The BANNERLORD Review You've Been Waiting For...

[@Halcylion]

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas, boys and girls! The elves have been hard at work to deliver you this gift on time, but unfortunately, they are demanding I pay them 10000 likes. I don't believe they deserve that many, but what do you think? Shall we give the elves what they want?

[@alexjerrard9066]

Merry Christmas man, I hope you have a great 2023

[@braden-vv6mr]

Bro u made my whole Christmas thank Uuuuu

[@jezza9705]

Merry christmas Halcylion!

[@Halcylion]

@@alexjerrard9066 Same to you, Merry Christmas!

[@stephencampbell2735]

Merry Christmas!

[@laszlomiskei9138]

It is always a pleasure to watch your content ... after years of reverse engineering the game we've arrived at the actual review. What a journey

[@sovietbear1917]

M&B scratches an itch that no other game can. When I first played the original back in 09, it was such a visceral thrill to spear people on horseback. Now, in 2022, it's such a visceral thrill to spear people on horseback in a higher resolution! M&B and Kenshi are the two games that keep calling me back for hundreds of hours at a time Love the review Hal!

[@Halcylion]

I'm really bad at spearing people from horseback in Warband and previous M&Bs, but I'm a natural at it in Bannerlord. IMO, I think combat overall is leagues better in BL than WB, as well as sieges, armies, and well... everything related to battles.

[@wuxiagamescentral]

Spearing on horseback is good against cavalry. I use javelins for infantry

[@ConvictsCranium]

M&B and Kenshi would be my stranded on a desert island games. Those two games have been the most influential games in my dev career! M&B introduced me to sandbox games way back in alpha and that love has yet to dim.

[@jedrzejlipowski173]

@@Halcylion Alas, Bannerlord's combat is better only superficially. It undoubtedly looks a lot better than Warband's, but it doesn't play nearly as well when coming up against competent opposition (which, regrettably, bots are not) for a number of factors, such as the stance system, which adds a lot of inconsitency to the game, or putting crush through on weapons other than 2h mallets. I understand that most sp players will disagree, but I still wanted to provide a perspective shared by most of the old warband mp players.

[@alimoorad5998]

Man! I played The OG Mount and Blade as well back when there were only I think like 2 cities and 2 factions! Loved it! By the way, Ive always found Kenshi interesting..whats it like? I probably need to watch a review or something

[@MrEmpify]

Yes, the amount of ideas you can come up in this game is fantastic. One year I created a Christmas character by the name of Kristof Kringle, the renowned nord of north that would assist starving villages by gifting them needed grain or supplies and killing bands of looters with his patented "One horse open slay" maneuver (aka, lancing them from horseback) As always, enjoyed your video. May my gift-wrapped thumb bring you the joy you deserve this holiday season

[@Halcylion]

Many thanks to Kristof Kringle for his generous thumb donation! Merry Christmas to you too. :)

[@furimindusties5736]

I love that.

[@Strat-Guides]

The amount of work that went into this video stressed me out lol amazing work! I bet if you did a video like this, but for CoD or Minecraft, you would be at 1M subs in a few months. Keep up the great work and thanks for the shout-out!

[@Halcylion]

CoD and Minecraft are oversaturated markets anyway, I doubt any amount of effort is enough to get you noticed. Besides, I've no passion for any of those games, and that would be reflected in whatever videos I'd put together. Anyway, happy new year and good luck with your video for the X series!

[@Bishey]

Don't know why I actually watched a review for this game after playing it for hundreds of hours and watching it on KZbin for even longer but I agree with almost every point you made. And this video was edited fantastically, with nice bits sprinkled in to keep the energy high. This game frustrates me a lot because it's a jack of all trades but master of none. Except maybe the combat, they absolutely nailed that part. But at the end of the day, there is literally no other game like it. So I love it for the unique experience it provides, even if a lot of its features are under baked. And the modding community should keep it fresh for years to come...

[@JeffCaplan313]

💯

[@AntonKryu]

I don't think it nails combat. Has the ideas, but I still don't like having to look to the left or walking to the left to attack from the left. Plus, stabs suck at close quarters, which is ironic. Spears being deflected by skin is not quite adequate. I miss being able to have fast bursts of movement to dodge or hit harder too. I believe you get the idea. Still like the game a lot, though.

[@Pedrooko]

You can express your thoughts so clearly. I'm impressed! Your vocabulary is very rich. And your editing skills are also admirable. Real high quality here! 😄

[@Flesson19]

This is why I haven't made a review of it. Pretty much spot on. I covered only the beta branch and no mods for 18 months and I have to agree with most of what you said. So if someone asked my opinion I'll just send them to the Lion 🦁 Good job my friend

[@Halcylion]

There were some things I wanted to modify in this video, but time constraints made that difficult, so I'll have to release an "update" to this video to revise some of the points I've made here. Once that "update" comes, I believe you'll agree with all I've said. :)

[@Flesson19]

@@Halcylion well done as always, very impressed with it

[@Wyrmvonsturm]

The modding community really does make this game what it should be, and it's a real shame that Taleworlds still hasn't picked up on some the better mods and made their features baseline.

[@RainOn2SunnyDay]

that would then force modders to remove said features

[@thebigree6155]

​@@RainOn2SunnyDay so?

[@irregular_banana]

​@RainOn2SunnyDay it's not like they make any money of off mods

[@zahhak5571]

They are, bit by bit.

[@vladchiriac5967]

What a joy to find out we share the nationality after watching your videos for a few years. Keep up the good work!

[@restitvtor439]

Another certified classic, great review! Really looking forward to the next ep of Bandits Ballads!

[@Halcylion]

It's going to be easy to make. For this video, I spared no expense, but for BB episodes, I will start budgeting my time. 1 day to write, 1 to record and edit the audio, 2-3 to edit the video itself. I need to increase the frequency of those uploads and clear my schedule for upcoming games.

[@duncandelaporte5878]

Dude, I have almost 700 hours in the game and saw many vids but this is the first I see one of you and you're a chad. Sharing other channels to help new players into the bannerlord content. Wholesome

[@burristorn1629]

This has been in my recommended for the last week and I’m glad I was finally able to watch it! This is so incredibly in depth and after my own 160 hours of gameplay everything you say and the criticisms are extremely valid. You’re stronger than me not using mods to fix the late game lmao. Thanks for the content!

[@Wikarian99PL]

*You are the best M&B KZbinr because of Your entertaining narration with pleasant to listen to voice and understanding of the game mechanics

[@loonie5468]

2:37 Well said and merry Christmas and wish you the very best in the new year. You may or may not be 'the best' Bannerlord youtuber, but you most certainly have the best style of them all imo.

[@pendantblade6361]

The real Christmas were the villages we raided along the way.

[@coldbumby]

You’re hilarious and a great writer. I just got the game and not only did this explain so many things, but your video was also entertaining on its own. Keep it up man

[@ellierafferty3127]

I’m very happy you mentioned ThreatX, the pair of you are my favourite smaller KZbinrs. Thanks for the content :)

[@dez4three617]

Good job. Watched the whole thing. You properly represented bannerlord😊

[@Halcylion]

Thanks, but I realize I did not properly represent this game with 100% accuracy. I wanted to modify some things and add some others, but as you've heard at the end, my voice changed a bit in-between recording sessions, and I thought the video would just sound weird if my voice changes every 5 minutes. I did what I could with on-screen text overlays. :)

[@Uhdksurvhunter]

I've been playing Bannerlord since it was available on steam, one of the greatest games i've ever played. Anyhow, what i wanted to comment was that i completely mirror your view on mods towards this game. I've put thousands and thousands of hours into this game, never installed a single mod. STILL! One of the greatest games ever made. Also, you're definitely up there when it comes to Bannerlord youtubers, but you are all so great, i cant choose favourites :(

[@TheFarthall]

I would love to hear more of your suggestions! "Top 50 ways to improve bannerlord 2" would be a sweet video.

[@whenyourbraingoesnumb]

Finally a new video, welcome back man

[@hwatsitooyah869]

your videos are sublime, this was my first video watched from you and i went into your channel to watch a dozen more. absolute quality content my man i wish you the best :D

[@oengus]

Great review! It sums up perfectly how I feel about the game too, both in the positive and in the negative. Keep up the amazing work!

[@bdude630]

Maybe the most underrated game of all time imo... 300+hours played so far and just scratching the surface of the game.

[@aregulardoode7107]

1:38 because of that edit. you are the best

[@Serchenko]

Freelancer mod is called "Serve as soldier" now and works with current version of the game. If it isn't in steam workshop you can search for it in nexus mods. Almost every thing you pointed out as flaws is corrected by mods, like diplomacy (allows to make alliances and non attack pacts among other features), improved garrisons, pacemaker (allow to make years and days longer or shorter), RBM (improves AI fighting, tournaments..) and many others including armoury and weaponry addition. It's a bit overwhelming but you can improve the game vastly. Cheers from a new subscriber!

[@chrisg5219]

I'll always appreciate that they released the game when the quarantines really kicked off. It made a huge difference.

[@awakeandwatching953]

you mean the lock down or as i prefer.. mass house arrest

[@TommyLikeTom]

you're a pretty brilliant comedian and youtuber, congrats, don't let it go to your head

[@Strat-Guides]

Funny you mention the X series, I'm working on a video for those games right now! Such good games

[@nottodaymate6607]

It's great that you point out issues in game as well. From me - conquering town/castle should take much more time and be something big. You know, it's great to have a war but if every war makes you gain 2/3 cities and wars are constant it makes no sense at all. Some diplomatic actions (alliance, no-agression pacts, anything) would be great. Some war preparation as well. Many things could be changed

[@Centrioless]

Im curious.. whats the point of diplomacy when the game revolves in war and war only

[@nottodaymate6607]

@@Centrioless building up armies, recruit clans, being able to fight 1 war at the time, making kids, bringing 200 more soldiers to garrison castle, holding some war council. That's only few of them. For example as empire I couldnt do WC because I was fighting every kingdom at the same time after conquering all empire cities. Fighting every one at once is broken.

[@Centrioless]

@@nottodaymate6607 maybe i should reword it better. Whats the point of diplomacy if you're still just controling one unit? In order for diplomacy to work "properly", the game needs to be built up from the ground up. You will need to have a total control of your economy, your whole armies, etc. Not to mention, theres no end game goal beside map conquest. No economic goal (like x series for example), or building a wonder/science goal (like aoe or civilization). Even games like total war has very limited diplomacy options. It baffles me how ppl want crusader kings diplomacy in m&b. In ck, war (the actual content of m&b) is a highly undesirable outcome. Besides, most things that you mentioned can be alr done in the game. It feelssss like many of the complaints come from the end game scenario (the whole conspiracy thing), which i agree they need to work on that (altho trchnically its no different from end game scenario in other games).

[@BreadBrew]

That Level magazine brought back some memories, i would ask my dad to buy me the newest one so i had games to play

[@eddiepuffy]

I'm a simple man, I see LEVEL magazine mentioned, I thumb up and subscribe. Some of the best reviewers out there, and really funny guys, they were also doing screenshot memes before they were cool haha. Back to watching the video. Bafta, fratioare.

[@Halcylion]

+ Jocuri Gratuite! :)

[@eddiepuffy]

@@Halcylion Exact, ce dor imi e de vremurile alea... Super video apropos, acum imi downloades Bannerlord din nou. Mersi!

[@Halcylion]

@@eddiepuffy Distractie placuta, si la multi ani pt 2023!

[@eddiepuffy]

@@Halcylion Multumesc lafel, succes in continuare!!

[@Reactiontime1118]

What a spectacular review!! Easily best I've watched.

[@psyboyo]

Sir, you are a Legend. Merry Christmas!

[@Halcylion]

Merry Christmas to you too, ser!

[@howdydobuckeroo1204]

Thank you so much for making this. I am now set on getting this game. It may take a year or two before I can get it. Or maybe longer if some predictions come true. But at least I know what it offers a bit more clearly.

[@ImmortalJunior]

13:52 I've always wondered why only the garrison starve out and the militia don't, you just slowly kill them off via the siege weapons

[@Liam-vx8vn]

"I always use protection, but I dream of the day when that... will no longer be necessary" lol

[@Halcylion]

Isn't that what every man wants?

[@n0t_a_d0ct0r6]

I love the comment about “my brain developing before all the social media garbage”, I can totally relate!!! That cracked me up!!!😂😂😂😂

[@SiPPOSiT]

It's almost harvesting season

[@vanthomias5538]

as you said, there is endless room of improvement to this game. But 1 thing we desperately need along the diplomacy improvements you mentioned is the option to do an embargo. And pls let me fight with the guards when I fail to sneak in a city, like in the first M&B

[@Triumph633]

To claim that Bannerlord is "modder friendly" is a slap in the face to the modding community. There has been almost NO support for modding from the devs and EVERY patch they do (and they patch A LOT) destroys 80% of all mods. so MANY mods are dead because the modders could not update them every 2 weeks because another stupid update dropped. So many modders left for that exact reason, their entire work being destroyed by another pointless update that adds almost nothing. The only reason the game still has mods is because the vanilla is bad and boring and because some modders are just stubborn or have developed superior tools to what the devs have. Its mainly people from mount and blade 1 who just are used to modding and love the genre. If bannerlord was their first game, no one would mod it, because of have f**** up it is to do so. The community has to create EVERYTHING themselves, the modding tools, the unpackers, the mod managers, the mods, there is ZERO support from the devs, there isnt even a modding menu in the freaking game, so wtf are you talking about being modding friendly??? Bannerlord is one the most toxic games when it comes to modding, the devs hate modders.

[@GrimwoodHorror]

Great review about an even greater game ! I liked long intro, our attention spam was tested ... and rewarded.

[@basler2513]

We've been waiting so much for this remake

[@joemama-yh8kt]

i love you halcylion (in the least homosexual way possible), best bannerlord content out there; i dont normally leave comments on videos, but you are truly the only content creator that i look forward to watching.

[@Halcylion]

Let's hope I'll be able to keep that up.

[@somm150]

least homosexual way possible? i dunno about that

[@royalheratik2726]

When i found warband i was addicted right away, one time i was off work with a cold i sat in a chair and played for 2 days,no joke.. i had toilet breaks but i was having drinks brought to me,i was sick so i wasnt hungry for food,but i played non stop for almost 40 hours..when i went back to work i only thought about which kingdom i wanted to destroy or plotting revenge on a lord who has pissed me off. I was mad when i found out bannerlord wasnt coming to ps4, so i literally bought a new gaming pc to play bannerlord,and other pc games..But i love this game,thanks for the video i learned things i never knew,im about to start a new character..I just want to become king but i want the people to support me,i will be the peoples king and my son will inherit my empire..

[@damienb2074]

My favourite youtuber spawned a new video !

[@xxelaxela333]

When I was in high school, I "asked a friend to borrow" so many games, my ISP sent me a letter.

[@dichebach]

I've now owned Bannerlord for a month. KZbin Alg decided to remind me what it was that compelled me to get back into the game: it was this video! 😀 Just wanted to say: this is an amazingly good video. You've done a great service to the TW communities and to them too.

[@PictishPrince]

"when it's ready " - more true words have never been spoken....

[@rickypog1328]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BRUH... WILL be a fan again i thank you for your videos more views more prosper to those who keeps it real..

[@PiepProductions]

I strongly agree with your assessment of diplomacy, especially in regards to truces and tribute. I've had campaigns ruined by every kingdom declaring war on me and demanding tribute, and even if I fight them to the point where I don't pay them anything they immediately redeclare war with their newly freed nobility and demand ridiculous level of tribute. It also wouldn't be so bad if the tribute only applied to the king, but it applies to my vassals as well, so the main way of getting out of the tribute death spiral, making a large army via vassals so they leave you alone, is impossible as the vassals are broke and can't afford armies. You can't even donate money to you vassals to help dig them out of the hole tribute put them in, and like any form of peace outside tribute, or just the presence of truces would eliminate all these issues.

[@awsomemrt150]

Ok quick story I was playing the first Mount and Blade WarBand. Its My first ever Playthrough , I had this engineer companion First guy I ever picked up . Had him till late game he was awesome helped me conquer the world with how fast we could build the siege weapons . After I became king I named him His own Noble and freed him from my party to pay him homage. HE THEN WENT ON TO LEAD A REBELLION AGAINST ME with all my Great houses. I lost the war and my capitol . maybe thats why I have trust issues

[@ericputney4598]

Great review, I appreciate the dedication to avoid mods until the full release.

[@Halcylion]

It didn't require much dedication. I simply did not want to bother. :)

[@ernestogastelum9123]

the game is already fully released though

[@JoeMartinez18]

In the " to battle" part where you discuss tactics... they can matter from time to time. One time I was outnumbered with 500 soldiers against 1k soldiers of the enemy. I used a simple formation of 2 shield walls, with the archers and crossbowmen on the back and 2 cones of rides capable of flanking the enemy... though I sufered heavy casualties... the enemies lost it all, allowing myself to retreat, put the wounded soldiers in the garrison, imprisson the lords, pick up garrisoned troops and use that momentum to snatch a castle and a town.

[@Halcylion]

I did say tactics is not an absolute necessity as long as you know how to avoid getting outnumbered. But if you're a good tactician, you can win any battle... almost.

[@JoeMartinez18]

@@Halcylion true

[@andreimdv661]

Nice work! Freelancer was abandoned now you should use Serve as Soldier!

[@artemisiaabsinthium3261]

Merry Christmas! thank you for this gift)))

[@Halcylion]

Merry Christmas to you too! I'm glad you like it!

[@johnstevenson1709]

I love bannerlord vanilla and the modding community is just starting to deliver in credible new content

[@DanCantStandYA]

Wow! You average one achievement every 116 hours. Good video

[@Halcylion]

considering the easiest achievement has been obtained by a mere 15% of players, I'd say they're not a good indicator for anything. Besides, I had 1500 hours in the game before achievements were added. :)

[@DanCantStandYA]

@@Halcylion wow, ok, that makes more sense then. thanks for reply!

[@dichebach]

I played the original Mount & blade, if memory serves, before Steam. It was glorious. Played it on and off for many years, modded it to hell and back. Brytenwalda was my favorite. But I've been holding off on buying this new thing . . . there have been quite a few "new things" in the interim if I'm not mistaken, and some of them didn't sound so good. But this review tells me what I need to know: this is, if not a Taleworld's Magnum Opus, at least a Penultimus Opus . . . or some such . . . Thanks! You should check out Terra Invicta bro! It might not be to your liking, but a few videos should clue you in.

[@ggrgregeerge1837]

AWESOME LONG VIDEOS!

[@_Krush]

Amazing video! Thank you. Gonna get my headphones and watch the whole thing in my bathtub now.

[@NthreeE]

I can totally recommend Starsector too. If you like Bannerlord, Starsector is a go to game too!

[@Halcylion]

I already played it, traded organs and set up an AI powered corporate colony. Until the hegemony rolled in, and I had to bribe them... for a while. But once their bribe reached 1 million credits, I kinda went a little crazy and globally warmed ALL of their planets with orbital bombardments.

[@stephencampbell2735]

Merry slightly late Christmas! Good points and fair takes 👌

[@Firon07]

I don't even need to watch the video to smash like! What a youtube god

[@zessed263]

You won't get a better breakdown than that, hopefully taleworlds listens to your input :)

[@NookCheese]

Never has a game review brought me to tears from laughing. ty for that good sir. Legendary rhetoric capability of yours! also: very well explained. What a great game

[@marosmierka1904]

oh maan i love this channel i got my warband from Level magasine when they used to include thos bt how you included Tzeench in the "architect" that really crackled me up edit social hierarchy joke got me blasted im shitting bricks now and looking for more :D :D :D

[@armoredspaz]

Always a delight Halcy

[@T4eOne]

Great video! Love this game 🔥 I wish we'll be able to play Viking Conquest on Bannerlord soon enough

[@HanSolo__]

35:36 What a fcuking piece of 888 gold!

[@chrisstubblefield5212]

All hail the Halcylion!

[@THECABBAGEMAN19]

I've barely played this game, but this video was addicting. Great stuff! Subbed and liked

[@boldieri]

There is one question I wanted ask you for a long time. Your English is great, accent on point, vocabulary is rich. I checked your ''about'' section and found out that you are from Romania. Assuming you are Romanian, how do you manage to speak like a native English speaker? What can you recommend to improve it and make it like yours? Thank you in advance, big fan of yours

[@Halcylion]

90% of the stuff I'm doing is in English... games, music, movies, books, even my "job". It's inevitable that my English speaking skills are going to be above average.

[@angeldsf3575]

Great Video! Just as Good as some of The Other Channels You Mentioned!

[@keithharris5196]

Yeah the Embers of the flame kept following my caravans so they needed to die, still don't get why everyone was so pissed I lifted the weight from their shoulders

[@erome5578]

@Halcylion, I just subscribed to your channel since you gave such a great review on this game! I may even go buy the game now since your review was influential. The devs of Bannerlord owe you.....😏😁.

[@Thalanox]

Augh, so frustrating! The game has a lot of new features in it that I really want, but it's lacking stuff that Warband has that I also consider really important. Last I checked, the game was considered to have a significant lack of content. It's so close to being something that I'd instantly buy, but I'm not sure it's quite there yet. I keep thinking about my campaign in Warband, and of trying to find ways to make the character's story of what's happening in the game world more clear to the player. Trying to figure out how to write that logic out in clear words that might translate to being able to make some sort of mod. Are new Warband mods even a thing? This was an incredible video essay, and I loved every minute of it. I'm looking forward to checking out the rest of your channel.

[@chomnansaedan4788]

The game automatically groups troops into archery, infantry, cavalry etc. I don't see why they can't have troop orders to target a specific group first if possible.

[@DderwenWyllt]

With the advancements in AI over the last 5 years, I am really excited for Mount and Blade 3. Bannerlord was originally advertised as a deep simulation of lords all with their own motives vying for power that would react to each other and the player's actions in varying ways depending on their personality. In reality, every single lord may as well be the same, they barely even react to anything, obviously this is excusable since the technology just wasn't there, but they really shouldn't have overpromised. But Mount and Blade 3 will have access to all the latest advancements in technology, everything from AI generated dialogue based on the context of your game and your actions, to novel strategies depending on all the variables of each battle, and AI that can actually participate in diplomacy making strategic marriages and making political decisions to gain more influence by setting themselves goals to get certain titles, fiefs or friendships. The only thing that breaks my heart is the fact I'm not healthy enough to see the 2030s, maybe I'll leave £300 to my nephew with explicit instructions to buy Mount and Blade 3 when it releases, he's only just started school, so he should have graduated from university by the time it releases in early access, which will put him right around retirement age by the time it launches out of early access.

[@valkyriedd5849]

Excellent review 👍

[@nunyanunya4147]

have they finished it yet?

[@brokentoes6721]

Finally!

[@CALLE92JOHANSSON]

PartyElite has the best let's play, he hasn't played Bannerlord in a long time but is worth a mention because nothing comes close to his story of Partiiya al Eit

[@MarisaGaming88]

merry christmas and a happy new year @Halcylion :)

[@Halcylion]

Happy new year!

[@mutualdecline2174]

I'd give this game 5/10 maybe 6/10. I've encountered so many bugs that I bought 2 cans of raid spray & the influence system, declaring war and making peace & defending a huge map against pretty much the entire country is outright laughable. Warband beats this game on a couple fronts. I wish I could get a full refund.

[@rickybuhl3176]

'a game, not a modding platform' - noice

[@austinphillip2164]

Campaign also hits you with the Arzago conspiracy without almost no warning, which can ruin a play through for new time players.

[@jasonmontgomery6691]

This game over time with all the improvements you said would be amazing. Graphics are good and in time hope they refine it. Excellent game. Thanks for all the videos.

[@OGZelgadisGraywords]

0:07 Adam from Viva La Dirt League, is that you?

[@johnconnor8206]

When’s the next bandits ballads

[@specopsdog9576]

we need more

[@Halcylion]

It's my next video actually. It'll probably come next year, 'cause I need to rest and recover after this one.

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

why not create your own?

[@shawncrevier7885]

You should look into Kenshi. I think you would really enjoy the game. One of the best sandbox titles out there.

[@AzoiatheCobra]

My biggest criticism is when im trying to separate shielded infantry from chock... I always have a Stroke. For that reason i only use One type of infantry and One type of foot Archer, no line breakers and axemen on the same army, nor palatine and xbow

[@Halcylion]

You can somewhat separate troops in the deployment phase, by selecting soldiers with shields in one group and those without shields in another. It's not a perfect way to handle your army composition, but it's good enough for separating shock troops from shieldmen and archers from crossbowmen. With that said, I'd rather have the system from the Early Access version of Bannerlord where I get to put troops into whatever group I want from the party management menu.

[@superdoran6396]

No your defintly right about the story line. I mean who doesn't like painstakingly running down lords and ladies to ask them about a battle that you don't care about. That overall has little impact to anything. With your reward being a juicy job well done.

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Good work boss 🙏🏾

[@paddotk]

This is NOT a sandbox game. You can not create, alter or destroy elements of the game (aside from lives and factions), or creatively manipulate other than the specific way it was meant to be played.

[@waldo2543]

On the economy bit, there was a bug that allowed you to cheese training up charm as a merc while gaining obnoxious amounts of influence that then the faction would have to pay out, this would bankrupt the faction and they where no longer able to recruit troops or raise armies and would crumble. I just remember even though it was a bug just being really impressed by the hidden economy in the game because it was actually real, the game wasnt just gifting troops to the lords cuz reasons and game mechanics to create the perception of them having to use the same economic system as you. No the game actually uses the same economic system as the player.

[@Halcylion]

There were a lot of hidden mechanics that added a lot of depth to the game, despite not being bugs or exploits... but got banned nonetheless, because sometimes, the developers don't want us to have fun.

[@waldo2543]

@@Halcylion I agree, it was fun, though im not losing sleep over that it got patched out. I am more saying, in a really long way, that bug showed off the depth to economy.

[@irish-italianintrovert.8600]

In my current play through I executed the leaders of the Sturgians, Khusuits, and W.E. For the S.E. With a few dozen nobles of each faction. I’m not doing a genocide. I’m just solving a future problem the old fashioned way. 😊

[@dewinteryageu]

Really like that you tested this as a game without mods. I hear some people say "but this game has good mods, so its good", but if a game costs 50 bucks i at least await that its good and not good because of mods. Either way, thank you for this Review. Im really looking forward to stuff like smithing, the skill trees, siege weapons and the option to keep on playing as offspring after getting defeated. Thats like the Main "Features" i always heard, when comparing to warband. But never was sure if this is worth 50 Bucks, to me. Also hearing your Ideas to improve Bannerlord - i imagine how cool it would be if you could somehow work together with some modders to make these ideas come true. PS: Im intrigued to know, what price you would recommend this game for at its current state? Im still unsure if the 35 Bucks are good enough or if i should stick with Warband till Bannerlord, gets way cheaper.

[@Halcylion]

I doubt the game is going to go cheaper than 35$ any time soon, seeing how it had its official launch a couple months ago... In 2 years from now, maybe. Honestly, I'm enjoying Bannerlord a lot more than Warband. Better combat, more tactical options, prettier graphics, a siege system that doesn't give you a brain aneurysm, a fully-simulated economy, and a lot more. The game may lack a lot of features that Warband has, but it has a more solid foundation. Warband is like an old shack built out of sticks, branches and rope... may fall apart at any time, but people like it because it has a lot of decorations (feasts, marriage, companion interactions and other things), while Bannerlord is like a fully built stone house whose rooms are almost completely empty. However, I fully believe that if the developers want to, they can turn Bannerlord into something much, much greater than Warband ever was. We've already seen what is possible with mods. Anyway, comment's getting long and I have work to do, so I may make a proper video on this subject.

[@dewinteryageu]

@@Halcylion Thank you for this answer. Yeah, i hope that the devs keep on working on this game and not just moving on and wait till modders make stuff.

[@kickflipking06]

Currently doing a great unifier play through where I married the queens daughter and are her number one general waiting for her to croak and for me to be elected king and shrewdly making sure only her and my cities are prosperous.fighting the urge to be a chaotic despot and behead every single prisoner. I will say the western empire (the purple guys) really get under my skin, I’ve captured phadon a million times and the amount of restraints it’s taken to not execute him is tremendous. Next play through ima be the executioner lmao