With controls that are so bad, and with a constant frame rate stuttering, even on a high end PC - the game only runs on Vista and DirectX 10 graphics cards, by the way - and the overall buggy release, it doesn't really matter what else the game has to offer, it's still ruined. Oh, and it doesn't have much to offer, in case you're wondering.
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Kim Sellentin, Producer behind Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms at SEGA Studios Australia, discusses her start as a QA tester, her approach of cultivating a learning culture in the studio, and strategies for current and future producers.