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You can now actually compare equipment so you can see if what you're about to equip is better than what is already equipped. You can get an idea of how a battle is going via a 'score screen' of sorts. The battle continues even after you die get knocked out by an axe to your skull. Ordering your troops now shows flags showing the approximate location your troops will occupy, which is pretty great. The enemy AI knows when they're outnumbered and need to hold high ground, and when they're on the defensive they will make you come to them. When you start a battle the default tactic for your troops isn't "charge at enemy until dead" anymore. There is now a fast forward button directly on the overworld. It'd be better if they included something for scale in that screen. There is even an inspect screen so you can look at your shiny gear. It'd be cool if you found some swords on your fallen enemies, and they're all the same type of sword but have different features (pommel, crossguard, etc.) to make things less samey. Not to mention the whole crafting thing making it possible for many unique looking weapons. I'm noticing that swing speed and thrust speed for weapons are now separate statistics, and weapons have a lot more statistics in general now.
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In Warband you could change your face whenever you wanted after character creation. I hope that character customization is a thing you can do mid-game, minus changing gender (gender matters quite a bit in Calradia). The game does look prettier but it seems a bit more 'brown' than Warband.