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Mount & Blade creates a living medieval world for PC gamers to explore and conquer by whatever means they choose.
Overview
Mount & Blade takes place in the war-torn land of Calradia where players are thrown into the middle of one of five nations with only a horse and some manner of weapon (beginning inventory is dependent on the character creation questions). From there on, the player can choose their own fate whether they want to become a rich trader, knight and vassal to one of the kings, mercenary, or even help a nations rightful heir reclaim the throne. Eventually, characters can even be Lord or Lady of their own fiefs and castles. The world of Mount & Blade is very dynamic, trade is conducted and wars are fought with or without the players intervention. The game is entirely single-player with no plans for online play in the first title, though there is rumor that Mount & Blade 2 will be multi-player.Combat
The most unique aspect of Mount & Blade would have to be the combat system. Combat takes place in the 3rd person perspective and the direction you swing or block with your weapon is dependent on the angle of the camera. For instance, angle down a little to stab, up to chop, left and right to swing from the respective side. It may sound a little odd but it does work surprisingly well, it also makes combat much more intense and requires a lot of concentration. There is also a fairly simple method of commanding your troops through the 1-9 and F1-F11 keys.Mods
An amazing aspect of Mount & Blade has been the overwhelming support from the community in the form of mods. Literally hundreds of mods have been made and released for this still-beta game. Small interface changes, graphical enhancements, gameplay refinements, all the way to total conversions for the game have been released by the community. Some examples of these total game conversions include the Hundred Years War, Hegemony 268 B.C., 867 A.D. - Lords of War, and many more.The Nations
Kingdom of Vaegirs
Led by King Yaroglek, the Vaegirs are comparable to the east Slavic people. They control the frozen northwestern portion of the map and are one of two nations with a balanced troop tree, the strongest of their units being the Marksman.Kingdom of Swadia
Led by King Harlus, the Swadians have been compared to medieval France and Germany. They hold a central position on the map and are the second nation with a balanced troop tree, their strongest unit being the Knights.Kingdom of Nords
King Ragnar and the Nords control the western coastal region of the map and are loosely based on the Scandanavian Vikings. Unlike the previous kingdoms the Nords troop tree contains no cavalry, instead they command the strongest infantry units of any nation.Kingdom of Rhodoks
King Graveth and the Rhodoks control the southeaster portion of the map. Similar to the Nords, the Rhodoks troop tree consists entirely on infantry and they are noted for their Spearmen. There is a lot of debate over the Rhodoks historic influence.Khergit Khanate
Sanjar Khan controls northeastern Calradia with the elite cavalry units of the Khergit Khanate. The Khergits troop tree consists entirely of cavalry units, but unlike the heavily armored Swadian and Vaegir Knights, the Khergits prefer to use light fast horse archers and lancers to wear down their enemies much like the Mongols and Turks.
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| Original US Release |
Sept. 16, 2008
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September
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| Aliases | M&B |
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ESRB: T
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| Platform | User Reviews | Avg. Score |
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| All Reviews | 6 reviews |
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Hamz
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