Exciting new combat styles and a vibrant modding community makes this game a must play
The combat mode is really unique and simple at the same time...the combat mechanics take a little time to get used to..but one thing you can be sure of , is that melee combat requires skill...
Questing is mundane and extremely boring...I advise to play through quests using cheats, unless you prefer endless travelling through the calradia delivering letters from one lord to another.
Combat AI in the game(open battles) is non-existant...you can pretty much easily wipe out 100's of soldiers with your small dozen of soldiers in open battle...Sieges tend to be a bit tough though...
This game would get a vote of 5.0 in single player in the native version...
But what makes this game so exciting is the huge modding community and this game has massive multiplayer potential...Just google top mods for this game and see for yourself.I suggest using the mods like TWEAKMB which lets you edit lots of in game mechanics of M&B...
This game is a must play for rpg and strategy fans..Don't ignore the melee combat mechanics either.The combat mechanics used in the game could set the base for all melee combat in future rpg games...