Coming from someone with hundreds of hours in the other games, I want to say that this surpasses all of them through the fact that it is even more detail-oriented.
-there's more than just lords that you want to please and keep a good relation with
-no more "listen for good trade rumours" in the marketplace. You have to go and talk to the people in the city to find out those rumours (I hated this tbh, too time consuming)
-the general population is racist af (if you are a Vlandian but join the Western Empire, the villagers will hate you and loyalty will drop significantly)
-in my experience, it's not so easy to find tournaments
All in all, it's an amazing game, but get it on sale.

Coming from someone with hundreds of hours in the other games, I want to say that this surpasses all of them through the fact that it is even more detail-oriented. -there's more than just lords that you want to please and keep a good relation with -no more "listen for good trade rumours" in the marketplace. You have to go and talk to the people in the city to find out those rumours (I hated this tbh, too time consuming) -the general population is racist af (if you are a Vlandian but join the Western Empire, the villagers will hate you and loyalty will drop significantly) -in my experience, it's not so easy to find tournaments All in all, it's an amazing game, but get it on sale.