Awesome Art/ Awesome Music: The game features some of the best art direction in the whole Total War franchise, with a beautifully immersive soundtrack and highly stylised cutscenes and UI ◊ drawn to evoke Anglo-Saxon metalwork and stained glass.Instead of making a half-dozen different units all named some variation of 'foreign warrior', they chose to use a term more familiar to the player that nevertheless sounded unique. However, the developers explained that they were well aware that the term was technically inaccurate - in this case, it was being used to represent the more elite foreign warriors that would eventually become the Gallowglass in several centuries, as the Irish made heavy use of such during this period. Author's Saving Throw: There was initially some disapproval expressed over several perceived anachronisms in the game, notably Mide using units referred to as 'Gallowglass' in their late-game roster, a mistake that Creative Assembly has made before.
