Solid.
The good: Graphics. Wow. Even though this only get's played on 720p, the sheer amount of moving bodies makes the graphics a very strong selling point for this game. What's more important, is the game DOESN'T slow down when there is that much action on screen. Sure, the draw distance isn't fantastic, but you see more than enough of the battlefield to let you know where the action is. The character modeling looks good as well, and the motions are smooth and seemless for all the different character types. Camera. Again, solid. When the camera isn't a source of frustration, it's always a positive. Pace of Play. The game keeps you rolling right along; it's a very rare circumstance that leads you to doing nothing (like taking a wrong turn, ending deep in the enemy country with no health left!). The Mechanics. You cannot just take your hero out willy-nilly rampaging through the countryside; if you don't have a solid squad behind you, you're in for a very short campaign. In other words, the major aspects of the game cannot be shortchanged; if you're supposed to use cavalry to take a town, i'd certainly advice taking the horsmen out for a ride.
The bad: Repetition. This game CAN get repetitious after awhile; unless you make an effort to change up your tactics (horse vs. infantry vs. bow) but even if you're doing the same moves to take outposts, it's still a gorgeous ride. The voice acting. Wow. it's pretty comical to hear a ?Spanish? sounding barkeep lisp over the word "Mercenaries" over and over. The hero's voices are under par as well; would have been nice to have more customization options available with voice and face for your Hero.
All things considered, the fact that you can sit down and play this game for 6+ hours at a sitting leads this reviewer to say that it's a worthwhile adventure. Hell, anytime you can sit down and lose track of time as you wreak havoc among hapless bowmen with knights in full plate, or take a squad of greatsword-wielding infantry wading through scores of troops en route to stomping out another town, you've found a game worth owning/playing.