So I have been reading the reviews and thinking about writing my own for a long while. I personally like this game, but I'll try to stay unbiased so I can recap the pros and cons of the game.

I would say the learning curve of the game is pretty steep, by this I mean the basics and control is easy to learn, but very hard to master. The game itself doesn't seem too hard, or too complex but doing everything just the way you can maximize your advantage is not easy.

Northgard is not your classic RTS like C&C games or Starcraft. It's kind of a mixup between a survival game and an RTS game, as the hardest challenge you'll face as a new player is balancing your resources in a way that you can expand and not starve, while keeping your clan happy. You need to be mindful of your decisions and resources.
That said some of the points they brought up as negative:
-Laggy, unoptimized : this might be true to an extent, but the fact is that there were much improvements in online play which tends to lag (especially if there are many clans with many units on one tile) but if you play P2P its manageable easily.
-AI cheats : Just as in some other RTS games raising AI difficulty doesnt only come from the smartness of the AI but some unfair advantages. That said, this only happened until a very recent patch, since that the "cheats" are much more manageable.
-Linear: Now this is something I just dont find to be true. Some games you have Forests other times you dont have jack, and you have to make do with the things you (dont)have.
-Boring: As I said in the beginning this is a mix between survival RTS (Like Frostpunk) and your classic RTS with tiles (Kind of like Spellforce 3)

All in all I think the game itself is enjoyable, and holds true challenge. Mastering all the clans and tactics is not as straightforward as some people might think. The devs are constantly balancing (and unbalancing) things, which make the game better (or break it completely). This is not a game you can play all day and all night long, but it most definitely something worth your time to learn properly. It has it's flaws but nothing gamebreaking or such, its a pretty well balanced game most of the patches.
I'd give it an overall 8/10

So I have been reading the reviews and thinking about writing my own for a long while. I personally like this game, but I'll try to stay unbiased so I can recap the pros and cons of the game. I would say the learning curve of the game is pretty steep, by this I mean the basics and control is easy to learn, but very hard to master. The game itself doesn't seem too hard, or too complex but doing everything just the way you can maximize your advantage is not easy. Northgard is not your classic RTS like C&C games or Starcraft. It's kind of a mixup between a survival game and an RTS game, as the hardest challenge you'll face as a new player is balancing your resources in a way that you can expand and not starve, while keeping your clan happy. You need to be mindful of your decisions and resources. That said some of the points they brought up as negative: -Laggy, unoptimized : this might be true to an extent, but the fact is that there were much improvements in online play which tends to lag (especially if there are many clans with many units on one tile) but if you play P2P its manageable easily. -AI cheats : Just as in some other RTS games raising AI difficulty doesnt only come from the smartness of the AI but some unfair advantages. That said, this only happened until a very recent patch, since that the "cheats" are much more manageable. -Linear: Now this is something I just dont find to be true. Some games you have Forests other times you dont have jack, and you have to make do with the things you (dont)have. -Boring: As I said in the beginning this is a mix between survival RTS (Like Frostpunk) and your classic RTS with tiles (Kind of like Spellforce 3) All in all I think the game itself is enjoyable, and holds true challenge. Mastering all the clans and tactics is not as straightforward as some people might think. The devs are constantly balancing (and unbalancing) things, which make the game better (or break it completely). This is not a game you can play all day and all night long, but it most definitely something worth your time to learn properly. It has it's flaws but nothing gamebreaking or such, its a pretty well balanced game most of the patches. I'd give it an overall 8/10