TL;DR - If you want multiplayer, don't bother. If you don't mind sparring with an AI over and over again, get it.

Let me start by saying that this game is absolutely amazing, the footwork, the timing, the swordplay is all fantastically executed, probably better than in any other game I've ever seen and it pains me to see that thumbs down...

That being said, the problem with this game is the players, or... lack thereof, and the league of those who are still around.

I am an Australian, and the playerbase is probably 0.1% Australian, perhaps the Aus vs. US tournament that has begun is changing that but as it stands no such luck, there are very few servers and the ones that are there lag like nothing else, and in this game, lag is a big deal.

Lag the difference of whether or not you can snipe that quick hit, or make that jumping lunge, or make the decision to dodge or block your opponents att- Oh wait he already jumped back and you couldn't tell, oh wait she already hit you before you could even consider making a decision, The lag makes this unplayable.

On top of this, the players who are left are all of the elite, beaten countless opponents and have their swordplay honed to a razors edge, and they will beat you down time after time without fail, because they know all the ins and outs, all the skills and tactics and how to counter them all.

And I end by saying this, if you enjoy skill based games, believe you can bear the lag and believe you can weather through a thousand soul crushing defeats for a single victory, I say without question to get it.

If however you cannot, then find something else I'm afraid.

TL;DR - If you want multiplayer, don't bother. If you don't mind sparring with an AI over and over again, get it. Let me start by saying that this game is absolutely amazing, the footwork, the timing, the swordplay is all fantastically executed, probably better than in any other game I've ever seen and it pains me to see that thumbs down... That being said, the problem with this game is the players, or... lack thereof, and the league of those who are still around. I am an Australian, and the playerbase is probably 0.1% Australian, perhaps the Aus vs. US tournament that has begun is changing that but as it stands no such luck, there are very few servers and the ones that are there lag like nothing else, and in this game, lag is a big deal. Lag the difference of whether or not you can snipe that quick hit, or make that jumping lunge, or make the decision to dodge or block your opponents att- Oh wait he already jumped back and you couldn't tell, oh wait she already hit you before you could even consider making a decision, The lag makes this unplayable. On top of this, the players who are left are all of the elite, beaten countless opponents and have their swordplay honed to a razors edge, and they will beat you down time after time without fail, because they know all the ins and outs, all the skills and tactics and how to counter them all. And I end by saying this, if you enjoy skill based games, believe you can bear the lag and believe you can weather through a thousand soul crushing defeats for a single victory, I say without question to get it. If however you cannot, then find something else I'm afraid.