The basic gameplay loop is essentially the same as Mount & Blade Warband, except Bannerlord also comes with vastly improved visuals, animations, sound, music, UI design, quest design, campaign AI and a new recruitment system. Many of these changes improve the quality of life significantly, making it easier to get to the fun stuff.

The devs have also been pumping out updates with bug fixes and balance changes. I expect this game to be improved even more as the devs continue to release new content and improvements.

The basic gameplay loop is essentially the same as Mount & Blade Warband, except Bannerlord also comes with vastly improved visuals, animations, sound, music, UI design, quest design, campaign AI and a new recruitment system. Many of these changes improve the quality of life significantly, making it easier to get to the fun stuff. The devs have also been pumping out updates with bug fixes and balance changes. I expect this game to be improved even more as the devs continue to release new content and improvements.