Conquerer's Blade
I started playing this game today. It just become free to play on Steam for several regions. After several hours spending on it. I can clearly say it its pretty solid at least better than I expected. Large scale fights are quite smooth because of the good optimization and it seems like there are a lot of content to play in this Mount and Blade clone. It seems like there are still time for the release of the Mount and Blade 2. I think you can try it in the mean time.