Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Rank #1347 on PlayPulse
Rank #1347 on PlayPulse
The horns sound, the ravens gather. An empire is torn by civil war. Beyond its borders, new kingdoms rise. Gird on your sword, don your armour, summon your followers and ride forth to win glory on the battlefields of Calradia. Establish your hegemony and create a new world out of the ashes of the old. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game, Mount & Blade: Warband. Create and develop a character that matches your play style as you explore, raid and conquer your way across a vast medieval sandbox where no two playthroughs are the same. Raise armies, engage in politics, trade, craft weapons, recruit companions and manage your fiefdom as you attempt to establish your clan among the nobility of Calradia. Command and fight alongside your troops in first- or third-person in huge real-time battles using Mount & Blade’s deep but intuitive skill-based directional combat system. Put your combat prowess to the test against players from all over the world in multi-player PvP, including ranked matchmaking and casual game modes, or host your own server with the Mount & Blade II: Dedicated Server
Ultimately I enjoy playing the game, but I have huge reservations in recommending it. Fundamentally the combat is unique, and the experience of starting out is fun. However, the mid to late game is a terrible grind due to baffling decisions such as having enemy lords escape _within days_, and enemy armies teleporting to crisis spots [as of June 24]. Some great mods exist, but this should not in any way be required. I think the overall issue here is that the devs have created branched features and have no clue how to integrate them. They let you capture, but don't know how to deal with the impact on wars. They let you smith, but don't know how to balance that with the wider economy. These are tough questions, no doubt, but - and I can't overemphasise this - they are charging big trousers money. PUT ON YOUR BIG TROUSERS AND SORT IT OUT. Thumbs up for potential. But feeling pessimistic as of now.
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