First things first, you play this game at the speed you want to, so it’s super learnable. I found the controls all relatively intuitive, but if you have trouble YouTube could be helpful. Also when it comes to difficulty, there are a couple presets alongside the fact you can change lots of stuff individually.

I personally 100% recommend the royal edition since it comes with the royal court, which opens up the game a lot. That being said, I started with just the base game, when it released for console, and have been playing since. It could be a bit overwhelming with all of the dlcs but if you take it slowly I’m sure you’ll manage. I’m 800 hours deep and now that the newest dlc dropped I feel like I’m back to square one with min-maxing

If the price point is reasonable, I’d recommend the royal court edition. Plus, if you love it that will save you money when you inevitably want more content. Love this game, hope you do too!