
Drop down menus make shuffling through armies and provinces intuitive, which you’ll come to appreciate. Helms off to Creative Assembly for making it not only workable, but attractive. This is Total War, however, so before navigating the perils of battle, it’s necessary to navigate the perils of the labyrinthine UI. Truthfully though, like so much of the conflict in history, they had something shiny, and I decided I wanted it. I’d like to pretend their sacrifices come at the bitter end of a long, failed diplomatic campaign. Although I imagine its majesty is somewhat lost on the seven hundred exhausted Welshmen I’ve just ordered to breach the stronghold’s walls, with nothing but battered wooden shields between them and a typical British forecast of flaming arrows. From my vantage point, there’s something enchanting about the snow-capped palisades of Dinefwr.
