Mount & Blade
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War has come down on Calradia. In a land torn by constant danger, raids and skirmishes, you will raise and lead your own war band, commanding dozens of hardened soldiers. You will fight epic battles where arrows cut the air, swords hack with fury, and horses and men clash into a violent melee. Combining a sophisticated, dynamic game world and intense medieval sword fighting action, Mount&Blade strives to create a game experience never seen... » full description
War has come down on Calradia. In a land torn by constant danger, raids and skirmishes, you will raise and lead your own war band, commanding dozens of hardened soldiers. You will fight epic battles where arrows cut the air, swords hack with fury, and horses and men clash into a violent melee. Combining a sophisticated, dynamic game world and intense medieval sword fighting action, Mount&Blade strives to create a game experience never seen before. « short desciption
User Reviews
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Review Date: 2009-11-01
When I first bought this game it was because I was running a low grade laptop I bought specifically to use as a throw away model just to get me through my Iraq deployment. I got a little bored with watching the same DVDs over and over when I had downtime so I purchased this game since it was relatively cheap. As it turns out this is probably one of the most fun single player computer games I have ever played. I was immediately enveloped with the game progression. Trying to kill off enough bandits and run enough errands for the nobles to get conscripted into their army so that I could make my self known and get my own plot of land and build my own army. It was quite an engrossing experience...unfortunately the only bad thing is you have to connect to the internet in order to register the game to keep playing. Other than that I enjoyed this game up until the moment that my hard drive died and the crappy old laptop had to get retired from service.
User: Joshua Miles
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Summary: Surprisingly addictive.
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-10-19
Mount and Blade is not for everybody. Many will find the graphics to be disappointing and the gameplay lacking in depth. There a lot of fun to be had for those that enjoy the freedom of choosing your own path through a game and the medieval era. The pros for this game include:
- Great FPS medieval fighting in open field engagements, both on foot and horseback. Sieges are fun too but lack realism.
- Good variety of troops and equipment.
- Character development is nicely refined and there are many ways to be successful; this is not a min/max game where there are only a few optimal paths that work well and any deviation will make life unbearable down the road.
- Game progression is well done. You start out as a solo fighter (quite a challenge at times), then move on to leading a larger and large group of cohorts. Some of these cohorts will be NPCs that you can equip and develop stat-wise, but most are simply hired AI help. Eventually you may be able to command 200 or more in your group.
- Although the graphics may not be spectacular, the performance of the game, even in large battles, is pretty good. I've noticed a slight stutter when reinforcements arrive; this can be annoying, but is not terrible.
- Siege battles, although not totally realistic, can be a lot of fun and very satisfying when won.
Cons include:
- Difficulty. From the start you almost have to set the settings to easiest on everything, and even then you can be faced with near-impossible to win situations in the beginning of the game. Later you can ratchet up the difficulty as you develop your character and will rarely or never be faced with impossible to win situations.
- Somewhat jumbled and convoluted map design, with names of cities and towns that look as though they were generated with a random name generator. More thought should have gone into the map layout.
- Task/Questing and Lord/Royal personalities way too generic. Expanding this area would bring more depth to the game, as it is, events, tasks, and personalities seem to be completely random/generic.
- In the later stages of the game, town/city/castle management is tedious. If you are successful, you will eventually have several fiefs to develop and collect taxes from. You will be able to garrison troops in castles. What you can't do is recall remote troop to meet you at a specified location or send someone to collect your taxes and bring it to you. In short, there is no delegation at all, you must do everthing yourself.
- Sieges are a bit ridiculous. In M&B you sometimes have to build a siege tower and other times you build a ladder to siege a castle or city. The siege tower is probably a little more realistic of the two, but both are flawed. A siege tower must be pushed up to the wall, Okay. But while this is happening, the majority of your troops just stand around being shot at. For the ladder assault, you get a grand total of one ladder that is prepositioned on a semi-broken wall, weird. In both cases this single path assault can be extremely frustrating as the ladder/tower becomes a huge choke point. There are no other siege weapons or options.
- Cavalry units maybe a bit too powerful and cav vs cav battles can be absurd and tediuous to finish.
Overall, there is a lot to like about this game and if you enjoy the open sandbox style of play, there is a lot of time to invest and enjoy here. There are many mods available, though I have not tried any of them. The developer appears to be continuing to work on this version of the game and I would not be surprised to see an even better and well funded sequel to this game come out in the future. There is no question that the game is worth paying $15-20 for.
User: Brian J. Mcmahon
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Summary: Great First Person Medieval Fun.
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-09-25
I personally think this game is awesome. Not perfect, but awesome. It requires a fairly mid-high end machine to run well, and I experience a few bugs and framerate problems in dense battle scenarios with a 3.2 Ghz, 1.5 Gig RAM computer. I love it because the combat is realistic, love Role-Play/Strategy combo games, love medieval history, combat (SCA!!!), and culture, and I'm glad to have found something that lets you feel like you're actually laying siege to castles and competing in jousting tournaments. If you like any of these things, and your computer can handle it, get this game!
User: Christopher Morin
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Summary: Mount and Blade rocks! Simple, realistic, repetitive, and addictive.
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-09-24
Mount and Blade presents a new horseback style of combat that is both fun and addictive. The game employs aspects of warfare, politics, trade, and a non-linear environment allowing you to be whatever you want. A great game for people who have time to play and want something a little different than "Oblivion".
User: C. Hendricks
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Summary: Great Game
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-09-16
I haven't stopped playing since Ive bought this game and that was weeks ago. Its a mix of Total War and a roleplaying game. Some one in another review said it best, its like oblivion with wars. The main version of the game gets boring after a while but there are many excellent mods. graphics aren't great but the gameplay and concept are the best Ive come across in a long time. definitely a diamond in the rough in a field full of polished turds (<-quote from another reviewer).
User: Tom
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Summary: excelent game
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 2
Product Details
- Mount & Blade offers a realistic world, where some quests are resolved through the world's own dynamics.
- A demanding game with a high degree of concentration and user involvement.
- Innovative battles take place with your character on the horseback.
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