Come for the unique non-fantasy turn-based resource and population management, stay for the narrator’s soothing voice and background music.
From Wikipedia :
PC Gamer listed Lords of the Realm II as one of the best games of 1997 and the 38th best computer game of all time, praising its “hectic real-time battles” and combination of real-time and turn-based strategy. It later continued to praise its fusion gameplay, which it described as “original and thrilling” and “incredibly innovative”.