Two factions are introduced at the start of the game: the ‘blue’ team (Agathans) and the ‘red’ team (Masons). I like that combat feels deep and varied, but I could also see its complexity turning newcomers away if they aren’t prepared to learn. Likewise, you can also expect to lose very quickly if you get ganged up on and forget how to counter multiple enemies. Multiplayer matches come in 40 or 64-player modes, which means that you can often rely on the help of your fellow soldiers on the battlefield. It’ll take time to get used to Chivalry 2’s combat mechanics, but even as a fresh-faced squire I found a lot of fun in wildly charging into combat and spamming the attack button before inevitably meeting my doom. I’m not joking, by the way - you can actually throw swords at people and it rules. A very helpful tutorial teaches you all the basics when you start up the game, but you quickly learn that there are many more layers to defeating enemies beyond flinging your sword at them. It’s very likely that you get a few kills that way too, but there are systems in place to let you counter and riposte, jab at enemies instead of wildly slashing at them and swing in wide arcs to damage crowds. Sure, you could wade into combat and spam the heavy attack button. Combat has a rather high skill ceiling here and while it’s simple to pick up and understand the fundamentals, a new player will lose quite effortlessly to someone more experienced every time. I preferred first-person personally, as it made combat feel delightfully similar to Dying Light - another game that had pretty great melee combat. This game gives you all the tools you need to feel like you’re actually on a medieval battlefield, and then a few more to let you have some fun with that.Ĭhivalry 2 is a hack-and-slash action game that can be played in both third-person and first-person. Developer Torn Banner Studios’ latest game pits two warring factions against one another, and players step into their steel boots on large maps to complete objectives and win the day - but above all, to slay as much of the other side as possible and die in glory. I can’t pin down exactly what makes Chivalry 2 so much fun for me, but this blend of immersive medieval roleplay along with all the ridiculousness that comes with multiplayer gameplay might be it. Suddenly, there’s a small army of knights bearing swords and hatchets, screaming like headless chickens as they descend upon a battlefield - whereupon they are swiftly killed and returned to a spawn point to do the exact same thing again. ![]() You know what feels great on a Saturday night? Leaping off a castle wall with five compatriots, double-tapping a button that makes your character scream his head off and listening to everyone around you follow suit. The Tenosian army will stop at nothing setting the outlying farms and vineyard ablaze and defenestrating the cowardly nobles.Chivalry 2 (PlayStation 5): Roleplay potential and smooth medieval combat make it great ![]() In order to further their advance inland they must cross the river through Bridgetown. ![]() The workers grab what meager armaments they can and await the storm.Īfter successfully breaching the bulwark at Baudwyn the Tenosian Empire has begun the second phase of their invasion. The distant sound of the partying gentry is pierced by a harrowing horn, but this is no horn of the north. Outside the city walls the peasants toil in the fruitful vineyards that provided such an ample supply of fine wines for the festivities. The wine flows and the noblemen dance to the music and cheers, this is surely a day that will be remembered for generations to come! The nobles of Irilla and the surrounding lands have come together for a decadent celebration, filling Bridgetown with laughter and joy. New Map - “The Sacking of Bridgetown” The news of King Argon’s victory against the Masons at Thayic Stronghold has spread across Agatha.
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