It's as simple as that. I know there're good reviews all over for it, but for me, it didn't make the cut. It feels like it was made at the transition between dinky Caesar city-sim games and the first of the Civilization series. Maybe I'm not too tolerant of oldies I simply hadn't grown up with, but this game seems overwhelmingly awful. Battle controls are difficult and restrictive, graphics are moderately-pleasing but unnecessary extravagant in the tactical map and very sub-par in the info boxes.The game offers no tutorial, crashes often, has extremely few playable factions, uninteresting play options and awkward turns. Knights of Honor, very much like this game in design, is way better. For whatever other elements you're seeking out of a medieval strategy game, consult the other reviews - but for me, use to higher-end games - this barely kept my interest from the start.