MORDHAU
Literally the most annoying game I have ever played… I enjoy the experience of medieval combat, which is why I played this game for so long… but given any other alternative, like I now have option to play Chivalry 2, I truly wish I never played a single hour of this nonsense. Trolls, petulant brats throwing entire matches and sabotaging their team just to flirt around… who needs parenting when you have video games like Mordhau? The most insanely immature community imaginable given the serious nature of the theme of the game… the negative reviews are right, take my word for it… this game is simply a bad meme and provides no chance of immersion given the repetitive nature of the objectives, and considering that the outcome of each match is determined largely by how many trolls or griefers are on 1 team, and how many cowardly pathetic high level players are intentionally stacking the other… the most mindless waste of time I have ever experienced… even if I was stoned and drunk, this game would still frustrating and annoying.. cowards abound, repetitive weapon exploits, and team stacking every match… What else is there to say? Don’t play it, get Chivalry 2..
– Real player with 935.8 hrs in game
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Ever since patch 20 this games combat hasnt felt the same. Theres so many redparries that you cant go a single fight without wondering “wtf am i palying”. The most recent dumb addition, spawn beacons, just goes to prove that the devs are trying to turn this game into battlefield, which they just cant due to the much smaller dev team. Its just sad that they would ruin such a great game, the core mechanics are so good, but they are ruined by unreadable swing manipulation, nonfunctional combat mechanics and so on. At this point you cannot play this game if youre not already very experienced at it. Its very unforgiving towards new players. Unless they revert the last 3 patches, fix the combat system and start actually working on updates actively you should consider buying it. But at its current state it just isnt worth it.
– Real player with 800.3 hrs in game
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry…where do I start?
When I first heard about the game in late 2012, I knew I’d be hooked. Unfortunately, my computer couldn’t run it at the time. Flash forward to when I had a new computer come May/June of 2013, and I was having the time of my life! Foolhardy, yet visceral combat, amazing voiceovers, and the most in-depth melee combat I had ever seen at the time…it was remarkable. The combat was very in-depth, yet nobody was quite above anyone else at the time. Timing and footing was everything. My goal as a player at the time was to reach level twenty, and unlock all veteran helmets for each of the four classes. (Keep in mind that there was zero customization at this point in time, apart from switching from default to veteran helmets, which didn’t work half of the time)
– Real player with 1222.1 hrs in game
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After all these years, reaching level 54, I cannot recommend the game. I have 500+ hours on this, and all I can think of is remembering the good times. I hate this game so much because I used to love it to the point it became my most played game for almost one year. I’m gonna tell you why you should avoid this game that has become deteriorated over time (and has become less valuable than it was at release):
The good times, that was when this game didn’t have regular crashes (it had none in fact). Now it crashes EVERY FIRST TIME you join the game, you Alt+F4 and then you have to again load the game. THEN it’s very likely the server you wanted to join is full. You have to wait. Then it’s possible that it crashes at the character screen etc… It’s also possible to simply crash mid-game. I once had over 16 crashes while waiting for the server list to load. This never happened at the start.
– Real player with 843.2 hrs in game
FOR HONOR™
The community is all over the place but quick summerise Vikings and Samurais are both tryhard teams while knights are trying but they are also just having actual fun so imma switch to them when I feel like it.
All the characters are fun and look good but it’s up to perspective i can’t play Nobushi for the life of me but Kyoshin i can kick ass on, try a few and decide yourself, i would wish for rep 5 and under people would be allowed to just try any character because of how many characters there are now but doesn’t really matter.
– Real player with 627.8 hrs in game
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Even though I have a lot of time in this game its only because it is the only one of its kind. The community is so toxic and horrible (but that goes with most games especially ubisoft ones) but that is only part of the problem. People join games with high pings and dominate because for some reason a guy sitting at 300 ping is still good to play? They recently changed the game from a reaction based game to a reading based (meaning instead of reacting to what your opponent does you have to predict and punish what you think they will do since most of the attacks are unreactable). Queue times are around 3-4 minutes for the most popular playlist (dominion) and even though you get in, your team is filled with people who don’t care to play the obj but just go for kills despite game modes (1v1, 2v2, deathmatch, etc) being designed specifically for that but people don’t platy those modes. Often times you will get teams full of the meta character or some 4man stack teams who no life the game to the point that they can take you 100-0 in a matter of seconds without giving you a chance to fight back or get revenge (which doesn’t work half the time) with the help of heavy stagger and pinning attacks. You get almost no reward for playtime (the in game currency ranges from 20-50 a game with the challenges offering 250 max per although most often they are 150 for things like “playing 12 games as a vanguard character”) with items costeing 7k for a finisher or emote and upt to 10k for other cosmetic items. It is a fun game sometimes but most of the times it is a sweat fest where you cannot chill on.
– Real player with 475.5 hrs in game
Pointy Ends®
Enter the biggest tournament of the realm where you’ll engage in ranged combat with your fellow knights using all kinds of medieval weaponry. Combine skill and strategy to fight each other in epic fast-paced battles. Entertain the crowd and earn eternal glory. Have courage, aim, dodge, and beware of the pointy ends!
Action-packed multiplayer
Pointy Ends is an accessible fast-paced PVP battle with up to 4 players. Missing players? Not to worry, noble bots will fill in.
Single & Team Deathmatch
Go all out in free-for-all battles or join forces with a fellow knight in 2v2 battle mode.
Medieval weaponry
Battle with friends and foes using a variety of medieval weaponry like bow and arrow, crossbows, mace, slingshot or a battle ax.
Kingdoms Unite
Play across different headsets and controllers (Vive, Oculus, Index). Pointy Ends unites the realm of virtual reality in one cross-platform kingdom.
Get involved
Pointy Ends is released in early access which means your experience and feedback will give us the opportunity to bring the game to ever greater heights. Our current plan for the full release includes new weapons, modes, environments, and other features. But we want you to be involved, help us prioritize and let us know which direction you want Pointy Ends to go.
Age of Empires II (2013)
gameplay is excellent, community is psychedelic.
– Real player with 2675.1 hrs in game
very good i play this with my father every week.
– Real player with 909.9 hrs in game
Age of Empires IV
Bugs and balance not getting fixed in a reasonable amount of time.
– Real player with 229.5 hrs in game
On the plus side:
Factions that actually feel different to play, gaining some unit types earlier than others and such.
Unique units in most cases replace a standard one with no additional costs,
for example english longbow replacing standard archer or french royalknights replacing standard knights.
Shiptypes more or less depend on region,european have their set of ships,asian have theirs,abbasid+dehli have theirs and rus are just the odd ones with their entirely unique arsenal of longboats.
Plenty of interesting ideas, like getting up on walls or mongols movable structures to name some.
– Real player with 180.2 hrs in game
Alchemist Adventure
Usually I don’t jump into early acces games, especially not when they’re out for just a few days.
However, the steam demo week introduced me to this game and I liked it! Couldn’t wait to continue once I noticed it was in early acces a few days later.
I really do recommend this game to other players, at least give it a shot. Important to note is that the devs are really open for improvement and suggestions/tips on their steamgroup
Being an alchemist with amnesia is, well, confusing. Along with the lead character you’re trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
– Real player with 37.9 hrs in game
Playing on Ubuntu 18.04 with Vulkan and Proton without any major issues. The one intro video doesn’t play properly (it’s the one that’s also on the store - with the great music) but all the cutscenes in game work fine. You can use Proton GE and even that plays fine too. Sometimes the game starts and shows a black screen, but hitting alt-tab or the super key will make everything show properly after that.
The game is pretty fun! There are lots of neat things find and lots of exploring and story. I personally like the story “memory” cutscenes.
– Real player with 33.9 hrs in game
Astonia Resurgence
Astonia Resurgence is a great version of the old school Astonia 3 MMORPG.
For new players: it is an older game, so visually it might not be as appealing as some 4k games you can play. Howver it has unique leveling and stat systems that make it pretty enjoyable if given the chance. Stick around a few hours and you’ll find it’s quite fun. I still hop on old runescape for the sheer fun, not for the visual perfections.
As an old school player there are Some Nice Quality of life updates from the original such as su/gu and most things you pick up going directly into inventory, all the orbs( 10-RD99) now being located in an area in Aston. (Running orb alts used to be a pain).
– Real player with 1142.1 hrs in game
First of all I must preface that this game is a revamped version of a 30 year old game and through the decades there have been several attempts from other servers to bring it back to life.
Personally this is hands down the best version released to date. OW Astonia was a grind, and is not for most people since fighting and movement aren’t in 3D and there’s not really button mashing like some of the newer RPGs. That being said there are a lot of improvements to quality of life that have already been implemented since release and surpass other servers by leaps and bounds. I really appreciate the community and it does seem to be growing, a mix of knowledgeable OW players with new ones coming on. Developers are constantly adding Quality Of Life/New updates on a timely and consistent manner and any issues are quickly resolved. Suggestions are taken into consideration and implemented. I’d highly recommend joining the discord server as well as there is a lot of useful information for new players already pinned.
– Real player with 509.5 hrs in game
Mount & Blade: Warband
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My younger brother learned how to read and write his 1st words with this game, before he ever went to school.
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I learned english for the 1st time and developed my spanish with this game
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It was the 1st game that i ever had the feeling that it was the perfect game for me when i was a kid.
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it was the 1st online videogame that i used to play in a regular basis
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This game was the 1st ever platform that served as a base to our great comunity called the 1stBdC. It’s the 1st big mount and blade community in our country and also the 1st in Portuguese comunitys rankings… since it’s the only one XD.
– Real player with 2669.7 hrs in game
“It’s almost harvesting season!”
Truly a gem of a game. I’ve spend countless of hours in it without ever boring myself. The mods make this game very replayable.
– Real player with 795.7 hrs in game
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Before you all read my review I want you to know I’m basing this review purely on the multiplayer aspect of this game as that has been my main way of having fun on the amazing Mount&Blade franchise over the last 10 years.
Be it on Warband, With Fire and Sword, Napoleonic Wars dlc, or many of the mods we saw over the years, it’s always been the multiplayer that kept me interested and gave me so many great moments.
Look I know what most people are thinking…
“But Walja, you have over 1.000 hours played on Mount&Blade 2: Bannerlord and still you don’t recommend it !?”
– Real player with 1112.7 hrs in game
Most of the negative reviews for this game are people who bought it early on and saw how little this game progressed through the passing of months, positive ones are the ones with few hours, because I indeed agree, it feels like a new game completely, which is good (as there was already plenty of content for Warband through great mods).
However, what surprises me the most is that they say this game will be released June next year? (sourcing themselves: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/261550/view/4509778749610642532) . How come? Game is far from finished and absolute snail’s pace of development will for granted not finish it in a few months, when this game has been going on for years and since they launched it on steam on early access prepurchase, they have mostly been doing minor fixes and balancing. No new features, quests or dialogues since I last played to this day
– Real player with 316.0 hrs in game