Honestly, AoE II is a fun approximation but the “real” medieval siege is way more nuanced. You have to juggle logistics, morale, and actually timing a battering ram with a flint lock. Games like Total War or even the newer Total War: Warhammer series get closer by showing terrain, morale, and the sheer cost of a siege, but they still compress time. If you want the gritty detail, you’d have to dive into simulation titles like *Siegecraft* or the *Stronghold* series, where you get to build walls, manage resources, and deal with the fact that a single misstep can mean a lost city. So while AoE II captures the adrenaline, it’s not the ultimate realistic experience.