Worth it or play warband first?

[76561198043918600]

I never played these kind of games but want to get into them. I have warband but never touched it. Should I play that or does this game make warband obsolete?

[SirKnechtalot]

Two different game types since WB´s turn based combat ?

[NMGSGaming]

This game is basically an upgrade to Warband. Currently, Warband has a better selection of mods so it depends if you are looking for Vanilla Experienced or Modded. And I believe the guy above has confused warband with battle brothers

[TengriBless,]

Originally posted by Gweentea:

I never played these kind of games but want to get into them. I have warband but never touched it. Should I play that or does this game make warband obsolete?

If you can get over outdated graphics for sake of superior gameplay, it's Warband without the shadow of a doubt. And if you don't like it, you won't feel as shafted because you didn't spend a day's wage on it.

Originally posted by SirKnechtalot:

Two different game types since WB´s turn based combat ?

Quid?

[Menschweinhorn]

Two different game types? What? :D It's as different as assassins creed games are to each other. What do you mean by "turn based combat"?
I would suggest you go for warband first if you can bear with the graphics. Also Bannerlord feels way better when it comes to combat. In every other aspect beside that warband is a much more fleshed out experience for now and also comes with an huge collection of mods that basically turn it in 50 different games. Maybe im just nostalgic tho and everything feels dated but what holds you back when you own it already anyways.
If you decide to go for bannerlord instead be warned its in early access and you will eventually encounter bugs, crashes and missing features. Some more then others and using mods you pretty much agree that at one point your save gets corrupted :D BUT its still a great game and besides Warband the only one of its type that i know of. if its Warband or Bannerlord, you will have a blast for sure. Well, after figuring out the game mechanics.. :D

[Machiavelli]

Why not both?

[Darth Revan]

Originally posted by SirKnechtalot:

Two different game types since WB´s turn based combat ?

there is no turn based combat in any mount & blade game

[76561198043918600]

Originally posted by Fellington:

Why not both?

because i am poor and have no time to play both

[Rhapsody]

I'd say play Warband because it's more complete but... that'd be a lie lol. You'd at least need the Diplomacy mod to get anything done.

Both games have their bugs and (lack of) features.

Warband might be more stable and it should at least run better on any PC. At the same time the first game has UX from the stone age and nonexistent troop balance thanks to knights and mamlukes.

[Freak4Leeks]

Originally posted by Gweentea:

because i am poor and have no time to play both

#relatable

warband is dirt cheap and there are god tier overhaul mods that can give you 100's of hours of fun or even 1000's.

but if you don't like installing mods then i would probably go bannerlord

[NMGSGaming]

Short Term: Warband (with Mods). long Term: Bannerlord (as more Mods will be released when the mod tools are fully released on game release) and it has more features than unmodded warband

[Apollyon]

warband but with mod is better than this. " for now "

[Raggy]

Play warband first, if you like it then jump over to bannerlord. Since the main gameplay is simmilar.

[Sabaithal]

Not factoring in mods, bannerlord is a straight upgrade from warband in pretty much every department. And there is no storyline you need to know about, the two games are essentially disconnected from one another.

Warband has some larger mods at present though if you care about that sort of thing. I don't think its fair to factor in mods, because both games should be judged as they are in their base state.

[󠀡󠀡Smitael]

I would go for warband and get some overhaul mods, lots of content there. Maybe in a few years bannerlord will be worth it.

[Dovahbear]

I'll echo that Warband is the thing to play present day. Although it's a bit dated, there's a world of overhaul mods to explore, there's just so much you can do and have fun with. The mods are what make Warband so special, I don't even think of it as a game so much as a framework from which I can play many different games, many different worlds.

Someday Bannerlord will get finished to the point that the modding community can have at it in earnest and then there will be little reason to play the old game. Until then though, while Bannerlord offers improved graphics and more features it's a puddle of content in comparison to the ocean of its predecessor.

Basically, if you aren't horribly turned off by dated graphics, Warband is the winner because of the massive selection of overhaul mods. Also, it's cheap to try in comparison to see if you like the gameplay.