For Honor

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  • Summary: For Honor is a competitive third-person melee title which mixes speed, strategy and team play with close range combat. The Chosen has survived a thousand years of wandering the southern deserts. Their journey should have wiped them out hundreds of years ago, but they survived thanks to theFor Honor is a competitive third-person melee title which mixes speed, strategy and team play with close range combat. The Chosen has survived a thousand years of wandering the southern deserts. Their journey should have wiped them out hundreds of years ago, but they survived thanks to the skill set and focus of their heroes. These individuals hoe to lead their followers to an improbable victory and to establish a new homeland. Striking fear in their enemies, The Warborn warriors sail across the Boiling Sea to raid the southern coast. Known for their fire and passion, they will seek to drive their enemies out of their ancestral lands. On the shoulders of great heroes, The Legions have driven out invaders, conquered any who wouldn't join them, and established hundreds of others to defend what is theirs. Facing invasion on two fronts, these heroes fight to protect their lands form the heathens who would take it. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. TheXboxHub
    Feb 24, 2017
    90
    For Honor is a game that I am not even close to finishing with. Its campaign is big enough to not feel tacked on, but the draw of the multiplayer action keeps dragging me away from finishing it. I can feel my skills improving after every round because it’s a new way to play against other players and that deserves highlighting in a highly saturated section of the market.
  2. Attack of the Fanboy
    Feb 14, 2017
    90
    For Honor offers up one of the most visceral multiplayer experiences in video games. The single player campaign is a nice diversion, but won't satisfy those seeking a full experience. Once you hit multiplayer though, you'll be hooked and finding time for other video games will be the real problem.
  3. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 17, 2017
    80
    For Honor is a real surprise. In terms of gameplay mechanics it’s top-notch, visually it’s excellent, and there’s a decent if fairly formulaic campaign to play through. It’s in For Honor’s multifaceted multiplayer, however, where Ubisoft has has struck gold. Testing your combat knowledge against real players, either in one-on-one duels or in large conquest-style battles, is both thrilling and unique in the action genre.
  4. Cheat Code Central
    Feb 14, 2017
    80
    If For Honor were a game that [] didn’t rely so heavily on its internet connection, I could rave about it for hours. It is beautiful. The move sets for each character are well thought out and balanced, meaning people who put in enough effort will succeed with any of the available heroes. The campaign offers an interesting enough solo experience that lets people gradually face greater challenges. The multiplayer is extraordinary, when it’s working properly. It’s just that Ubisoft has once again not anticipated the needs of a game such as this. I feel like peer-to-peer wasn’t the right system for such a game, and that it would have been better for everyone if this had been a client-server game.
  5. XboxAddict
    Feb 20, 2017
    80
    For Honor does a great job trying to find a new way of telling a very old and very familiar story. It accomplishes so much that it does provide an entertaining way to push you through the repetition of a hack and slash game. However, when you least expect it, you get impaled right through the heart by a broken multiplayer experience where the fragments of microtransactions and more splinter through the game, and while the blow isn't fatal now, if the connection issues aren't addressed, it will be.
  6. games(TM)
    Apr 6, 2017
    80
    It’s a frustrating reality, but one Ubisoft is already working diligently on a fix for. Like Siege, For Honor is in the beginning stages of becoming something truly unique and brilliant. If you’ve ever struggled to get into fighting games, are eager for a new multiplayer game to try your hand at, or are simply interested in what happens when Ubisoft diverts its resources out of populating open worlds with content and into an experience that thrives because of its nuanced design, then try For Honor – you won’t regret it.
  7. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 2, 2017
    60
    Fun in furious bursts, Ubisoft's scrapper is simply too one-note to honour its potential. [April 2017, p.86]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 80
  3. Negative: 25 out of 80
  1. Nareke
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    For Honor!

    Игра мне сразу же понравилась с момента анонса.После ЗБТ я убедился,что эта игра будет хорошо работать на моем ПК и оправдала    For Honor!

    Игра мне сразу же понравилась с момента анонса.После ЗБТ я убедился,что эта игра будет хорошо работать на моем ПК и оправдала гемплейные и атмосферные ожидания.Игра куплена.

    Положительные стороны:
    -Хорошая оптимизация,особенно для слабых ПК
    -Три воюющих фракций(культур):Самураи,Викинги,Рыцари
    -В каждой фракции есть свой персонаж с уклоном на :атаку,защиту,проворность,гибридность
    -Каждый герой уникален по боевому стилю и ведению боя
    -Разнообразные комбинации атак и защит
    -Приятно радует возможность эффектных блоков,парирования и контратак
    -Боевая система проста в освоении(клавиатура или геймпад - это не имеет значения)
    -Сражайтесь в 4-х режимах:"Дуэль(1vs1)","Бойня (2vs2)","Захват территории(4vs4)","Уничтожение(4vs4)"
    -Игра передает атмосферу тех времен

    Отрицательные стороны:
    -Дорогая игра
    -Отсутствие масштабных сражений
    -Нету комадных заданий
    -Командные режимы включают в себя уничтожение противкиков из 5 ранудов и захват точек.Слишком банально.
    -Незначительные проблемы с нахождением игроков и серверами.

    Вывод:"For Honor" - это игра нового поколения.Вы не найдете более атмосферную и реализированую игру в данном жанре.В жанре файтинга на холодном оружии.
    Рекомендую!    … Expand
  2. Kytes
    May 25, 2018
    10
    No p2p anymore, dedicated servers are now live which makes this game is the best melee combat videogame for now.
  4. wuchjazz
    Apr 5, 2021
    9
    One of the best medieval PvP meele fighting games with cool heroes and a unique and unrivaled fighting system. Still a lot of support from theOne of the best medieval PvP meele fighting games with cool heroes and a unique and unrivaled fighting system. Still a lot of support from the devs who also listen to what the community wants. Of course a lot of customization is possible, with stuff still being added.… Expand
  5. DarkW0lf
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    For honor definitely deserves better than a six where its average is but no more than a seven. When I first played for honor, I was ready toFor honor definitely deserves better than a six where its average is but no more than a seven. When I first played for honor, I was ready to give this game a 9 or even 10 out of ten. However, after all the serious server issues and the fact that you get kicked from games quite often and most frequently, its right when the round is literally ending, and lose all the rewards you fought hard for. They also created a game called for honor where too many players can play completely dishonorably. With stuns, throws, unblockable attacks and just overpowered characters, it can make the game very hostile for new players. Certain characters, particularly the warden, can get into chains of unstoppable attack that basically ruin the fun of the game. However, when your fighting fair and once you have managed to master some of the more complex abilities like actually using the more complex maneuvers, parrying and strategically using revenge mode to turn the tables you have a game where you actually can fight more than one player and there is a lot of skill involved in it. And IMO, the level of skill required dictates how rewarding a game is once you have succeeded. Trust me, I have played 4 vs. 4 games where you barely pull off killing 3 or even 4 players alone on many occasions and it makes you feel on top of the world once you succeed at this. There is something very different and unique about for honor and while it has managed to disappoint for many other reasons, I would still hope for Ubisoft to finally pull their head out of their butt and fix some of the major server issues that still exists to this day. I swear sometimes I still get kicked when some crybaby on the enemy team rage quits and this makes it very hard to continue playing and loving this game. Its such a entertaining form of combat that holds your attention and when you succeed, you will feel a sense of accomplishment you get from very few games. Everything combat based is fine with me; the things that bring this game down are the problems stated above.… Expand
  6. Xenophon5456
    Feb 19, 2017
    5
    Sadly the one thing people leave out of "professional" reviews is the experience most people will have. Is the game innovative? Yes. Does itSadly the one thing people leave out of "professional" reviews is the experience most people will have. Is the game innovative? Yes. Does it have its moments when its fun? Sure. Its a majority of it annoying? Yes. This game is probably awesome if you have 3 friends, then you will destroy people pretty easily, but if youre solo you might as well quit now. Im not going to say i havent had my moments, and a majority of the time i end up on top, but i can see where this is going and its not pretty. Theres a lot of fun here but unfortunatly its just outweighed by the annoying things. If youre solo its comes down to this - youre fighting someone, one or two other players come and now its 3 on 1, they all start spamming heavy attacks, guard breaks, and unblockables. I can usually last until i get revenge buffs (an effort to balance out being outnumbered which adds attack and defence bonuses) but it doesnt help much. Unblockables and guard breaks are ok if its one on one, you just dodge, but in a situation like that you just cant keep track of it all. When things like this dont happen its a pretty fun game, but now that people are realizing they can get easy kills this way its happening all the time. You will be fighting and a faster class runs in and spams heavy attack for an execution. This also works the other way, you get a guy down 90% and your teammate runs in and steals the kill.

    P2p servers are garbage too. You will be fighting and someone will drop and the whole game freezes to reconnect. That is if you dont get one of the many errors and get booted back to the home screen

    Its not a totally bad game, just a lot of annoying things that make it money better spent on other game.

    Oh, and if youre interested in the campaign save your money. Its pathetic. People who think its decent need to get out more. Its cheaply done and only lasts a few hours with almost no replay value. The character you play is set and the missions are linear. Let me put it this way, ive enjoyed battlefield campaigns more then this one and thats saying something.    … Expand
  7. niptuc
    Feb 21, 2017
    3
    it whould be a 9-10 if these god damn server problems whould get noticed by UBISOFT. no sry, no fix incoming. this game plays awesome if itsit whould be a 9-10 if these god damn server problems whould get noticed by UBISOFT. no sry, no fix incoming. this game plays awesome if its possible to finish a match or get in a game. matchmaking times 5 min+ and feels like 50% disconnects sucks so much. i am sick of it. baught 100$ game, nat open, ports ok, no problem from my side... sad… Expand
  8. Snathers
    Jun 15, 2017
    0
    I bought this game with high expectations, when i got to play the game online, it was good, but getting into a game on multiplayer is painful,I bought this game with high expectations, when i got to play the game online, it was good, but getting into a game on multiplayer is painful, it take ages to even join a game online and really has made the experience a bad one, i really wish i hadn't bought the game, ive played 4 matches in the week ive had it, baring in mind ive tried to join so many games, utterly disgraceful, my connection is strong and still have no luck, disappointed.… Expand

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