This game has one of the best campaign to play in strategy games. Especially in the atmosphere and characters, whether its main characters that are controlled for multiple missions or a one off side character to be seen in only a single mission. But most importantly the campaign is not a pain to play like in many rts. Players are not placed in nigh-impossible scenarios and left to figure out the single intended solution like many game. Nor are players given three solders with two rifles to share and made to somehow defeat an entire tank battalion. But even at points were the campaign might feel a little frustrating the incredible story provides a driving force to continue playing. While the single player is great the multiplayer is generally pretty empty. Matches can be found mostly at peak hours but there is a sharp learning curve in the multiplayer. There are ways to find matches other than randomly waiting for a match, by joining the discord and coordinating a match there. Overall while multiplayer is possible it is not the main attraction of the title. For some crazy fun when not playing the story I would advise loading up a skirmish map with max ai and make population cap, then enjoy the chaos. There are also some smaller one off scenario maps. For example one is trying to hold a saxon fort until reinforcements arrive. Bugs and updates. I have played since launch and experienced three bugs overall. One bug just required saving and reloading to fix. Another was a crash, the final was the main menu showing the wrong artwork. None of these where that hard to deal with. The game has received many balancing updates and two dlcs since launch. One added new story missions and the other added Usiona as a playable faction. This dlc is a near must have do to the incredibly fun and different play style that it features. If there is any doubt remaining go watch the operation eagle launch trailer. It is increadible
