Take that online, and suddenly you’re the underdog. You were the badass on the field of battle, racking up the kills and making a name for yourself. It was glorious because it was, for the most part, easy. It was glorious, running down pathetic peasants on your courser, axe held high, ready to lop off heads.
Thing is, none of that stuff has ever mattered, because it gets the feel of being in a medieval battle perfectly. It looked old when it was released, and even with a wide range of mods giving it HDR and high quality textures, it still looks considerably worse than some games released even 5 years ago. Mount & Blade was always a triumph of game over graphics. The mechanics behind Mount & Blade's hit detection always were a little nebulous. That final thrust always questioned in your mind as to whether it should've gone your way. You always know why you were killed, but you're never sure whether it was fair. It's risk/reward at its finest, pushing you to outsmarting your opponent, leaving it until the last possible moment to thrust your lance forward, catching him in the chest. At it's worst, Mount & Blade is ten seconds of expectation met with the business end of a sharp bit of metal, leading to minutes of slowly unwinding disappointment. It's getting killed by one of the dozens, hundreds of things that are oh so deadly. It's getting hit by an errant arrow that was meant for the guy behind you. It's getting caught with that pike that went through your horse's chest. Most of the time, Warband is getting killed with the lance that destroyed your shield. This is Mount & Blade Warband, at its best. You dispatch him quickly, feeling as though fate was finally on your side. It catches his horse clean between the eyes, the animal collapsing, sending its rider flying forward to skid to a halt at your feet. You pull your arm back, you feel like you can almost feel the heat from his mount’s breath on your face. Everything rests on this one throw, and praying it’ll do something. Try and stand him down, and that’ll be met with death. The knight who previously shattered your shield turns and comes thundering towards you, his lance couched, his eyes invisible behind his helmet. The last, shuddering breaths of your steed flutter the grass in front of you, the pike through its chest proving to be just as fatal as it looked. Your shield lies in shatters at your feet, victim of a barely deflected lance thrust. Will you be joining the Warband? Let's find out.īlood stains the chainmail you could barely afford to wear. We've taken a look at the very specific ramifications for that knight being another actual living person in the unforgiving horse and sword game we love so much. Mount & Blade is going multiplayer and the beta is in progress as we type.
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