"For Honour": A samurai, a knight and Vikings walk into a bar...
17.2.2017
Translation: machine translated
Brute carnage with huge axes, swords and sharp spears. Instead of shooting with modern shooting irons, in "For Honor" you duel to the death with medieval weapons. As a Viking, samurai or knight. Will the unusual mix pay off?
"War of the Roses", "Chivalry", "Mount and Blade: Warband". There are many games with medieval close combat duels, and "For Honor" from Ubisoft is in the same vein. Unlike the competition, however, this is the first time one of the major studios has put its concentrated development power behind such a project.
In "For Honor", three unusual opponents face each other: Vikings, knights and samurai. What sounds like the beginning of a bad joke lends the game variety and makes it stand out from the crowd. In single and multiplayer games, you will fight martial battles in besieged castles, mystical cathedrals and burning fortresses.
Linear campaign as an amuse bouche
The principle is quickly understood. The campaign skilfully teaches you new tricks such as the shoulder strike to break cover or a pike roll. Even simple combos are possible. Once again, the same applies to "For Honor": easy to learn, difficult to master.
In the campaign, the opponents are relatively easy to defeat. Think of it as training for the online mode. Many of you will be heading straight for it anyway - and rightly so. The campaign is quite entertaining but also negligible. You have to give Ubisoft credit for making an effort and hiring first-class voice actors - at least in the original English version.
Punching people is the most fun
The multiplayer is the centrepiece of the game. There are five modes and six maps to choose from. For example, you can duel 1 vs 1 or, what I have enjoyed the most so far, you can go head-to-head in 4 vs 4 team fights. However, as even eight players are far too few for a proper medieval battle, there are heaps of computer-controlled sword fodder cavorting around in most modes. You have to clear points from them before you can capture them - similar to the creeps in MOBAs.
Conclusion
The PC version looks particularly impressive, but "For Honor" is also an eye-catcher on console
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Philipp Rüegg
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Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chAs a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles.
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