Mount & Blade: Warband
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Description
"Combining hardcore roleplaying with deep combat, and throwing in a Counterstrike-esque multiplayer mode, this sort-of-budget game has more longevity than most full-priced, big-name-studio games." - IGN.com
"Exciting multiplayer battles make Mount & Blade: Warband a strong addition to the open-world role-playing game." - GameSpot.com
Mount & Blade: Warband is the eagerly anticipated sequel for the game that brought medieval battlefields to life with its realistic mounted combat and detailed fighting system.
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Features:
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Graphical overhaul: Support added for HDR, FSAA, depth of field, soft particles, tone mapping, and many other effects
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Multiplayer battles with up to 64 players. Multiplayer modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Conquest, Battle, and Siege.
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New models with greater detail and high-quality textures
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A campaign allowing you to become the ruler of a faction and convince lords to become your vassals.
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Customer reviews
95
Warband Review
khryon | May 6, 2012 | See all khryon's reviews »"Don't judge a book by a cover." This idiom is exactly what describes Warband, a game with graphics that aren't next-gen but amazing gameplay that can last for dozens upon dozens of hours.
In the single player campaign, you start off as a mercenary and slowly climb your way up the latter by doing favors for Kings and killing enemies for Renown. Different factions fighting each other makes the whole world seem very "alive". By the time you've collected enough renown, you vassalage becomes avaliable and is where the game starts to truly shine. As you start to gain fiefs and castles, an option also appears: the right to rule and rebelling against your lord. What comes next, is really up to you as the gameplay is extremely deep and rewarding.
Words cannot do this game justice, as you can simply put hours upon hours into this game and finding that you've just covered the tip of the iceberg. Simply put, a recommended game for anyone who's even considering.
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Worth the money
obolus_cz | April 14, 2012 | See all obolus_cz's reviews »The game features really unique combat system with extremely steep learning curve. In multiplayer you can easily defeat better equipped and numerically superior players if you have a great skill and/or teammates that work together.
The singleplayer itself is a very good fun, but where the game really starts to kick in are the mods made by community.
Like I've been playing a mod for this game for over 2 years now. Ever dreamed about being a part of 75 vs 75 multiplayer battle where each player is human controlled and you're just a tiny part of a team while all being on TS? Just bring it on... M&B cRPG mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QjCz5kf7q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS-m_5s3aZ4 (a bit of promo :o)
99
Worth the money
obolus_cz | April 14, 2012 | See all obolus_cz's reviews »The game features really unique combat system with extremely steep learning curve. In multiplayer you can easily defeat better equipped and numerically superior players if you have a great skill and/or teammates that work together.
The singleplayer itself is a very good fun, but where the game really starts to kick in are the mods made by community.
Like I've been playing a mod for this game for over 2 years now. Ever dreamed about being a part of 75 vs 75 multiplayer battle where each player is human controlled and you're just a tiny part of a team while all being on TS? Just bring it on... M&B cRPG mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QjCz5kf7q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS-m_5s3aZ4 (a bit of promo :o)
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Essential
Eames | April 1, 2012 | See all Eames's reviews »I feel this is a essential addition to any pc gamer's collection, especially if they are a fan of wargames.
There's many mods available, so you will never get bored of this game. You can turn the game into a MMO or fight organised line battles with muskets. There's even a mod that turns the game into a spaghetti western!
If you are a bit bored with all the samey modern war fps games coming out, you should try this game. For me it reignited my passion for multiplayer pc gaming.
This is also the mount & blade game I'd reccomend if you only want to to buy a single entry from the series. Its mainly multiplayer focused but also has the same style of grand single player campaign seen in the first game.
See you on the battlefield.
83
Amazing game
vigotski | Sept. 5, 2011 | See all vigotski's reviews »Grand strategy games are very difficult to be good. This is one of the good games! The huge battles are incredible, they really have the feeling that movies like Braveheart transpass. The open world is very interesting to explore and the different factions offer a great number of challenges and multiple playthroughs. And, last but not least, an absurd number of MODS! Yes, the modding community is very active and there's always excellent and very interesting new mods to play. Buy Mount & Blade: Warband now!