Bellfortis

Rating after 8 hours of play, during which I won my first campaign playing as the easiest faction on easy mode: 7/10. While I do have some minor issues which I'll talk about, I can say that this is, for the most part, the "baby's first grand strategy game" that I've been looking for! After starting the game I read through all the menus that explained all the different parts of the game, and then I was quickly ready to dive in and play without feeling overwhelmed by a million features. It has the combination of military conquest and both positive and negative political actions that I was looking for, though my major complaint is that I couldn't get much going with the political side of things. I tried to take over territories through both negative and positive political actions, but couldn't achieve any meaningful results and ended up having to use military conquest to gain all my territories. Speaking of which, when I saw that the game has the option for real-time control of battles (with the option to pause or slow down/speed up play, which is great!) I wasn't sure what to think of that, but I'm really happy with how well done that aspect of the game is. I can set up my army as …

Bellfortis https://youtu.be/ZAEKsN1Ukg4?si=wU1VsiSKILqp5nCU Medieval campaign strategy tactical warfare

It's like a Total War-lite. Fun game with campaigns that only last a few hours. It feels like the original Medieval: Total War. It's simple and plays like a board game while still having complexity in the form of population, technology, a council, and diplomacy

Great game, Took a bit to learn the basics, but find it very playable as a strategic game, The battles become more tactically interesting as new weapons and capabilities, like oil pits, stakes, and catapults are researched and deployed..

It's a fun game. Beautiful artwork, good music, fast brutal battles and map painting. Think of it as an arcade Medieval 1. I have played and finished 1 grand campaign map and 1 smaller scenario map, both were a lot of fun and I don't regret getting it. DLC are pretty comprehensive and well made too. You can mod unit visuals by editing a .png file to make them more to your liking. I recommend and hope they do more with it

Its a simple but well made strategy game, if you want a strategy game that you don't have to think about too much and just want a casual experience its great.