I played this way back in 2002 or 2003 or something.
Back then it looked very cool (at least to me) and this game was the one that got me interested in historical fencing.
Not sure about now, I guess not many people would like it now because - let's be honest - the controls are not very modern and the graphics is outdated.
But I would still recommend it.

Listen i bought this game ages ago on sale, it's a fine game but the hitbox is small, the mechanic is too out dated, it's an old game and a good one but not worth much, not even for me, it's like a dark souls prototype with the difficulty but without the gameplay feel. Worth it on sale for almost free.