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Mount & Blade Review
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Manufacturer: Paradox
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ESRB Rating: Teen
Platform(s): Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Release Date: September 19, 2008
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-11-30
Mount & Blade ok
I find it very difficult to learn battle in this game,especially on horseback. Many scenes are extremely repetitive. It seems that it is more a trading game than a battle game. I will not finish this game and am disappointed in the way it plays.
Date: 2008-11-28
From Cautious to Hooked
I first downloaded the demo of Mount & Blade from Steam, curious about what there was to do. I put off playing it for awhile, as I have other games and this was by an indie studio, which typically makes me wary.
The tutorial didn't make me terribly inclined to play, either, as it wasn't as intuitive as I'd hoped. It took a lot of work to get rid of four combat dummies (one task), it took a long time to figure out how to hit my target in archery practice (arrows drop VERY quickly in the tutorial), and I couldn't get the mounted combat to work very well (I kept missing the combat dummy). So I put the game off again.
Then I tried it, in the actual game, and went to the level 7 limit, and then the level 7 limit a second time. I'd had a lot of fun playing, and wanted more. So I bought the full game.
Without a doubt, there are things in this game that could be BETTER, such as possibly the graphics or a few more quests, or a few more ways to command allied armies. I've noticed over the years that there's always someone lamenting the fact that nobody seems to care that the point of games is FUN, and Mount & Blade is FUN.
Some of the things that would be nice to have:
1. Better explanations for why things work the way they do (large armies moving slower, full inventory slows you down same amount whether it's expanded or not)
2. More siege choices (abilities to knock down walls instead of just scaling, choosing ladders versus siege towers)
3. A BACK button once you get to your character sheet the first time. The questions they ask about your character's background aren't very indicative of what sort of character they will lead to, and you have to actually finish creating your character and exit out to try again.
4. Maybe better graphics, primarily on the overland travel. The graphics aren't very bad at all in combat.
But those issues? Really pretty minor, considering the amount of fun this game leads to. I just really really REALLY wish it was one I could play with friends in multiplayer (high on my wish list for mods for it). I'd be buying this for other people if that were a choice.
Date: 2008-11-24
Though lacking slightly in finesse, very fun and open-ended. Some bug issues remain.
I downloaded the trial version, upgraded to the latest (1.11 now, I think?) and purchased a serial key.
This game is a ton of fun. You WILL find yourself leaning to the right as you try to reach enough so that your hatchet connects with the Swadian Footman whose group ambused your trading party. You'll also find unexpected joy in a well-placed headshot (with a recurve bow, no less) that reduces your foes by one.
System-wise, it's also not very demanding, which is a relief given how rapidly the tit-for-tat of hardware and software developers keep pushing each other to their limits.
However, there are limits to the fun that is to be had. Dialogue is very basic, as are the quests. Interaction is similar to Freelancer (though text-only) in its repetition. Your quests come down to: deliver a message, collect a debt, train villagers, bring us some cattle, and kill this criminal. There are also only five kingdoms - I was hoping for a few more, just to make it interesting - and the entire landscape can be crossed in about 2 days of game time, provided you aren't ambused by looters or bandits in the process.
Finally, there are still bugs to be worked out. This along shouldn't deter you from purchasing this fun game - remember Sacred, with its 100 MB+ patches? That RPG was still a blast. The bugs are mainly graphics-related at this point. NPCs lose faces or some of the screen backgrounds go quirky. There are program crashes (though I've yet to see a full system crash from M&B), and for this I can only suggest saving often and reporting the crash to the developers.
Date: 2008-11-19
Addictive Medieval Mahem
As 'garage game' from from a small publisher, M&B is an unexpected and totally addictive pleasure. A free-form RPG with many group tactical elements, M&B lets you run amok in a medieval world.
This isn't a game that focuses on exploiting the latest advances in graphics and effects - the landscapes and models are nowhere near as impressive as those found in games like Oblivion. The fun here is in the game play, something that many high-tech 'big name' games forget to add to their polished graphics engines.
As a lone adventurer you are tasked with making your fortune among a handful of sparring factions, each with several large cities, castles and small villages. You can join a faction by winning favor with the faction's Lords and King by completing quests.
As you roam the land you'll run into bandits, caravans, and war parties which you can engage in battle. You can also lay siege to towns and castles and loot the surrounding villages.
Like a classic RPG your character gains experience which can be used to modify attributes. Depending on how you spend points you'll be able to use better equipment, hire more soldiers, take more prisoners, etc.
The best way to see if you like it is to download the demo which lets you play up to a certain level. After that you can purchase a code from the website. A Highly recommended game!
Date: 2008-11-09
IF you have steam try out the demo!
Since this game had low advertising I didnt expect much from the demo but man was I wrong. I bought it only a day after playing the demo its incredible fun instead of me telling you the details try the demo on steam if you have it or install steam at store.steampowered.com
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