I am sure that behind the incomprehensible menus and overload of information, there is a good game here. It seems to be one of those games that makes good stories, and I desperately want to have stories of my own. But I can't. Every time I've attempted to play this game, I've been stymied by the wall of menus. I'm sure I could learn what everything means, and why I should care about them, with enough time, but it's too much. I have my choice of information about the world, but no idea what I'm actually meant to do with it, or why. I have no sense of my aims, or how I am meant to achieve them. All I have is confusion, and too much information on my hands.

I used to be a happy man. I had lots of vassals and a great deal of land that I owned. But then, my wife gave birth to twins. Twins! And both were sons. You see, I already had a son, and he was supposed to inherit everything when I die. But now he had two brothers, and they had to get their share as well. But I also had a high intrigue stat. So, long story short I now only have one son, because the twins were mysteriously found dead. I wish the story ended here. But my son contracted a disease and died. Now I am an old man, without an heir, and my empire will soon be divided among my vassals, and I secretly hate them. This was awful. Time to start a new game.

This game will teach you all you need to know about subjective morality, medieval history, and incest. If you think you're a good person, I dare you to try this game. You too will be murdering unneeded and unlanded family members and cheating on your spouse while blackmailing the priests who serve under you for better tithes within no time. Ever watched the show Game of Thrones and thought that that Jeoffrey guy was on to something? Maybe you're a fan of Henry VIII, a King of England who lived and breathed debauchery and intrigue (whatever you judge it as morally, that must have been a compelling life, no?) and made war whenver he felt he could? You can more or less act out any medieval power fantasy you'd like here, with options becoming more and more complex as you learn to manipulate diplomacy and how to plan more intricately. I cannot recommend this enough if you're into grand strategy like me.

one of the best strategy games that tormented me so much that ii ragequit for a long long time then i came back and started playing better but still fucking otoman empire or whatever its name is rekt me AGAIN i would swear so much now but no. the diplomacy and everyting that you can do are amazing fetures and the inside revolts where awsome and hard to settle down

I'd name this game one of the RTS legends, it isn't just about managing an country, it has got many side aspects like managing an entire dynasty, become more powerfull by marry family members off strategicly, having the option to fire some events yourself etc... Is only enhancing the gameplay, i'd also recommend to install the DLC when playing the game, the original game is good don't get me wrong, but for the optimal experience play with the DLC. It also runs smoothly on high speed even though i've got an ancient laptop and the price, 40 euros is also really fair for an game like this! Any RTS lover should give this game an go!