Here's a review I found on steam for it:
After the clusterfvk involving rumors of scam-running by the "company", and, in-particular, the "developer", regarding BANNERLORD, I can no longer support this game, and company, in any way, shape, or form.
For over THREE YEARS, NOW, BANNERLORD was promised to "be just-around-the-corner", and "finishing-touches were being made to the game", and "more time was needed for 'polishing'", and, NOW, we, ALL, know that this has turned-out to be complete BULSHT. It does not take TWO OR THREE YEARS to "polish" a game, Folks, so what is, truly, happening?
Apparently, this developer has been receiving grant-money from the Turkish government, and, as we, ALL, know about what welfare does to people, and their work-ethic, it is widely-believed by many, if not, at-this-point, MOST people in the community-discussions, that it is far better to leach-off-the-government-teat, than to actually put-out a finished product/game.
From where I come, Folks, that is called FRAUD, and that is 100% what I believe is happening, and has been happening, since, at least, 2016, when this game was SUPPOSED to be "close-to-release", as we, All, remember, and, unless I am completely wrong, production on "Bannerlord" commenced in 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is, all, completely my very, very strong opinion, but it is so apparent to me, and many others, that there is something terribly wrong with this "company", and this "developer", that I can not believe that the Turkish government-office that is issuing this grant-money has not done audits, and, IF it has not done audits on this "company", and this "developer" I believe is conning it, then that government is more off-the-rails than it has, already, proven itself to be, politically.