It's a good game. I do play with like 40 mods tho.. still I've sunk thousands of hours into the first.M&B, warband and Bannerlord. The statement of "falls short" is probably the best review. It's so close to being the best thing but it's just missing that immersive rpg elements and it has improved endgame slightly.. like those cool cut scenes.. but the yearning for more is there and that feeling I fear isn't going away. Remember it's a Sandbox style game so you're not going to get an A-B story. That would be boring AF.