Dream come true!

User Rating: 10 | Mount & Blade PC
By Samrat_Ashok | Review Date:
There've been scores of RPGs where you use the sword and the bow, and other such weapons. Some of them are pure fantasy, like TES Oblivion, some of them are a little more realistic, but still fantasy, like The Witcher, nice games in their category, but never has there been a game so realistic, and so entertaining even while it's just in beta stage. Mount and Blade is set in fictional Caladria, but that is where the fantasy stops. The weapons, the combat, everything is realistic. Specially mounted combat, something which no RPG has offered so well, its fun, and still retains its authenticity.

Presently, there is no story. You just create a character, and ride off into Caladria, with warring nations all around you. Be a mercenary captain and follow the money, or ally yourself to one of the kings, upto you. Command other cavalrymen, archers, blades etc etc and go to battle and become a famous warrior, all upto you.

Excellent game. And one of its kind. Worth every cent.

Edit : Now that v 1.003 is out, and Gamespot official review does not do it justice I could not resist editing this one.
This version, is a lot more polished than the beta. It's looking better, and less buggy. Many ends have been smoothed.
The point here is, this is a game for people who want to game and not just look at the graphics. It has no story because the devs have been saying since ages that the player writes his own story, and one actually can. One can build a whole empire, and have thousands of men following him; It takes time. Once you get past the beginning, you see limitless possibilities......use your imagination!

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