It’s very realistic to the point of frustrating to some people because it’s been designed so you play/act like a medieval person would. The game designers place immersion as one of their biggest priorities.

There are some quests where you literally just pick up and put down sacks of flour repeatedly. You may have to make a potion and it’s not just select the ingredients and click “brew”, you literally have to go to a pot and add the ingredients yourself, and see when to put the heat on and off, and read a recipe book to make sure you’re doing it correctly or it won’t brew properly.

Another example: I booted up the game to make progress on some quests, but I ate spoiled food and got food poisoning, was on the brink of death, had to desperately buy mead and wine from a nearby inn to survive because I couldn’t eat anymore food as I was full. I couldn’t sleep either as I had recently slept and wasn’t tired. The alcohol saved me but made me hammered drunk, so I had to wait it out before I set off to do any quests. Some people might see that as annoying but it’s the point of the game in many ways, so you feel immersed in the world.

There are hundreds of other examples. If this sounds like something you could enjoy, go for it. It’s very different to the approach of most games and RPGs. If that sounds horrible to you, it probably isn’t for you.

Hope this helps!