I'll concede that I don't know Pathfinder first edition at all so I can't genuinely speak to how accurately they conveyed it. I'm just going by what I've heard people say. Though I personally LOVED the kingdom-building mechanic in Kingmaker and the crusade mechanic in Wrath of the Righteous. I loved getting time to just focus on kingdom building or taking a break fromthe main game to go crusading with my armies, so I think it may be a matter of taste. Or maybe it just happens to hit my specific thing that I like in games.
