This game is basically the Wizard of Oz. Its an enormously fun journey on your way to forming a kingdom but when you get there you discover, like the Wizard, that the engine behind the game is just a facade. Its childlike in its design with huge missed opportunities and what would have been relatively easy wins. Prepare to be disappointed.

The other huge glaring issue is pole arms. Medieval combat is almost completely dominated by pole arms for a very good reason. However the combat engine completely fails to model any of the basics of hand to hand / formation combat and as such you not only dont see pole arms in action but you fail to get realistic fights.

Finally, morale... Nearly all battles last till about the last 2 to 3 people decide to run away. Its just not plausible and it ruins the impressiveness of all the other beautifully implemented features.

Its a real shame with so much missed potential and poor design especially as many parts of the game are absolutely delightful.

This game is basically the Wizard of Oz. Its an enormously fun journey on your way to forming a kingdom but when you get there you discover, like the Wizard, that the engine behind the game is just a facade. Its childlike in its design with huge missed opportunities and what would have been relatively easy wins. Prepare to be disappointed. The other huge glaring issue is pole arms. Medieval combat is almost completely dominated by pole arms for a very good reason. However the combat engine completely fails to model any of the basics of hand to hand / formation combat and as such you not only dont see pole arms in action but you fail to get realistic fights. Finally, morale... Nearly all battles last till about the last 2 to 3 people decide to run away. Its just not plausible and it ruins the impressiveness of all the other beautifully implemented features. Its a real shame with so much missed potential and poor design especially as many parts of the game are absolutely delightful.