Bannerlord is my first M&B game and I really enjoyed it... thinking OH BOY, everyone is right M&B is so good and drank the Kool aid. Just out of curiosity and because Bannerlord is still in EA, I bought Viking Conquest and oh boy, I've been playing it for 2 months straight... IMO, while VC is pretty janky but it has PLENTY more of whatever makes it so much more fun than Bannerlord. Even with the ****ty sieges, VC tops Bannerlord. In VC, it just feels once you establish yourself in the world, even for a little bit, you feel like you matter and people know you. If you take someone's army it feels like you've made a dent on someone's kingdom and when you upgrade units you actually feel their durability and effectivity rise. It was surprising that you could spread rumors about a kingdom to weaken em. It also surprised me how much of a difference armor made. I come back to BL every "major" patch to see if it is any closer to VC but it isn't, I'm sure down the line it hopefully will be but for now, I'll be trading with the tax money I stole from the Irish Lords and raiding monasteries with my peasant women and sail back to Denmark and have a party in my camp. VC got some soul.
