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Let's get straight to the point. Mount and Blade: Warband is not the prettiest game on the market. If games were women, Mount and Blade: Warband would be that girl with a hormone disorder that made her have kind of a beard. But like beard-girl, Warband has a really good personality and if you close your eyes when you kiss you can pretend that the facial hair is just a scarf or something. Know what I'm talking about?

But for all the ugly, Warband has a lot going on under the hood. Gameplay has a few different layers, and each of these layers houses a great deal of complexity. Take, for example, the game's combat system. Each weapon deals a certain kind of damage, and most can be used in several different ways. On horseback, a voulge may only function as a thrusting-weapon, but when you dismount, you can swing away for much more damage. That's just the basics, though. The direction you swing from, whether or not you're moving – and which direction you're moving in – and the proximity of your enemy to you can all affect how much damage each swing of your weapon inflicts. Thrusting forward while you're on horseback will deal much more damage than trying to back-slash someone as you ride past them. Learning all the little tricks to maximize your damage, and even just the timing of your hits, means Warband has a rather steep learning curve that must be tackled before you start having fun.

Singleplayer is extremely fun, but not without its flaws. If you ever find yourself laying siege to a castle that requires a ladder to breach its walls, it's almost guaranteed that your allies will somehow forget how to walk up a ladder, and block all of the other units, including you, from making any progress. This is exceptionally annoying and can end up getting many of your units killed because they just stand there waiting for the chump blocking the only entrance to get out of the way. Quests also haven't gained any real depth since the original, and although there is now a romance quest section that has interesting political implications, the actual romance component is shallow and requires little more than frequent lady-visits and some poetry-learning. It can also be frustrating trying to advance in a realm when no one will give you quests, as your standing with other characters is largely dependent on doing things for them.

The economy-side of the game is fascinating, and it can take a while to learn what's worth buying at what price, and where the best places to sell it are. Trying to balance your income and outgoing expenses adds yet another complication into the game's thick broth of gameplay elements. As you gain ground and become stronger, you will have to fend off attackers, manage your lands, keep your allies in line and keep your growing costs down, making the game's steep difficulty curve even steeper.



So it's pretty good

Pretty quick review for players looking to buy.

Kingdoms and Castles is an amazingly sweet experience. It currently has a lot of room to grow, but the base experience is already very satisfying - with charming graphics and smooth gameplay, this is one of those games you can just lose yourself for hours after a hard day’s work. The best titles in the strategy genre have that amazing ability to let you accomplish something while providing you a relaxing experience. Although the game does not have too many different features and mechanics, there are always different things to do and other places to go with the fantastic world generator. And the communication between developer and players is simply amazing. Keep up the amazing work and frequent updates. 9/10 Thank you DEVS

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