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Charge into medieval warfare in Chivalry 2, a chaotic and immersive 64-player game. Engage in epic battles, wield over 30 unique weapons, and rise to glory with a new subclass system. Enjoy detailed combat with friends or solo, in a visually stunning and hilarious setting. Strategy, patience, and a love for the game are your keys to victory!
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is an expansive open-world RPG/strategy hybrid set in a Medieval world. You lead a rag-tag group of mercenaries and gradually build up your forces, recruiting more troops, improving the quality of your army and taking on ambitious tasks. As you progress through the game you can choose to live a peaceful life or aim to become a powerful ruler with the ultimate goal of becoming the new ruler of Calradia.
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Pentiment can be seen as a educational game set in the 15th century, combining point-and-click adventure with role-playing elements and a branching narrative. It follows Andreas Mahler as he tries to clear his friend's name while uncovering the secrets of a small Bavarian town.
What we like:
Captivating story
Immersive atmosphere
Beautiful visuals and sound
Interesting characters and dialogue
Deep RPG elements and replayability
What could be improved:
Limited number of puzzles which are not particularly challenging
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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is an RPG that relies solely on auditory perception to create an immersive experience for both those with vision impairments and those without. It follows Alex, a princess born blind who has been banished to the borderlands of her kingdom, as she attempts to reunite with her brother while supernatural forces attempt to prevent her from succeeding.
What we like:
Incredible immersion
Sold gameplay mechanics
Phenomenal sound direction and fascinating story and characters
Forgiving approach to failure
Creative "do over" experience for story proposes
What could be improved:
Requires some level of patience
Gamers with hearing impairments might not be able to enjoy the title
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world RPG set in the early 1400s in the heart of Europe, Bohemia. The game follows Henry, a blacksmith's son, who is caught up in a civil war after his home village is raided. Players will explore the sprawling map of Bohemia, engage in realistic combat and make meaningful choices that will shape their story.
What we like:
Challenging combat system
Vast open-world with plenty to explore
Realistic and authentic representation of time period
Engaging storyline
Intuitive save system
Diverse range of activities such as hunting and archery
Player choice has significant impact on story outcomes
What could be improved:
Slow paced combat
Mandatory events require certain levels of skill to overcome
Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines. Battle your way through a 54 level singleplayer campaign, unleash chaos with your friends in multiplayer, create your own worlds with the level editor, customize your game with mods through the workshop.
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In Kingdom Two Crowns, players must work in the brand-new solo or co-op campaign mode to build their kingdom and secure it from the threat of the Greed. Experience new technology, units, enemies, mounts, and secrets in the next evolution of the award-winning micro strategy franchise!
Graveyard Keeper is a hilarious and morbidly funny game where you manage your own graveyard. You'll have to make tough ethical choices and manage your resources as you grind up corpses to sell the local butcher and explore dungeons. The game is addictive, unique, and perfect for RPG enthusiasts looking for something different.
What we like:
Challenging gameplay that rewards strategic thinking
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?