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One my favorite games of all time, I've played all the previous versions of this game and Bannerlord is by far the most expansive version yet with so much to do within the game. The modding community is top notch with various overhaul mods and graphic change mods this game has so much untapped potential. The Devs are constantly bringing QOL updates and betas testing new ideas and fixing current gameplay issues. IF you are an RTS/MMO/FPS game fan and you enjoy slashing people with a sword, poking them with a spear OR shooting them with a bow this game is for you! It's centered around Single Player kingdom building with large scale 100's-1000's vs 100's-1000's on a battlefield where you can command the different troop types (calvary/infantry/archers, etc.) OR let the AI take command of each unit and you fight among them. The game also has a pretty big Multiplayer scene with fast action with teams battling on maps in a similar style of many FPS games. A+++ Game!

I find this game very enjoyable and well worth the money. I think everyone needs to remember this game is an EA game and keep that in mind before purchasing.

This game is very playable and enjoyable in its current state which appears to be early in the game development. It does have a few bugs which are to be expected, but It appears the DEVs are active and have offered several updates since the game released AND have plans to expand the map this fall.

Here are my List of PROs/CONs
Pros:
* Sound effects and character animation from reloading guns, checking ammo in your clip, eating, drinking all are very nice with great attention to detail which aren't found in many other similar games.
* Faction System is a unique idea to this genre which I like so far, I would however like to see more balancing which I assume with a larger map could change and shuffle the base locations for the factions, maybe even give the Civilians a 2nd Base Location or Add additional Neutral Base Locations with Bank/Vendor access.
* Menus and User Interface is very easy to understand and visually pleasing, icons make since and inventory management is nice. So many survival games miss the mark on this, this game however has a UI that I believe is every bit as good if not better than Rust or ARK.
* Simple to learn controls, I like the fact that you don’t have to memorize 37 different keys to do multiple things. Maybe I got jaded by Arma III but I’m liking the simple to learn and master controls.
* Great selection of weapons to use, not quite Arma III numbers BUT plenty of variety and each with its own unique characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses.

Cons:
* Lack of First Person POV. This is something I have read the DEVs are working on and should be implemented in a later Patch. A quick fix would be to implement the ability to lean left or right, this would be nice in improving the 3rd person POV in combat, but still not be a replacement for FPV
* Game still has a few bugs, one very noticeable one is Crashes when entering/exiting the underground Bunker, and also when exiting the game it seems to want to crash a lot (at least for me).
* Game has a lot of items in it which may not serve a purpose right now, crafting system is a bit clunky and needs some in-game guides or possible recipes which you find which you can learn how to craft more items.
* Map is small and sever sizes are limited to 24 players, increasing the map size and player size would make for larger firefights and engagements

That’s all I can think of now. The game is very fun to play, a great purchase as it is, I believe in time this game will only get better IF the DEV team continues to work on it as promised.

I highly recommend this game, its gots some bugs which still need to be ironed out such as the Memory Leak and random crashing but this is still in Alpha and these items ARE being addressed by the Devs as they work on the MMO, which I'm sure these type of fixes will be applied simultaneously to both versions. This game provides a nice balance of Survival/Builder/PVP Slasher all rolled up into one package, think Rust/ARK + Chilvarly/Mount & Blade/War of the Roses All rolled up into one grand Mediaval Simulator.