AS a gamer, yes the game does indeed "hit the spot" thus far and I am enjoying the experience that it has given me. Ignoring historical inaccuracies and bugs that have been noted by CA for fixing has allowed me to enjoy myself whilst playing it, yes as a modder theres not much I can do there BUT as a gamer I am glad tosay I am loving this new installment, probably helped by the setting it is based in.