King's Orders

Very interesting way to play a game of this sort but it makes sense. Well think about it, no telephones, no internet, and no marconi so this is about how it would be back in those days. I did enjoy playing it for a bit but the map, and pawns (moving pieces) are ugly. The colors are shiny, and so very bad is what made me get a refund. The core game mechanics are solid, and if you enjoy walls of text then this game would be something you could enjoy. I didn't mind reading through the messages, in fact it drew me in even further. I own a couple of Crusader Kings games, and the dev had the good mind to work the colors on the map, pawns etc, and when I played this game I was offended by the color scheme, and it's very very bad. I mean it's very bad. Do I suggest the game? Yeah I do but the game is very ugly (map, and pawns). Note: Dev, I really liked the game but the colors are bad. Not the text or messages etc, just the main map, and pawns are horrible looking (colors). PLEASE change these for goodness sakes alive. I wish I was able to keep the game but my eyes got very tired because of the colors.

Although the base concept is great, the game itself is extremely boring due to AI not recruiting troops at a comparable level to the player. I played as Al Andalus in reconquista and England in hundred years war, you start with 5k as Al Andalus and 8k as England, which is enough to recruit thousands of troops of all kinds and build up your country, when two starting armies number several hundred. With income you can recruit a thousand spearmen or archers, or lower amounts of heavy cav. I am not sure if the AI even recruits any troops. Enemy army sizes largely stayed the same. Biggest challenge was rebels in reconquista scenario which started with around 3000 in total in each city. Once I dealt with them, Castile-Leon rolled over. There is a difficulty setting but hard mode only reduces your units attack and gives more funds to the enemy, which is numbers based difficulty that I don't think will make the ai better. Many actions such as sending units or diplomacy are poorly implemented and should require less clicks. edit: The game seems more balanced in the Norman conquest scenario which has the tutorial. So it is the other scenarios that need balancing.

good

Its like a more realistic EU4

yeaaaaa.....its not great.