Mount & Blade: Warband

1. Duh

   Sep 29, 2010

   10

   You might ask yourself whether Warband is worth its money. The answer to that are your personal preferences, since there are a lot of greatYou might ask yourself whether Warband is worth its money. The answer to that are your personal preferences, since there are a lot of great things in the game, but also things that will anger you till you tilt, especially because you will - at that point - know that the game has a huge potential which seems to be not used. The PROs include The best fighting system there is. You are in control of your attacks and blocks, the direction, the timing, the distance and the speed. The fights are intense.
   Amazing battles sizes not only in the singleplayer, but also on the multiplayer. No not only 64 as falsely proclaimed in many reviews, there are servers that offer room for up to 222 players. The Singleplayer mode is in Vanilla limited to 150, but by using the MBW Battle Resizer the only limitation is your hardware. I play with a battle size of 700.
   The SP world. Kingdoms rise and fall with or without your doing. This war-torn country of Calradia does not need a player to function :-D.
   The multiplayer. You will hate it for crushing you (I have no clue how so many people can be so good). You will love it for the excitement, the rush of adrenaline when being faced by a group of enemies, the joy of making a kill - finally, and the tactical thinking.
   A great community. It is a must for anybody buying this game, to use the forum. Otherwise you will never get the full potential out of this game. The Mods are the true jewels here. More on that later.
   The developers put a lot of effort into fixing bugs and improving the game. Since the release in March there have been 6(!) official patches i know of, that fixed bugs, rebalanced weapons, added new game features, etc. . The game was playable from the beginning, it just got better.
   
   The CONs
   The singleplayer lacks a tutorial. The game is very complex and especially the character creation is too complex for newbies. Later on you will be happy for the amount of choices tho. A mission to start off with was added, which helps a little on getting into the game.
   No big questline. You can roleplay the squat out of this game, but you will have to create your story yourself.
   At some point the game becomes repetative. Its after getting started, gaining power and before starting your own kingdom. Overall the Vanilla Singleplayer is missing something to keep it interesting.
   Sieges are the biggest flaw in Vanilla SP. The AI sucks here and the possible choices - really opposing the general game theme - are basically nonexistent. It is a pity that the multiplayer siege options werent implemented into the SP.
   
   The conclusion:
   
   The Vanilla game has highs and lows. 30 Bucks is acceptable for it, but its not a great deal.
   
   HOWEVER Mount and Blade: Warband is a long term investment. This is due to the huge modding community of the game (Forum!). You dont like the graphics? Get Polished Landscapes. You dont like the Battlesize? Get a Resizer. You dont like time period? Download a total conversion, which plays in the Renaissance or WW2. There are even mods solely dedicated to the Multiplayer. F.E. You dont like to always have to choose from the same troops and equipment? You want to customize your character? You want to change your skills? Get the CRPG mod and play it on their servers, which hold up to 120 spots for players. This ever growing amount of mods add amazing things to the Multiplayer and the Singleplayer and thats why the game is in my opinion worth the buy. You will get not only 1 game, but you will get a growing number of games. Therefore a tip of my hat to Taleworlds and their modding community.… Expand

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2. Attila16

   Jun 6, 2021

   10

   Excellent game, the possibilities are almost limitless. Probably one of the best role playing games.

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4. TheRubixGamer

   Jun 21, 2013

   10

   This game is great fun and possibly the best open world/RPG/Realistic games you will find as the singleplayer never ends and the combat isThis game is great fun and possibly the best open world/RPG/Realistic games you will find as the singleplayer never ends and the combat is really well balanced and fun but unfortunately after a few days of playing the singleplayer it began to become repetitive so I moved onto the multiplayer which was far far better than I thought it was gonna be.
   
   The multiplayer is well balanced and the buying of equipment is an interesting way of dealing out weapons and armor. The multiplayer modes are very simple as you have your DM and TDM but all the real fun is in siege mode where one team defends while the other teams attacks, this is amazing due to fact you can have up to 100+ players. If you get bored of the singleplayer and multiplayer the fun goes on because Mount and Blade Warband is open to mods and there are thousands of high quality multiplayer and singleplayer mod.
   
   The graphics are not amazing but there are some serious optimization options in this game meaning alot of people are able to run it without problems.
   
   If you love open world RPGs and med-evil combat games your gonna really want to play this!… Expand

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5. Cech

   May 16, 2017

   9

   Mount & Blade: Warband - шикарная игра.
   
   Я бы назвал её одной из лучших в этом жанре, и есть за что. Положительные стороны - ШикарнаяMount & Blade: Warband - шикарная игра.
   
   Я бы назвал её одной из лучших в этом жанре, и есть за что.
   
   Положительные стороны
   - Шикарная боевая система, одна из лучших в играх данного жанра (только направление ударов считаю не очень удобным);
   - Мультиплеер до 200 человек. Спустя 7 лет он живее всех живых. Со скорым выходом второй части упадёт, но не умрёт уж точно;
   - Большой мир одиночной игры, простор для фриплея;
   - Рыцарские турниры;
   - Коняшки;
   - Осады замков и куча гринда, который по необъяснимым причинам не надоедает;
   - Каждое изображение в достижениях претендует на выставку в галерее, не видел такого отношения к ним в играх;
   - Больше сотни полноценных модов с поддержкой Workshop'а от мира Властелина Колец до Звёздных Войн.
   
   Отрицательны стороны
   - Высокий порог вхождения, игра не обучает ничему (кр. боёвки). Хотя исследование этих моментов можно назвать интересным.
   - Стоит ли относить сюда графику? - спорно, т.к. игра, очевидно, старая, но для любителей текстурок запишу.
   - В игре нет режима, где есть сюжет с рассказываемой Вам историей. Всё познаётся в фриплее и всё решаете Вы. Мне не хватило историй и "ведения за ручку", но что почитать Вы обязательно найдёте.
   
   8,5/10… Expand

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6. Warfororks

   Mar 2, 2013

   9

   Mount and Blade: Warband beats it's predecessor and successors, hands down. Warband is the best of the series. However, in comparison to theMount and Blade: Warband beats it's predecessor and successors, hands down. Warband is the best of the series. However, in comparison to the original, Warband only adds a new faction and more varying missions. I feel that mounted combat in specific is worse here in Warband than in the original. Nonetheless, Warband will make you spend tens of hours playing.… Expand

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7. muzmuz

   Nov 3, 2015

   8

   Mount and Blade: Warband is easily one of the best medieval war game out there in the gaming universe. Caution: Highly addictive. ------Mount and Blade: Warband is easily one of the best medieval war game out there in the gaming universe. Caution: Highly addictive. ------ Everybody, charge! *war cry*… Expand

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8. RawDisk

   Nov 14, 2019

   0

   Muito ruim
   Gráfico ruim
   Jogabilidade ruim
   Nem um pouco dinâmico
   História ruim
   Áudio ruim
   Resumindo, ruim

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