The diplomacy is pretty simple, but it gets the job done and can easily be improved through mods. The combat isn’t perfect, but it can be pretty fun. The thing about this game is that while nothing it does is spectacular, everything it does is good, or good enough. So why, then, is Mount and Blade such a beloved game? Why is it so much fun? I mean, sure, you can improve some of this stuff with mods, but a lot of the problems come from the core of the game itself and changing them would drastically change the end product. Most map travel is boring and slow, the combat is clunky and unresponsive, the character animations make everyone look constipated most of the time, the diplomacy is bare bones, and so much more. I’m not saying the game is bad, I’ve enjoyed it for hours and plan on playing it more, but let’s be honest, it has a few problems. What I find kind of strange about this game is that it recei ves large amounts of praise, has an active community and holds people’s attention for hours, but I don’t think it does anything extremely well. I haven’t experienced nearly everything the game has to offer, but I’ve been riding around Calradia for literal days now, which is actually a bit unexpected for me. I have played Mount and Blade: Warband for over 70 hours now.

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