
Basically you harvest resources, build buildings and structures. You can test it but the game does a good job teaching you the mechanics (more and more is unlocked later in the game). The gameplay mechanics are interwoven and well thought out. In most mission you develop a Stronghold and defending it against enemy troops while in a few missions you have to capture the enemy Stronghold yourself (The later are painful and hated by many players). Gameplay: It is mission based and you see a map of England between mission showing who rules the different shires(Linear story). You start in a remote shire with the weakened resistance. It is the mission to retake the land, free the king by acquiring enough ransom money and stop the usurpers. The player-characters father was loyal to the king and lured in a deadly trap. This was a good opportunity for 4 nobles to usurp the power. Story setup: The King was captured at war in a foreign country and is hold hostage there.

It has a well balanced economic and military system and quite an addictive gameplay. Story A real time strategy game set in medieval England.

A real time strategy game set in medieval England.
