Not many things can match the pure joy of slamming giant axes into someone's head while they're busy stabbing your team mate in the face.
For agathar
For agathar
Combat is fun, good weapon variety, good reactions to being hit. Maps look nice and are varied. They fixed the crouched helicopter sword swinging style of the last game. Even easier to get into than most games like this but still offers enough options for better players. Typically just a enjoyable fairly mindless good time as even if you make full use and understand the mechanics it is unlikely that your team will be even remotely working together to make victory something to care about. Always satisfying to throw your Dane Axe into someone.
Would be nice to have a bit more class customization, at least when it comes to swapping out your charging attack and special ability (healing flags, healing horn blows, healing kits you throw at teammates, ammo refills, oil pots) and I'm not sure why some weapons that make sense for a class to have are locked to others. You do have a good amount of armor and weapon cosmetics that can be earned by spending the currency you gain from playing. Strange respawn system where it won't allow you to change your class default class and weapon outside of a match, might lock you into your formerly used class when it begins, and will usually cause you to wait for one more death after spawning to change your class even when changing while waiting for the last seconds of a respawn. Has the hit detection issues that come with all games like this where some weapons seem to have less range than your bare hands would or you will clearly see stabs and slashes go through enemies and miss (or yourself). For some reason this game adds an issue where it seems to be easier to hit your teammates but friendly fire damage is at least reduced, there are so many moments where I hit teammates not in my view or where the game declares closer enemies out of range while hitting my further off teammate behind them. I've spun completely around to avoid teammates with vertical swings and still hit people that were formerly in front of me, stabbed the ground to avoid hitting teammates and still hit them, arrows for ranged classes can seem to pull into teammates when the same kind of shot would miss an enemy. Third person should be removed from these kinds of games, never liked the eyes in the back of your head in a PVP focused game.
A year later
More recent updates since the Steam release have added new maps, weapons, cosmetics, and horses. Horses have become a much larger part of the game, which is kind of hit and miss. Fun to use if you are good with it, never really that fun to fight them though. Didn't start running into any rampant exploits a year later like you do in some games like this. Have not played the recently launched Winter War update.
Gameplay close to first release
https://youtu.be/X8tstqm5s_s
https://youtu.be/737zbH5hD74
Gameplay after Steam release and updates
https://youtu.be/Wi3lLXd-OpI
Would be nice to have a bit more class customization, at least when it comes to swapping out your charging attack and special ability (healing flags, healing horn blows, healing kits you throw at teammates, ammo refills, oil pots) and I'm not sure why some weapons that make sense for a class to have are locked to others. You do have a good amount of armor and weapon cosmetics that can be earned by spending the currency you gain from playing. Strange respawn system where it won't allow you to change your class default class and weapon outside of a match, might lock you into your formerly used class when it begins, and will usually cause you to wait for one more death after spawning to change your class even when changing while waiting for the last seconds of a respawn. Has the hit detection issues that come with all games like this where some weapons seem to have less range than your bare hands would or you will clearly see stabs and slashes go through enemies and miss (or yourself). For some reason this game adds an issue where it seems to be easier to hit your teammates but friendly fire damage is at least reduced, there are so many moments where I hit teammates not in my view or where the game declares closer enemies out of range while hitting my further off teammate behind them. I've spun completely around to avoid teammates with vertical swings and still hit people that were formerly in front of me, stabbed the ground to avoid hitting teammates and still hit them, arrows for ranged classes can seem to pull into teammates when the same kind of shot would miss an enemy. Third person should be removed from these kinds of games, never liked the eyes in the back of your head in a PVP focused game.
A year later
More recent updates since the Steam release have added new maps, weapons, cosmetics, and horses. Horses have become a much larger part of the game, which is kind of hit and miss. Fun to use if you are good with it, never really that fun to fight them though. Didn't start running into any rampant exploits a year later like you do in some games like this. Have not played the recently launched Winter War update.
Gameplay close to first release
https://youtu.be/X8tstqm5s_s
https://youtu.be/737zbH5hD74
Gameplay after Steam release and updates
https://youtu.be/Wi3lLXd-OpI
Good, dumb fun. Would be a 7/10 if it didn't crash and disconnect so often, among other issues.
sword
A modern multiplayer game that is totally no frills. No battle pass, no ranking bullshit, just casual, drop in easy to learn melee warfare.
If youre like me and cant deal with modern FOMO seasonal multiplayer games, this is the game to play.
If youre like me and cant deal with modern FOMO seasonal multiplayer games, this is the game to play.
Joguei hoje no dia que saiu no gamepass. E ja joguei umas 6 horas dele fácil. Ele é exatamente o tipo de multiplayer que eu gosto. Sem compromisso, divertido, maluco e que tira sua atençao dos problemas. O futuro aguarda milhares de horas com esse jogo, pode ter certeza disso.
I would have never played this if not for game pass and that would have been a damn shame.
Chivalry 2 is insanely fun!
The game begins with a nice tutorial that teaches you the basic level of combat, I wanted to skip the tutorial but for whatever reason the game put me in the tutorial, I'm glad it did. Despite the game just looking like a basic button bashing hack and slasher, it has a very intricate combat system, you can just bash the same couple of buttons and have a LOT of fun, you don't need to master the combat but there is a crazy high skill ceiling because of the different combinations and defensive techniques you can learn and master if you wish.
You're not just limited to your loadouts during combat. You can use a huge variety of things found across the maps, you can throw objects ranging from anvils to bread rolls, even chickens and you can find comedic weapons to use such as brooms. There's also siege weapons and traps to be utilised. You can be really creative with how you take on the enemy, even if it's just for a laugh.
I really enjoy the game modes too, I've always been a fan of multiplayer games which have multiple objective stages that require you to push and breakthrough as a team, super satisfying when you manage to break through with a big push as a team when the timer is almost up.
Defending often feels like you will inevitably lose but that does also make it even more satisfying when you manage to deny the attacking team.
There's quite a lot of customisation too and it's all obtainable through in game currency as far as I can tell.
I'd like to see the game get a lot more love. If it keeps getting support and continually updated the game will remain fun for a very long time. It has lots of potential to grow too!
Chivalry 2 is insanely fun!
The game begins with a nice tutorial that teaches you the basic level of combat, I wanted to skip the tutorial but for whatever reason the game put me in the tutorial, I'm glad it did. Despite the game just looking like a basic button bashing hack and slasher, it has a very intricate combat system, you can just bash the same couple of buttons and have a LOT of fun, you don't need to master the combat but there is a crazy high skill ceiling because of the different combinations and defensive techniques you can learn and master if you wish.
You're not just limited to your loadouts during combat. You can use a huge variety of things found across the maps, you can throw objects ranging from anvils to bread rolls, even chickens and you can find comedic weapons to use such as brooms. There's also siege weapons and traps to be utilised. You can be really creative with how you take on the enemy, even if it's just for a laugh.
I really enjoy the game modes too, I've always been a fan of multiplayer games which have multiple objective stages that require you to push and breakthrough as a team, super satisfying when you manage to break through with a big push as a team when the timer is almost up.
Defending often feels like you will inevitably lose but that does also make it even more satisfying when you manage to deny the attacking team.
There's quite a lot of customisation too and it's all obtainable through in game currency as far as I can tell.
I'd like to see the game get a lot more love. If it keeps getting support and continually updated the game will remain fun for a very long time. It has lots of potential to grow too!
Unusable controls on console. Literally couldn’t complete the tutorial because the moves are so finicky or possibly just poorly explained.
Chaotic and fun. Can't ask for much else. The controls are quite miserable but I had fun with it. Much better with friends, wouldn't recommend as I only had fun when playing with a friend, though at times can be very frustrating.
I've been having so much fun with this since it was added to Gamepass, and I likely never would have given it a shot otherwise. I am not usually someone who gets into online multiplayer games, they mostly don't appeal to me, but this is a notable exception. I'm not good enough at most multiplayer games to really compete, but this just really clicks with me for whatever reason and I can usually top my team's scoreboard. Taking on 6 or 7 enemies at once singlehandedly is immensely satisfying when it goes well; by far the best challenge-to-catharsis ratio I've ever experienced in a multiplayer game.
The combat system is complex and robust, and there is a stunning amount of depth to the various moves, defenses, maneuvers, and weapons. It's easily the best feeling first-person melee combat I've found. Seeing these mechanics implemented in a single-player story-driven campaign would kick so much ass if it was written well. Let's make that happen.
The combat system is complex and robust, and there is a stunning amount of depth to the various moves, defenses, maneuvers, and weapons. It's easily the best feeling first-person melee combat I've found. Seeing these mechanics implemented in a single-player story-driven campaign would kick so much ass if it was written well. Let's make that happen.
it's like mordhau without the white supremacy teens
Probably my favorite multiplayer combat game since Battlefield Bad Company 2. The multistage objectives are consistently fun even when I’m on a bad team and getting rolled, and its medieval combat is surprisingly deep. Plus, it offers several options to help the team beyond deathmatch sword prowess. A playful sense of humor subtly pervades everything, without being the needy sort of wacky in-your-face humor that a lot of “funny” games have.
I’ll be playing this for a while, and it’ll possibly tick up to a higher rating if it hangs around long enough.
I’ll be playing this for a while, and it’ll possibly tick up to a higher rating if it hangs around long enough.
Very fun game and great FPS (First-Person Slasher). I love when I cut head and throw firebomb at my feet
Best multiplayer game of my life, it's fun to play even alone
mekanikleri vesaire hoş ucuzda oyun ama kitlesi rezil
Has very quickly become my go-to "I have fifteen minutes, lets gaming" game. The matches are just the right length for a pick-up-and-play session and the combat has just the right level of depth to reward smart-not-hard play.
The initial tutorial feels incredibly intimidating, but it's pleasantly surprising how quickly the combat triangle begins to make sense; it's a very intuitive and execution-light version of the fighting game attack-throw-overhead wheel, with a bit of Counter-Strike knife duelling thrown in for good measure. The beauty of the system is that while it rewards solid execution and micro-tactical decision-making, the game is still more than happy to reward you for stepping outside the tryhard metagame to hurl a broom from 100 yards away or drop a barrel down a bottlenecking staircase like you're a fucking Ye Olde Donkey Kong. When I stood on top of a trebuchet hoping to physics-glitch my way to the front battlements, I was overjoyed to realise the game had fully expected players to do that and played a unique voice line and animation. Just pure dumb multiplayer joy from start to finish.
Not only is the game really fun to control, it's also really fun to just experience and take part in. The developers have fully embraced the stupidity of their quasi-medieval setting and crammed this thing full of himbo heraldry and ironic-macho chit-chat about the indignity of war and middle age(s) life, which ends up giving the whole thing an almost Terry Pratchett vibe. It's hard to get mad about being decapitated when it prompts your opposing number to do a thuggish Eng-er-land football chant about pissing down your neck. And even when you lag at the bottom of the leaderboard, chances are you'll get to see five guys 300mph ragdoll away from a catapult boulder or watch someone's head whizz off like a golf ball when it's struck by a warhammer. Bladdy 'ell my liege/guvna!! More of this "OTT Euro 2020 fanzone gone wrong" vibe, please. Long may it continue. Chivalry is not dead.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: At the end of a quick play match I got a connection error but my XP bar continued to fill for 25(!) ranks, presumably because the XP filling is somehow tied to an animation or the match itself ending. This accidental XP/gold bribe may have influenced my perception of the game. )
The initial tutorial feels incredibly intimidating, but it's pleasantly surprising how quickly the combat triangle begins to make sense; it's a very intuitive and execution-light version of the fighting game attack-throw-overhead wheel, with a bit of Counter-Strike knife duelling thrown in for good measure. The beauty of the system is that while it rewards solid execution and micro-tactical decision-making, the game is still more than happy to reward you for stepping outside the tryhard metagame to hurl a broom from 100 yards away or drop a barrel down a bottlenecking staircase like you're a fucking Ye Olde Donkey Kong. When I stood on top of a trebuchet hoping to physics-glitch my way to the front battlements, I was overjoyed to realise the game had fully expected players to do that and played a unique voice line and animation. Just pure dumb multiplayer joy from start to finish.
Not only is the game really fun to control, it's also really fun to just experience and take part in. The developers have fully embraced the stupidity of their quasi-medieval setting and crammed this thing full of himbo heraldry and ironic-macho chit-chat about the indignity of war and middle age(s) life, which ends up giving the whole thing an almost Terry Pratchett vibe. It's hard to get mad about being decapitated when it prompts your opposing number to do a thuggish Eng-er-land football chant about pissing down your neck. And even when you lag at the bottom of the leaderboard, chances are you'll get to see five guys 300mph ragdoll away from a catapult boulder or watch someone's head whizz off like a golf ball when it's struck by a warhammer. Bladdy 'ell my liege/guvna!! More of this "OTT Euro 2020 fanzone gone wrong" vibe, please. Long may it continue. Chivalry is not dead.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: At the end of a quick play match I got a connection error but my XP bar continued to fill for 25(!) ranks, presumably because the XP filling is somehow tied to an animation or the match itself ending. This accidental XP/gold bribe may have influenced my perception of the game. )
Sometimes, it's amazing, and sometimes, I want to die. I guess that's par for the course with any game like this
Simple, dumb fun. Enjoyable to pick up for short sessions and bash some heads.
i am disgustingly addicted to this game please save me
beware of jebaiters n poison goblins in chat lol
beware of jebaiters n poison goblins in chat lol
Makes me feel like Ash Williams in 1992's hit Horror/Comedy, Army of Darkness.
(X+X) “aaaaasgggghhhaaahhhhhhhhhhhh”
It's a well known fact that games become much more enjoyable when incoherent shouting is a core mechanic.
Chaos, heroics, goofiness, and skill, all churning together at a staggering scale, make Chivalry II a sight to behold. One moment, a hoard of players crest a hill striking terror into those left standing. In another, you are running around bonking people from behind in the head with a hammer. You can go from making a final, desperate push to take a point at the last second to stealing pigs and presents as your next objective. It refuses to be taken seriously, yet cannot help but be epic. It rewards skillful play, but leaves an abundance of room to hardly interact with its systems at all. But overall, it is true-blooded chaos that should be experienced by anyone with a remote interest in it.
the combat is endlessly fun and the game is thouroughly spattered with funny visual details, voicelines, and general hilarity. one feature i absolutely adore and use all the time outside of duel servers is the shuffle mode which automatically randomly picks a class and weapons every time you respawn, making the game feel fresher and more varied in gameplay style. buy it, it's great for casuals or tryhards, and will not disappoint anyone looking for an actually well-made multiplayer slasher.
Um jogo mp divertidíssimo, com um combate pesado e satisfatório. Um salve pra mecânica de grito de guerra pqp
This game is currently in the Humble Choice for August 2023, this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before September 5th, 2022, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Multiplayer Melee Mayhem.
Chivalry 2 has players joining massive multiplayer matches of up to 64 players, trying to earn a victory for their side, honor, and praise. These matches always turn into a wild frenzy of blood and guts where working in a group will always be valuable, but the battle is exciting and you can always earn some level of honor even if you’re not that skilled. The combat is exceptional as well as deep, and it needs to be because so much of the game relies on it.
On the other hand, this is a multiplayer-only game, and it’s often a frenzy, if you get overwhelmed with huge groups, this might trigger you. There are not a ton of modes, mostly focusing on objective maps and deathmatch. And I have to call out there’s a battle pass that mostly goes for real money. It’s not time-limited, which is good, but it still is a microtransaction as well as other microtransactions, though many of those can be earned by in-game play.
Pick this up if you want a multiplayer game, especially one focused on melee. There is archery, but at some point, you’re going to be fighting face-to-face. However this is popular, there’s a strong community, 2000 players as a daily max consistently on Steam Chart, and that’s not even considering cross-play is here. I was able to get into every match in under a minute, and mostly it’s waiting for people to load in.
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Multiplayer Melee Mayhem.
Chivalry 2 has players joining massive multiplayer matches of up to 64 players, trying to earn a victory for their side, honor, and praise. These matches always turn into a wild frenzy of blood and guts where working in a group will always be valuable, but the battle is exciting and you can always earn some level of honor even if you’re not that skilled. The combat is exceptional as well as deep, and it needs to be because so much of the game relies on it.
On the other hand, this is a multiplayer-only game, and it’s often a frenzy, if you get overwhelmed with huge groups, this might trigger you. There are not a ton of modes, mostly focusing on objective maps and deathmatch. And I have to call out there’s a battle pass that mostly goes for real money. It’s not time-limited, which is good, but it still is a microtransaction as well as other microtransactions, though many of those can be earned by in-game play.
Pick this up if you want a multiplayer game, especially one focused on melee. There is archery, but at some point, you’re going to be fighting face-to-face. However this is popular, there’s a strong community, 2000 players as a daily max consistently on Steam Chart, and that’s not even considering cross-play is here. I was able to get into every match in under a minute, and mostly it’s waiting for people to load in.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/NNSGtTcLXoI
I suck but it’s really fun when I briefly stop sucking.
One negative I will say is the Xbox version not being playable without Xbox Live Gold or Gamepass even though there’s offline modes.
One negative I will say is the Xbox version not being playable without Xbox Live Gold or Gamepass even though there’s offline modes.
This game makes me feel bad at games because I generally get obliterated in the absolute chaos of the battlefield in a couple of seconds. It's still a fun time for a little while and when I do manage to pull off some swordplay badassery it's very satisfying.
Нескінченно веселе середньовічне рубилово, особливо з друзями. Багато різних пушок, візуала та активностей, але все ж не вистачає чогось, щоб утримати у грі надовше. Батла від мира гри престолів.
Just plain, silly, fun. This is one of the first multiplayer vs games I've played in a hot second, so it's no COD, but I was really surprised by how much fun a medieval hacknslash is. I was absolutely vibing with the crossbow class. It's fun! I could see myself coming back to this.