in your hands.
And fight the enemies of the empire and add new lands to your territory.
The Bannerlord game is the best in its genre.
This game has room for improvement, but there are no updates from the developer for this game.
Almost all the updates that make the game better are from modders.
I recommend this game to those who have seen movies like The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Game of Thrones and like to take command of the army.

503.6 hours on record. Fantastic game with a wide variety of play styles supported from a developer that is deeply invested.

10/10 would buy it again.

This review is based solely on what was promised and what we received (some things might be missing, so feel free to add positive or negative implementations on the comments), not with the aim to bad mouth the game, but to put the situation plain and simple for any newcomer ( especially because of the new DLC coming out) so here we go:
Implemented Features ( some don't fully work )
1. Battle Terrain System
Works just as intended, only problem is not all maps have been created/released. And there is snow and rain on the campaign map which doesn't really affect the outcome of battles.
2. Voice Acting for Dialogues
A portion of dialogues, especially greetings and main storyline conversations, have been voiced in English. Doesn't really add much, it's a nice touch and all but basically no localization and feels weird when the silent dialogue was just fine.
3. Multiplayer Enhancements
Features like voice chat, cheer and shout systems, and custom servers have been introduced to improve multiplayer communication and gameplay. And on top of that, they broke the sounds for the cheers with the new implementation of extra cheers you can unlock with in-game currency.
4. Crafting Orders
This system allows players to accept crafting orders, adding depth to the weapon crafting system and providing a new career path within the sandbox.
5. Keep Battles
Expanded sieges now include climactic battles within besieged castles, offering more immersive siege experiences.
6. Party and Kingdom War Stances
Players can assign orders to subordinate parties to dictate their approach towards hostilities, adding strategic depth to kingdom management. Though I haven't noticed any big difference in AI responsiveness to this.
7. Perks
You can customize your characters based on what perks you put on them, some perks do not work and there is no way of training the perks other than doing their passive skill ( no books or trainers)

Unimplemented or Uncertain Features
1. Expanded Settlement Management
While the game includes basic settlement management, more detailed control over village infrastructure and development is still lacking.
2. Replay Editor
Although there were discussions about a replay feature, it has not been fully realized or integrated into the game.
3. Unique Companion Quests
The game lacks unique quests for companions, which were initially promised to add depth to character interactions. This one has received the cold shoulder when asked about to silently get rid of any further ideas of implementing it.
4. Expanded Banditry and Crime Systems
Promised features like expanded interactions with city gangs and a more complex crime system have not been fully implemented.
5. Intrigue and Diplomacy
Mechanics involving espionage, defamation, and complex diplomatic interactions are still underdeveloped or missing.
6. Feasts, Tournaments, and Ceremonies
Social events like feasts, tournaments, and ceremonies for milestones such as a child's coming-of-age are not present in the game. Tournaments are just random events that appear and sometimes hold no meaningful reward or participants.

In Development or Under Consideration
1. Sally Out Missions
Currently, when defenders sally out during a siege, it initiates a standard field battle. Plans are in place to create dedicated missions for these events to enhance immersion. ​
2. Cut Scenes for Life Events
The introduction of cut scenes to commemorate significant life events, such as the birth of a child or the death of a comrade, is planned to improve narrative immersion.

These are not everything that was promised, but just some key points to give somewhat of an idea of what's happening with the game. Could go on with minor bugs in singleplayer and multiplayer combat bugs and animation glitches, but main part of all of this is to say that the game was never fully released. I'm not saying I didn't have fun spending 1000 hours in singleplayer and another 1000 in multiplayer, just saying what they're putting out is not what you're getting, as I have seen plenty of people with no more than 10 hours just quit the game because it's not what has been advertised. So this upcoming DLC is just another cash grab from Taleworlds, same strategy they pulled when they classified the game as fully released and releasing the weird digital companion DLC, same as when they released it for consoles and you can't even download mods ( unsure if you can even play multiplayer on console). I like the game but if you're expecting everything you've read or seen on Taleworlds promotion don't bother buying.

Dead world when all is said and done. After the battles are over, there's very very little to do. Like so many games of the last 15, maybe even 20 years, no effort and thought into the gameplay capabilities of the player outside one specific function.

An open world without is nothing if your character is not an open world of possibilities within. That goes for any npc. They're little more than cardboard cutouts.

The battles are fun, but unsustainable because there's nothing to really fight for and cultivate. Can't expect recommendation when the cause of investment is so overtly shallow.

That being said, like skyrim, the framework is excellent for mods and the modders have shown that (bless them).

You'd just expect TW to do so much more to fulfil their end of the bargain and they didn't. I think they said they'd be doing a massive update soon for us though so we'll see if that fixes it.

It's only fun with a heap ton of mods. And even then, there's a lot missing from the game. Somehow the devs managed to have fewer features and less depth than Warband or WFAS.

The campaign is the worst ever thing created. I could have down syndrome and create a better campaign solo than the entire development team. Fix the god awful campaign? No lets release a dlc several years after release. I cant imagine developing this game and looking at the campaign and saying "yeah this is great". its the same 3 quests on repeat until conspiracy fires. Does your country help with these quests that are pertinent to the nation? No. Player only. It's bewildering how awful the campaign is, whatever path you choose, independent kingdom or gifting the banner, its complete trash. If you buy the game do not engage with the dragon banner at all, one of the worst campaigns/stories ever created in gaming history.

Game still has GPU crashing issues despite being a known issue for 3+ years. Crazy that the game was more functional in early access.

If you have a AMD RX 5700 XT, this game has a game-breaking bug that makes it so you cannot actually play a battle on these maps in the game. You have to autoresolve.
Towns and Castles

Amitatys
Amprela
Charas
Myzea
Onira
Pen Cannoc
Ustokol Castle

Villages

Asalig
Kuruluk

Regular Battle Maps

Damar River (Steppe)
Myzead Woods (Plain)
Ozu River (Steppe)
Sulun Dag Wastes (Steppe)
Temea Creek (Plain)

The only solution is to roll back drivers to 23.5.2 which released in 2023-06-01, almost TWO YEARS AGO. Taleworlds has done NOTHING to remedy this and everytime you post your crash logs to their forum, they just copy and paste "Sadly we can't reliably reproduce the GPU crashes on debug environments." on every forum post. If you buy the game, and your GPU and CPU can handle it, you should expect it to work. This does not. Taleworlds: Please just fix this damn issue. This is one of my favorite games of all time and I hate having to leave a bad review, but this issue going on THIS DAMN LONG is just insane.

Fun at first but a grind in late game coupled with extremely frustrating glitches and bad AI:

- if you besiege a castle and are defeated and only lose some of your soldiers, but get attacked by a party waiting outside, your entire army randomly glitches and disappears and you have to face the entire attacking party alone.

- some sieges won't end because there's one enemy that apparently glitches into the middle of a wall forcing you to retreat and try again.

- soldiers will abandon the battering ram or siege tower mere feet from the wall/gate and when you call them back to it, they won't help push anymore; instead they'll just march behind and get wiped out by enemy catapults

- to save memory, armies only partially load at the beginning of a battle, so entire waves of soldiers will suddenly appear out of thin air later on in the fight, sometimes right on top of you. When your second wave randomly spawns, you're not alerted, so they may end up just standing there not doing anything.

- you can organize the order of your soldier types in your party manager, but if all of a certain kind dies or are upgraded, but then you get more of that kind later, they'll appear at the bottom of the list instead of in the spot you put them in, making the sorting function essentially pointless when you have to completely redo it after every major battle and re-recruiting cycle.

- friendly armies have very poor AI and will do things like walk right by smaller and weaker enemy armies that are besieging your towns and castles or aimlessly chase around smaller but faster enemy parties they'll never catch up with until the army is forced to disband after running out of the cohesion stat.

- if you get captured you're stuck with no options but to watch the NPC who captured you randomly run around the map till it finally offers you to pay a ransom to be freed, and when you do, you have a temporary speed penalty and will often get recaptured again within seconds.

It's a broken, half-finished game. It can be fun, but definitely not worth the full price.

Unplayable trash. Constant crashes - rglGPU_device_d3d11::create_render_texture errors - unacceptable for a game that's been around for years.

Bannerlord has come a long way since its rocky launch. While it still doesn’t quite have that magic spark that Warband had, there’s no denying that Bannerlord is now a solid game — and a worthy sequel in most respects. It’s exactly what you’d expect from a follow-up: more of the same, but bigger, better-looking, and far more refined.

The quality-of-life improvements alone are fantastic. Managing armies, fiefs, companions — everything feels smoother and more accessible now. The systems are still deep, but far more player-friendly than Warband ever was. Core combat is still satisfying, large-scale battles are a blast, and the game world finally feels alive thanks to all the new systems and polish.

But let’s be honest — the real reason Bannerlord is starting to shine is mods. Now that the game’s been out for a few years and the modding tools are solid, the community is kicking off properly. Those legendary total conversion mods from the Warband days — Lord of the Rings, Warhammer, historical eras like the Samurai and Napoleonic Wars — are all starting to take shape again.

There are already a few standout mods with active communities, like Persistent World, which is fantastic for those who want that immersive sandbox roleplay and combat. There’s even a small competitive scene for vanilla and some mods, where players join teams, clans, or regiments and take part in organised battles. So whether you're into casual sandboxing, roleplay, or competitive multiplayer, there’s a decent amount going on for everyone.

If you’ve been on the fence about jumping in, now’s a great time. The vanilla experience is solid, but as these big mods get more fleshed out, Bannerlord might just recapture that iconic spark Warband had for so many of us.

And TaleWorlds...
WHERE’S MY NAPOLEONIC DLC?!
We need line battles. Muskets. Drums. Shouts of “Hold the line!” echoing across snowy hillsides. You did it before — bring it back!

There is no suitable description for this greatness, from the first moment you are in the game until you die, your main character will not decrease the amount of passion, as for the open world, the world is very large, the cities and the village are large and the terrain is different, as for the RPG style, you may be absorbed in building your character inside the game more than your real character , but as for the strategy, I guarantee that when you finish controlling the empire you want and fight more than 50 battles, you will become better than Napoleon personally without a doubt, enjoy this greatness until the next part is released

If you're someone who loves action, definitely get it—this might become your favorite game.
However, if you're someone who likes RPG, this is absolutely not the right place. Even after all these years, proper diplomacy hasn't been implemented in the game.
Moreover, in the late game, you never feel like a king or a lord.
It's similar to how in Skyrim, even after becoming the guild leader, no one reacts to it.
In this game, too, there’s no feeling of being a king or a lord.
If you're going to play this game, it should be for the action alone. Don’t believe in its other promises because it has lazy developers.

Game has the potential to be great, but the devs seem to have their priorities mixed up.
AI for the lords on the campaign map is awful, they siege far away settlements, ignore close by friendly settlements under siege, voting for war while already at war. There needs to be better mechanics to manage armies and conduct war, AI decision making needs to be improved. Instead the devs focus on a million different helmets and a dlc that will ultimately suffer from the same issues as the base game.

I simply don't understand how unpolished this game is... After all these years!!! Still crashes randomly, the campaign is meh at best.

Some gamebreaking bug that wont let you open the game since 2023 with no fix in sight

This is an epic strategy RPG that I absolutely loved and would recommend to anyone. The ability to craft your army, customize your heroes, and then witness the impact of every choice in massive battles is deeply satisfying. One unforgettable moment for me was winning the main campaign through a clash of over 300 troops—it felt like something out of a medieval legend. While I wish the game had more native options for settlement building and interactions, the immersive and grand atmosphere more than makes up for it. Bannerlord II delivers pure, strategic glory.

Bold of TW to announce paid DLC while the game is still so barebones and broken.

If you played the previous Mount & Blade: Warband, this game feels pretty much the same with better graphics. It is a bit disappointing in depth, but a good game nonetheless.

If you've never played a Mount & Blade game, you've gotta try this. This game feels like a mix of Skyrim and Total War, is highly modable and you could spend 100h or more on a single game. And since it's a sandbox, high replayability.

Overall, very good game play. Needs more tutorials. I think it could be better but worth buying.

This game is fun if you can actually get it to function. Expect to spend more time bug fixing then actually playing the game. As a fan of the entire Mount & Blade series, this is a disappointment