Enemies, horses, and allies also get some nice blood effects all over them by the end of a battle, and it's good fun chasing down blood-drenched, wounded enemies and cutting them down as they plea for mercy. There's something satisfying about running around a battlefield with your armour and weapons coated in dark crimson. And the fact that your character can become so drenched in blood by the end of a battle that Khorne himself would be jealous is a nice bit of detail. Timing and placement of attacks becomes crucial, as stabbing ahead of you at an enemy that's to your left won't exactly work. While this combat system takes some getting used to, once mastered, it gives an almost artistic feel to the game's fighting. When mounted, diagonal down or up movement will result in a back or forward downward slash, allowing you to cut down fleeing enemies or those that surround you and your horse in a battle. Overhead swings are an up and click, and thrusts are down and click. For a right hand, you would move it right and click.
So for a left-hand swing, you would move the mouse left, and click.
Instead, the trick is to move the mouse in the direction of your swing and click at the same time. You won't kill anything by just clicking the mouse. Aside from beautiful Combat and Death animations, the actual way that combat is handled makes it much more interactive than most RPGs. The real good stuff is in the combat system though. Just take a look:Īs you can see, the Graphics aren't -quite- on-par with most 2009/2010 games, but they still manage to impress. In my opinion, they still managed to outdo themselves. Granted, the graphics are a few years old, but this was made by a very small-time studio. Going to battle alongside those armies is equally breathtaking - and yet strangely enough - not tolling on the PC's abilities. And let me tell you, riding on campaign alongside 6 to 8 other Nobles, each with armies of around 200 men, is something awesome. If you amass a large enough Army to begin capturing Castles as a Mercenary, you can even declare yourself the Lord of your own realm.Īs mentioned above, amassing armies is something you'll often need to do to some degree. You can take a number of career paths - Caravan Merchant, Mercenary General, Bandit leader, Nobleman/Woman, Tournament Champion, Even King of one of the Nations, with enough illustrious service and support from other Nobles (Be warned, you'll more than likely need to win a Civil War to take the Throne, however). Once you choose a nation to start at (Choice of several themes: Nordic land, Britonic land, Franco/Germanic land, Eurasian land, Arabian land, or Mongol land) you're plopped by the Capital and so your story begins. Players start from very humble beginnings - an immigrant from a faraway land with a choice of several combinations of 4-point beginnings that will yield different assortments of starting stats. However, if you're one of the people that love true RPGs - purely open ended, no pre-determined story, you make your own name for yourself in the game world - then this is a must buy. If you're one of those folks, that's all good and well, but this game won't appeal to you. On that note, don't buy it if you want a story-driven RPG that shoves you down one single path and gives you the illusion of choice, even though all you get is "different" endings. It's completely and utterly open ended in the fullest way. The game has a DnD/Pen and Paper feel, mixed with a Total War game in the form of a 3rd/1st Person RPG.
I bought this off of Steam about a week ago, and it's absolutely fantastic. Just wondering if any other Dakkaites have tried this game?
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