When I first heard about this title, I wasn't so sure it was for me. The layout of the menus didn't look simple enough to navigate and I wasn't entirely sure I liked the map layouts.
After taking the leap and actually purchasing the game, I was blown away. The reason for all of the difficult menus, navagations, and complexity is *because* this game is complex.

Once you learn how to set up your game and get it going, thats when you really see the level of detail shine. I can play through history the way I damn well please, and with the DLC for Ruler Designer I can customize any avatar to suit my vain desires.

There are gems scattered throughout a playthrough. For example, I accidently forgot about a prisoner of war rotting in my dungeons for about 40 years. By that time, my son was King, so I released her and made her my wife. Though she attempted to kill me at every turn, it was our daughter who inherited the throne and finally put an end to a 80 year war.

When I first heard about this title, I wasn't so sure it was for me. The layout of the menus didn't look simple enough to navigate and I wasn't entirely sure I liked the map layouts. After taking the leap and actually purchasing the game, I was blown away. The reason for all of the difficult menus, navagations, and complexity is *because* this game is complex. Once you learn how to set up your game and get it going, thats when you really see the level of detail shine. I can play through history the way I damn well please, and with the DLC for Ruler Designer I can customize any avatar to suit my vain desires. There are gems scattered throughout a playthrough. For example, I accidently forgot about a prisoner of war rotting in my dungeons for about 40 years. By that time, my son was King, so I released her and made her my wife. Though she attempted to kill me at every turn, it was our daughter who inherited the throne and finally put an end to a 80 year war.