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Feature: No Nonsense, Just Norse Sense
War of the Vikings, Paradox Interactive's sequel to the gritty and gruesome War of the Roses, is about to receive its first expansion, a relatively modest addition that adds one new class: the Shieldmaiden. Executive producer Gordon Van Dyke, a veteran of multiplayer development who can trace his history back to some of the early Battlefield games, says it's an opportunity to not only shake…
What are you doing this weekend, readers? That's just a general question you should feel free to answer in the comments, btw. I like hearing about your plans. If you feel the need to acquire something to do, then you might want to think about dropping into War Of The Vikings. Fatshark's beard-and-beating sim is still a Steam Early Access title, but they've decided to…
Fatshark is hastily putting a final lick of paint onto the longboats, tightening the braids on their beards, and making sure all the fish has plenty of salt for the people who they hope will buy into Early Access of War of the Vikings on Steam. It's their follow-up to the generally well received War of the Roses, and as the title suggests, the battles…
I don't know if I'd be more disappointed reading 'customisable beards' as 'customisable bears' or vice versa. Either way, elaborately braided face furniture is the stand-out feature of the newly announced War of the Vikings. Or perhaps it's the brutal melee hacking that should give this newly announced game in the War Of The [blank] series an identity of it own. Thrown weapons, including the…
That whole deal with Richard III's bones hiding under a carpark? A publicity stunt, I reckon. The perpetrators? Paradox. While the people of York are creating petitions to have the skellington buried in their fair county, multiplayer sword 'em up War of the Roses has unleashed its free trial, which you can download now by selecting the demo option on its Steam page. The trial…
War. War never changes. OK, actually, no. Now look here, ominous Fallout guy: I know what you're trying to say, but I don't think you're accounting for any sort of subtlety or nuance. Sure, we're still talking about people killing each other, and that's a nice, grim sentiment, but small changes make ripples in the blood-soaked killing fields too. I'm talking, of course, about thunder-voiced…
I'll admit that I haven't been back to War of the Roses since shortly after it launched, but maybe now's finally the time for me to de-rust my steed and feed my armor some of the good carrots. Or wait, no, the other way. Feed my carrots some armor. There we go. Anyway, Paradox's medieval melee's seen yet another free content drop - this time taking…
"Winter has arrived", says the press release for War of the Roses next batch of free content, and here was me thinking Old Jack Frost would turn out to be the Godot of seasons. December 19th is the date that winter officially arrives in the multiplayer stab 'em up, bringing "new armor and weaponry, plus two brand new snow-covered maps based on the historic battles…
I played War of the Roses, and I liked it pretty well. I also died a lot. But before long, I found my ornate steel shoes sloshing through syrupy pools of repetition. There's only so much frantic deathmatching and all-over-the-place point-capturing you can do before you start to see cracks in War of the Roses' armor, and that threshold is woefully low compared to other…
Q. Is that headline pun the main reason I am writing this story? A. If you had to even wonder, YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL So yes: Fatshark's meaty, crunchy, splattery, well-received medieval action game War Of The Roses is due to have a lanceful of new content rammed into its armoured face. Sounds like a strange hybrid of free'n'paid, dependent on how many,…
Feature: War Diary Of The Roses
I've been playing a bit of War of the Roses lately, and it's... interesting. I've told friends, family, and one very confused flower shop owner that it's "deeply flawed and disappointingly barebones," so it seems only proper that I reiterate that sentiment here. There is, however, tremendous fun to be had in the heat of battle - even if it's fairly short-lived and clunky at this point.…
Regardless of the final product's authenticity, it's pretty easy for, say, Medal of Honor, Battlefield, or Call of Duty's developers to get an inside look at how their subject matter really works. The real War of the Roses, on the other hand, took place roughly six centuries ago, and time travel either hasn't been invented yet or was wiped out by someone who traveled back in…
Feature: "We can't have another Sword of the Stars II"
Paradox has made an unlikely business out of almost exclusively publishing wonderfully off-kilter PC exclusives, but it's not all sunshine and (Wars of) roses. Stability has never been the Swedish conglomerate's strongsuit, and games like Sword of the Stars II, King Arthur II, and Magicka have generated an ugly cloud of bugs that swarms around its reputation, slowly but surely devouring goodwill bit-by-bit. But, contrary…
War of the Roses' ranged combat is as messily violent as the up close and personal sheathing of swords in skulls, as shown in a video of arrows puncturing arteries and organs. Impressively horrible and anarchically comedic at the same time, my deathmatch instincts quiver with anticipation. The way that arrows bend as they lodge in a target is the kind of detail that could…
Feature: A Thorny Issue
It's easy to feel cynical about DLC. John took a stroll through that particular minefield a couple days ago, and while he found plenty of good buried beneath all the righteous fury, worrisome practices still abound. Day-one DLC, season passes, and the like litter the current landscape, and - despite what some might claim - business models do influence game design. It's unavoidable. With some fervent…
The latest trailer for Paradox's medieval combat title, War Of The Roses, is below. In it you can see horse-based combat for the first time. Players are going to be able to fight from horseback, wielding axes, sword, lances and so forth. There's plenty more footage of archery, swordsmanship, and general stabbery, too. Take a look!
Feature: Axl Vs. McGowan
When I play a big multiplayer combat game, I like to stop fighting and look around. I judge a lot of games on what I see at those moments, seeing how the battle feels when I'm not a part of it: In Battlefield, it's thrilling to see jets gracefully curving through the air as tanks blast them from below; In Team Fortress 2, ubered Heavies…
Every time I see War of the Roses it appeals to me more. A multiplayer game that features knights killing each other instead of space marines? Yes, that'll do. And that's knights killing knights, by the way, not knights killing space marines, miraculous as such a thing would be. Here is a developer diary that handily features the developer floating in front of in-game footage,…
We've been a-rambling about War Of The Roses before now, but this is the first chance for the world at large to see the game in action. The Medieval melee combat game is reportedly the most expensive project ever undertaken by Swedish publisher Paradox, and it's also a big deal for its developer Fatshark, who have built the thing from the ground up. It's looking…
Paradox have announced their line-up for next month's GDC and it contains three new games. They're waiting until the convention to say what they are, but they've dropped some hints and codenames, including a new game from the Magicka team, an action multiplayer.
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