Reviews for this version generally agree that while the game is the "best version" of the Mount & Blade experience, it still struggles with a "shallow" late-game and repetitive grind.

A new mission type allows defenders to sally out and destroy enemy siege engines in an ambush before a siege assault begins.

Almost every perk in the game was rebalanced, with many descriptions rewritten for better clarity. Name changes were applied to over 15 perks to better reflect their effects.

A new location called "The Retreat" was added near Lageta, where players can choose to retire their character and pass their legacy to an heir or end the campaign. Community & Critic Sentiment