Recent reviews by Eudoxia

Henry's just been standing there staring at Sir Hans' ass saying "I'm feeling quite hungry" for 10 hours and I can't make him stop.

Let me start off by saying I am a bit invested in this game, although am not affiliated with the producers, as a historian and someone clamoring for historical accuracy in video games.

That being said, I really don't think this game was ready for early access. A single map and many missing features really limit the experience and there's a lot more this game has to offer that just isn't there yet.

1. The game should have launched with at least one more map with a water feature and at least *some* developed water feature-based gameplay (fishing, trade ships).
2. Manors are super underwhelming. Right now it doesn't seem like you can even upgrade them to stone buildings/stone castles, and the subsidiary buildings they'd have aren't developed. Furthermore, many buildings you'd want *in* a manor like storage aren't there.
3. The game could also benefit from a public order system. That would add a dynamic to gameplay that could be really interesting with the correct historical implementation where social ostracization was used rather than actual policing. A Rathaus and Bailiff could still be a useful feature in any case. The game is supposed to be in South Germany, so the title would be "Schultheiss" actually.
4. Farming has some pretty significant implementation problems. It's difficult to get it going and the conversion rate of crops to goods is pretty punishing. Rye isn't even implemented yet.
5. A lot of the game's resource/goods production mechanisms have serious bottlenecks. You can switch types of production for artisans, but there's no way to pause production, which eats up useful resources like sawn wooden planks or iron ingots.
6. The military system is still lackluster. Several historical unit types would make great additions, like javileneers and early handgonners even, not to mention cavalry. But it's also extremely difficult to get anything above basic spearmen if you don't start on a rich iron reserve. Also, purchasing armor for your retinue currently seems to be broken?
7. Marketplaces and Churches really need to have more features. Festivals, markets, holy days, fasts, feasts, etc. could all be big improvements here.
8. It would be nice to have some more urban housing and urban building options when your town reaches its maximum size.

I have more thoughts, but can't remember them all right now. Still, I think this game has a lot of potential and really am enjoying it, but I also think it wasn't ready for early access. I'm excited to see where it goes and hope the sales mean more devs can be hired and more content added for its full release.

It's fun but a bit empty right now. The Devs have a lot they want to do, and mods help fill in the gaps at the moment.

Yeah it's really fun especially with mods.

It has Byzantines, although you have to buy them as a DLC. Pretty much as good as the last game, although get a mod to disable the loyalty mechanic if you can, it's SUPER annoying.

Yeah, I like it. Is it the best? Halo 5 had better multiplayer and had firefight, forge hasn't been released yet, and the monetization model isn't great. But it's fun, I enjoy playing it, and the story is good.

Also they finally destroyed the Infinity, good riddance.

8/10 Halo game.

"It's you! The Hero of Kvatch! This is truly an honor!"

Like Age of Empires 2 with some of the good features from Age of Empires 3.

Just waiting for the Byzantines to release. All shall fall before the armies of the Roman Empire.

Really fun but grinding to get cosmetics is super slow. They should double the match payout or something.

Get the Sins of the Prophets mod. This game is so much fun, especially modded.