![]() If you want to lob barrels, wagon wheels and chickens at people, or load your mates onto a catapult and expressly deliver them to the frontlines, you can do those things too.Īdmittedly, this is less of an issue with the game and more with the people who play Chivalry 2, but it feels like no one actually gives a crap about roleplaying. The options and tools are there to create a serious simulation of medieval combat, complete with a competitively sound combat system that rewards skill and patience over swinging blindly and hoping for the best, but if you’d rather find a flute on a market stall and re-enact the Pied Piper, you can. I haven’t laughed so much playing a game in a good while, especially when playing with three other players.Ĭhivalry 2 is what you make of it, really. ![]() I’ve played a lot of multiplayer games that are fun, but Chivalry 2 is the first I’ve played in a long time that’s thoroughly entertaining. Each map offers new opportunities for you to discover items that you can interact with, or the chance to experience random gameplay moments that lead to pure comedy. The true value in Chivalry 2 is the experiences you create along the way, as it’s the perfect game to play with friends. The objectives change on a map-by-map basis, meaning one map could be all about storming a castle wall, taking the gatehouse and ransacking the inside, while others can see you pushing battering rams and convoys through enemy encampments. Team Objective game types are the most interesting part of the gameplay though, with a series of maps focused around more than just murdering everyone with a big sword. Right now, Chivalry 2 has three main modes, two of which (Team Deathmatch and Free-For-All) use the same map pool. Between matches, you can also customise your knights with a range of armours and gear, using level-ups and gold to unlock items, or the premium currency of crowns to earn cosmetics early. Earning EXP for classes also unlocks new weapons that you can swap between, all of which offer different stats and abilities. You can also pick from one of four classes, each with three individual subclasses that you unlock by earning EXP in that class. ![]() I mean, it won’t help if you get assaulted by six players at once, which can happen pretty often, but the options are there. ![]() On top of that, there are pommel bashes and kicks which can be used to interrupt an opponent or break an opponent’s guard, along with counters and ripostes for players who can time their guards and attacks effectively, giving you plenty of offensive and defensive options to handle yourself in a fight. Players are given access to a number of attacks, like slashes, stabs and overheads, along with a special attack that varies per weapon. The gameplay in Chivalry 2 is top-notch, essentially boiling down to armour plated anarchy. Thankfully, Chivalry 2 is here to offer superb melee combat, with only some minor issues along the way. Aside from Mordhau, there’s very little on offer, and considering that Mordhau is PC only, console players are left out in the cold. For as popular as online multiplayer shooters have become over the past two decades, you’d think that online melee combat focused games would have become just as popular, but that’s not the case.
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