

You can see some of the footage that I watched right here.

But it’s the machinery making the whole thing tick that impressed me more than the spectacle. At E3, I saw a siege play out, up close and personal, and it looked absolutely stunning. Incorporating siege warfare, with hundreds of characters on-screen at a time, as well as diplomacy, roleplaying and strategic simulation, it’s a living world in which the player can act on the periphery or work their way into a central role. At the intersection of Total War, Crusader Kings and the Elder Scrolls, there is Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord.
