don't forget:

"as good as [MTW + STW] undoubtedly are, both seemed destined to be the preserve of the hardcore elite"

"armies of more than 5000 sprawling out all over huge sprawling maps"

"Creative Assembly has gone back to basics, listened to the feedback..."

"Even battles can be resolved, largely without getting your hands dirty."

Man it's like they got a monkey to write this preview.