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Our Conqueror's Blade Review - Attempting to Set a New Standard - MMORPG.com
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Our Conqueror's Blade Review - Attempting to Set a New Standard - MMORPG.com
Conquerer’s Blade is a free-to-play tactical Action MMO from developer Booming Games. This interesting array of genres promises a unique mix of player development, PVE story, epic siege combat, open world exploration and resource gathering and open world. With so many different ideas and mechanics mashed together, one has to question how it all plays out in this medieval hack and slash world.
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You might be doing it wrong.
Read more at https://www.mmorpg.com/conquerors-blade/reviews/our-conquerors-blade-review-attempting-to-set-a-new-standard-1000000523#MhBRYYJUHQEm373A.99 I would give this game a 7 or an 8 for score 230 hours in and still having fun.
Kingdoms Under Fire is so much better than this. Its a shame it never was released in the West.
I think I'd have to agree on the combat point. I've been playing the dual-bladed class and find myself flanking fights for the surprise attack often. There are certainly times that I'm leading the charge, too. I think the key is being willing to disengage. I'm finding that the better players are the ones who always know which direction to run in order to get out of the fight, and they run at half health if it looks like they're going to lose. I started doing the same and I've found my score going up consistently.
Also, using your units correctly and leveling them up make a much bigger difference than you'd think.
It is clunky and I don't think I disagree with a middling score. I'd give it a little better, but I'm a game-economy guy. I only disagree with the idea that combat is purely tank-and-spank.
Maybe in open beta it should be a preview, but to pretend it's going to get much better between now and release is just fooling yourself.
The game, even with you additional weapons, might be a solid 6 at best.
Visuals are bad? Are you kidding me? Maybe your computer isn't up to par. I run this in 4k, you have hundreds of units, heroes and siege equipment blowing stuff up. It looks great. The weather looks great.
Their is so much strategy in this game on how you control your troops. The combat is far from bland. Even 1 on 1 fighting and deathmatch, there are a ton of options.
There are 4 major skills to trigger, combos and you have dodging and blocking.
I can tell by the screen shots, that he didn't put much time into the game by the look of the troops and the armor. The game doesn't start to shine, till later on when all the mechanics are unearthed and work together.
Sorry, MMORPG this may be one of your worst reviews to date.
Yes, the troops are an interesting gimmick, and the combat attempts to be similar to mount and blade with additional skills, but it's clunky and poorly done.
More units doesn't automatically make the models and visuals good, it just gives you more of them to look at. The world really does look bland.
Poor textures, basic armor, there's nothing particularly special about the visuals.
After playing for several hours, it wasn't worth my time to stick it out and continue. It's great for people that want to put in the time to "get to the good parts" but how much boredom do you have to endure before that boredom becomes fun?
Look, if you have to play a specific class with a specific weapon to get the game to be "good" you've already lost. If you think the game looks so great, post your own screenshots. I'm not trying to convince you of anything, you will like the game no matter what I say, and that's great. You should play and enjoy games YOU like, but that doesn't mean that your opinion is factually accurate.
In fact you've already outlined several caveats to your point just in your response. The game is clunky when... the game looks bland if you play on a laptop...
Don't sit here and tell me that the game is a treasure when you, yourself, admit its failings.
You like the game. That is all. It's okay to like a game.
It's f2p, so it doesn't hurt to try if you're into this type of game. Go in with reasonable expectations, and I believe it might be something many can enjoy.
I self identify as a monkey.
As @maskedweasel pointed out, a reviewer not liking a game doesn't mean you have to agree with him. If you like it, that's what matters.
Even with the things I didn't agree with in the article, everything in it is completely fair. The open world is a little light on content. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not an untrue statement. It'll also matter more to some people than others.
The combat IS a little clunky. It doesn't really bother me, but I do find myself unable to dodge at times where I should be able to dodge and I've gotten caught on random terrain when trying to run by it. There's a lot of missing polish with respect to combat. Doesn't mean the game sucks, but it's not unfair to point out those issues.
Again, I'm finding myself enjoying the game a fair bit. I'd probably give it a 7 or so, but that doesn't mean a 5.5 or even a 2 is wrong. It just means I like something different in my games than whoever gives it the other scores does. Doesn't even make me right. It just means that's my opinion for those who care to know what that is.
Kudos to them for doing something different, at least.
Red look at this line.
There never seems to a balance struck where combat is challenging by manageable. On top of this, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of heavy strategy for player combat, it essentially becomes you throwing yourself at the enemy and hoping your health and armor keep you alive longer than your enemy.
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You've played the game a bit, is that a true statement?
I mean if you play a dagger fighter, that is so far from the truth. How you manage your stuns, your stun breaks, your troops, your allies. When does it make sense to send your troops in first, or you go in first. So an archer class is that a true statement? Even as a pole axe is that a true statement?
This review reeks of someone who has about 8 to 10 hours in the game at most. As your level up your character and your troops, the whole dynamic of the game changes. Sorry, this review was poorly done.
The issue I have with reviews on websites like this is that one persons review represents the view of the whole site. This in turn can affect the playerbase of a game.
If I was writing this review, I would of talked about the crappy auction house, the broken spawns for rebels. The terrible server lag over the last week. Those were the major negatives.
But, I'm struggling how you can say the graphics are bland in this game. Compared to what? I really think niche sites like MMORPG, should have the game reviewed by multiple people and provide an aggregate of the score.
As an open beta that just released. I would give this game a solid 8+. If this was a final product, I would give it a 6.5.
But, one thing this game is ..... Very fun.
The thing is, even with incredibly simplistic games, the emergent gameplay can be really diverse and interesting. That doesn't really invalidate the point that the combat mechanics are simplistic. In this case, I don't really think they are. As you said, I'm a double-pig-sticker type in the game, and that creates a much more dynamic fight by definition. Also, I've gotten to where I use my troops a little more creatively.
That said and the truth is, though... If you look at the way most people play the game... *shrug* You kind of see some pretty lemming behavior. lol I can see how someone might get the game, not really like it, and punch out before they really get to the more complex parts. Even now, I play maps that just turn into grind-fests because no one is thinking strategically as often as not, though.
Guess the bottom line is that I mostly agree with you, but I have a lot of empathy for folks who write these things (for obvious reasons), and I can really see how someone would play the game and walk away with a similar impression. I think it's fair to fire off a few counter points, and probably even appreciated. Just don't think I'd really try to push the reviewer into the fire to the degree that a few folks on the site attempt regularly.
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Just for accuracy, Steam reviews are 6/10, Steam db 43% so I'd say this review agrees with many and falls well within the median.
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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Anyhow I dont really like the hero combat mechanics. Maybe Mordhau devs and CB should collaberate
Also, can't tell if this comment of yours is just forgetful, or admission it's graphics aren't great.
I think it's a good quick measure of whether you should look deeper into a game or not, but you have to also take it with a grain of salt. In fact, games that try new mechanics like this are often the ones that get more criticism, so this is probably an example of a game that's rated lower than it should be.
Again, if you like it or not is all that matters. These scores, no matter where they come from, are totally subjective. If you're like me and enjoy some of the more atypical games, you'll find that what you like often goes against the crowd.