Comments on: Norse vs Horse: Mount & Blade Warband

By: TheNarrator

TheNarrator — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:28:57 +0000

@Marty Dodge:
The factions are fictional. Fictional, not fantasy; they never really existed, but they are clearly inspired on real medieval kingdoms, so they do not compromise the realistic feel of the game. The Nords, for example, are clearly Viking-inspired, the Swadians are your archetypal West-European kingdom, Khergits are based on the Mongols, Sarranids (the new faction) are a Middle-Eastern sultanate. There’s some discussion on the Rhodok and Vaegir kingdoms.

Anyway, I’m playing the multiplayer beta, and I can only recommend this game. There’s an enormous variety in playing styles. Being a footman is completely different from playing as an archer or horseman. Dismounted with a two hander is my favourite style for melee combat, and duels are what I like most in this game. They are intense and fast-paced, especially when fighting without a shield. This means that, in order to block an attack, you have to move your mouse to the according direction and click the block button (rmb by default). So if someone does an overhead attack, I have to push my mouse upward and click rmb to parry, which allows me to counterattack. You can also feint, kick, riposte, … The combat system is simple to understand, but hard to master. Mounted combat, archery and horse archery are all very well done.

By: mike

mike — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:53:20 +0000

Are they really including the horse armour for free??!

By: Catastrophe

Catastrophe — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:53:50 +0000

ooo M&B, the best £20(?) I have spent in the last 10 years :] M&B-WB is a must buy :)

By: Tei

Tei — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:39:08 +0000

@sinisters: “It’s fan modding of a fantasy game. What did you think there’d be, something original?”

On any game, users want derivative mods, and newbie modders want to make a derivative mod (often, based on a movie). But some experience modders will do his own thing. M&B has very good mods that are not derivative.
Also, random comment, popular != good.

By: jankenbattle

jankenbattle — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:03:15 +0000

oh dear LORD yes. i would’ve just been happy with a little upgrade and some new features but this is ridiculous!

MAN is my girlfriend gonna be mad at me.

By: Reiver

Reiver — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:40:20 +0000

The first one’s “fugliness” allowed a lot of flexibility with troop numbers. Using the battle sizer mod 600 men epic set pieces were possible. I’d urge everyone to hunt that mod down and give it a go. There is no gaming experience that quite hits my buttons as much as forming the point of a 200 horse wedge charging into a 300 viking shield wall!

By: Hackworth

Hackworth — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:57:44 +0000

Great animation, especially fun to watch the mounted guy swinging his sword back an forth through his own horses neck…

By: idmmao

idmmao — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:33:42 +0000

@Chiablo:
Right click on the title in steam, pick properties, pick “Updates”, pick “Do not automatically update this game.”

By: Chiablo

Chiablo — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:29:34 +0000

I’ve been playing it quite a bit lately, and I’m really looking forward to multiplayer. My biggest concern is with Steam. Steam has a tendency to update the game to the newest version without the user being able to intervene. This will invalidate all of the mods I’ve been using. :(

Hopefully there’s a way around it.

By: Railick

Railick — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:23:11 +0000

@sinister Agent = There are actaully a LOT of really good origonal mods for it as well. I think one is called Sword on the Lake or Shield on the Lake or something like that and it was REALLY good when I first played it.

By: Scythe

Scythe — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:01:45 +0000

@Clovus: Classically, sieges weren’t very nice.

I played the HELL out of M&B, helped capture a castle and the king granted me a fief.

The fief was a run-down, rat-infested stinkhole, but it was MINE.

By: Sunjammer

Sunjammer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Isn’t this game made by like a turkish man and his cat or some such other ridiculously small team?
It looks quite good!