Mount & Blade

[TheChosen]

Mount & Blade (http://www.taleworlds.com/)

This game is just...bloody gorgeus and awesome. Its an 3D rpg, where player can travel in a medieval worlds, fight in battles and command armies. It cool and realistically brutal, since there is no magic or anything like that. The battle's are also cool.

There is a demo available, which ends after you gain level six, but the game still has lots of stuff to do. I suggest this to nearly anyone who want an RPG or adventuring.

[Forfeit]

Yes, its an awesome game. I played it about one year ago, so I guess it was improves.

Its very entertaining indeed.

[Doubler]

The game rocks. I've been playing it from 0.751 onward.
Each new version gives a largely different experience, and the newest one completely overhauled gameplay. It's worth checking out an older version as well.

[Forfeit]

I´ve just got it again, and they have done a lot of work on it. I started playing when they were selling it for $10, and it was version 0.7xx. The game has changed a lot since those days.

Althrough the basic has not changed, they have polished it a lot. The game looked quite bad back then, and there werent as many options. For example, they only had two kingdoms; now they have five.

I wonder how the final game will be, since right now it is already kicking some major behind.

[Blood-Pigggy]

If you could buy it with PayPal I'd so get this right now, but I have to wait till I get a credit card.

This is very nice, I love the concept.

[Doubler]

Pigggy, you can buy it with PayPal :huh:

now they have five[/b]Yeah, since last week :P

[Blood-Pigggy]

Huh? Where, I only see credit card options.

[Doubler]

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s272/Tribler/Paypalable.png ;)

[abbe]

I like this game!

[Blood-Pigggy]

Mmm, the demo is fine, but I'm hearing a lot about the game being unfinished.
It's pretty cheap and already seems quite expansive, but if I purchase it now I'll be able to get all the upgrades and content that comes along in the future for free right?

[Doubler]

Yeah. And you'll be saving money while at it.
The cost of a key increases with every version, as it draws nearer to competion. Once you have a key, you're set for life. :P

[Forfeit]

Yes. I should´ve had bought it when it was 10 bucks. Now its 22.

And when you download the game, you download the entire game, and you dont have to pay for it. You only need to pay to disable the level protection.

[Doubler]

I wish I could buy it :(
I'm actually looking for someone who can act as a middle-man, since I don't have a creditcard or a paypal account.

I really don't want a paypal account, but my addiction to this game may have me cave in... that, or drive me to kill myself when I have to abandon one character too many at level 8 :P

[scarslilpyro]

I can't stand RPG's anymore. I like games that take skill, not ones that you play to get skill. :ok:

[Doubler]

M&B requires skill, lots of it. You fight, not the numbers.
It's not a classical CRPG (focusing on tactical elements and storyweaving rather then testing the player's motory skills and reflexes), it's action-RPG down to its toes :P

There's videos on Youtube, if you don't believe me.

[scarslilpyro]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doubler @ Oct 2 2007, 05:23 AM) 314303</div>
M&B requires skill, lots of it. You fight, not the numbers.
It's not a classical CRPG (focusing on tactical elements and storyweaving rather then testing the player's motory skills and reflexes), it's action-RPG down to its toes :P

There's videos on Youtube, if you don't believe me.
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It's funny because my friend was just telling me how it takes skill :P

[gregor]

well i tried it for the first time (the stable version) and i have to say i am impressed. alshtough it could use some additions it certainly is a good game. graphics are nice as they are but they will have to work more on story. as i understand from their forums this is done by new version but they still are not considered stable yet. plus as i read they made some modification to tthe gameplay to make it harder... not sure if i would like that as i preety much like the battle the way they are.

nothing beats throwing a javelin in oponents face and watch them fall of the horse... or when you put an arrow in their back while they try to run away from you....

[Blood-Pigggy]

After playing the demo for a bit, I can easily say I'm not that interested, I can see how it's very good, but I was never into these style of games, the kinda 3rd/1st person role playing games.

[Doubler]

they still are not considered stable yet[/b]It's a bit different: The current mayor update (.86X) is not considered stable yet. Every mayor update starts like that, and is then worked into a stable version by smaller updates (.xx1, .xx2, etc.). Since the new version is just new, it's still a beta update.

Once it's considered stable, it will be posted on the front site page, and the auto-update will catch on.

Also, wait untill you learn the game. You'll be soloing war parties. It's harder in this version, but you might still be a bit overpowered.

[gregor]

well all i know is that in 808 it take quite a lot of time to build yourself up to a point where you don't have to flee all the time and loose a lot of battles. so as long as i am enjoing it i feel ok. but i can't wait to see how they make the full game. i am sure it will be a lot different than 808, sicne the new updates are already.

[Doubler]

Like I said, with time and practice you won't lose battles anymore, no matter your companions, level, equipment or skills, just as long as you have a horse.

[Pex]

I know this is an old topic, but I thought since it was already here, I shouldn't create another one.

I only discovered Mount & Blade this year (I got it on some sale very cheap) and it turned out to be the best game I played in a while, overshadowing Assassin's Creed 2. RPG part is definitelly not it's best attribute, managing your 'army' sometimes doesn't make sense, but the battles are simply great - from riding your horse through the enemy lines inflicting a kill with every swing of your sword, to swinging your bastard sword with two hands on the top of the ladders repelling a siege and finally those moments when a lucky bow shot while riding your horse at the full speed hits an enemy lord in head and knocks him over. You can also do quests (which are limitted and get repetitive after a while), get to rule castles, villages or even cities (which even when you conquer, it's the decision of the king whish noble gets it - annoying but realistic) and fight tournaments - lot's of fun although they get easier when you get more experienced.

I strongly recommend this game to everyone.

P.S. There is a sequel now called Mount & Blade: Warbands, in which you can do everything above but also become a king (or queen). Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds promising.