i hate just about every aspect of this game. the writting is well done, but the actual story is just MEH in the extreme. the combat is completely horrible. the characters are neither varied nor likable.... and dont get me started on the art style. i know they were going for an old school look.... but ugh. there is just no artistry in the environments. they are all very stale, simple designs.

looks fantastic.

i have been horribly disappointed with Pillars of Eternity. i know it got great reviews.... but i literally hate almost everything about the game. while the writing is well done, the actual story is just awful.... the characters arent that diverse OR likable... the combat is probably the worst i have seen... and the art style is just ugly.

i hope this brings a better bauldurs gate/neverwinter type experience....

the game does have "historical battles".... which are pre-designed scenarios meant to represent actual historical conflicts.

HOWEVER.... you still play the conflicts however you please, directing your army in the manner that you see fit.... which is not accurate to how the conflict actually played out. you can even lose these battles while playing the side that won.... which again, is not historically accurate.

like i said, the existence of the factions in the game is historically accurate. even a lot of the units are historically accurate for each faction. the things that actually happen in the game are not. names, dates, events... generally not historically accurate. it isnt even accurate as to when said factions rise to power and fall out of power.

i guess it depends on if you are talking hypothetical intel 4 cores vs AMD 6 cores, or intel 4 cores vs intel 6 cores.

intel 4 core vs AMD 6 core..... absolutely the intel 4 core. no question

intel 4 core vs intel 6 core.... no brainer, intel 6 core.

rule of thumb, just buy intel.

not at all. other than the factions that exist in the game... the way things progress are completely left up to you, which innately will not follow actual historic events.