I bought this game while it was very early access and honestly what has impressed me most is the way that TaleWorlds has consistently updated and optimized the game while causing minimal disruption for the players. They obviously care about quality outcomes but, perhaps more importantly when discussing a rollout, they are well organised. It apparent to me they have a well thought out delivery strategy and they have stuck to it.

The game itself is probably my favorite game right now. It has some depth and the combat is satisfying once you adjust to the mechanics. You must use your mouse to determine the direction of your shield block and sword cuts, and the window to do this can be quite small depending on the opponent. The mechanics can be adjusted in the settings however and you can make the experience more forgiving.

Where the game really shines is in the freedom that the player is given. There are quest objectives sure but you can choose to ignore these if you wish. You can travel the lands as a mercenary band looking for contracts, you can be a merchant with a small security detail, you can be a lone wanderer who fights in tournaments to afford his next drink or you can be a scumbag bandit who raids villages and runs from the kings men. You're pretty well limited by your imagination. Since the game is so open like this, the replayability is insane.

I'll finish by saying that this is the kind of game that will remain installed on your computer because you'll find that you keep going back to it and back to it. I wholeheartedly recommend picking this one up.