For Honor, rage game or good fun?
I wrote a week ago about this game, I had my doubts and didn't even know if I wanted to buy it. But I took a chance and especially after playing the open beta I enjoyed playing this game. I wasn't happy about everything but when the majority of the game is fun then you take the less fun parts with it. But is For Honor really that fun? Let's find out...
The campaign is too short?
Whenever I buy a new game I first play the campaign, it's a good way to get familiar with the game and I also want to see how much fun the story is. Well the campaign turned out to be very short. There are three chapters with each chapter having six parts, so that means you have a total of 18 missions total! I don't know about you but that's a lot shorter than I thought. I mean I was hoping for at least double the amount of missions. Especially when I look at the characters in the campaign, you only get to play as some of the heroes in For Honor and that's a missed opportunity in my opinion. I mean why wouldn't you add a mission with the conquerer, the berserker, the nobushi and the shugoki. Some missions are also pretty short, as in it will probably take you ten minutes to beat it, some of the bosses are a bit tough but there are ways of dealing with that thanks to certain abilities. You can take two different abilities with you at the start of a mission and you can find other abilities in the mission and equip one of those at a time. If you're smart you pick an ability that can heal you and one that helps you in a fight. My favourites are the first healing ability and the ability that allows you to hit enemies through a block, which means that enemies can only parry your attacks but no longer block them for a short amount of time. The story itself is ok, nothing special in my opinion but it does help you get familiar with different heroes in For Honor and different factions. So if you always wanted to get better with the Lawbringer or the Warlord then you can play as them in the campaign, even if it's just for one mission. You'll play the majority as the Warden in the Knight story, the Raider in the Viking story and the Orochi in the Samurai story. So you'll get a lot of practice with these characters eventhough you could just spam attacks on most enemies, only during boss fights you should bring your bag of tricks unless you play on a low difficulty then it should be easy anyway. You can also collect collectibles that get you new emblems, steel or even special loot chests.
Multiplayer is frustrating?
I must admit that I'm not a big fan of multiplayer, not that I hate the game modes but more the way the system works. The amount of times I got hit while blocking is extremely frustrating, but what's also frustrating are how bots can be completely useless in one round and extremely deadly in another round. You'll notice that in a 1 vs 1 fight against certain bots. It's smarter to play against other players though, this will get you more experience and it also helps you complete more objectives that helps you earn extra experience and steel. With steel being the currency that lets you buy new outfits, upgrade armor and weapons, buy emotes and other cosmetic items. When you play PvP you should keep in mind that not everyone plays honorable, some people will constantly try to push you off the map for an easy win or they'll keep spamming the same move. For example the Raider push or the Peace Keeper grab and triple stab. You can block and/or evade this moves but I think a lot of new players will have problems dealing with these type of players and there are a lot of players that want to earn some easy victories. I would advice you to first practice on bots before you jump into PvP because knowing some good moves can mean the difference between winning and losing. Multiplayer can be very frustrating against certain players, so if you have friends to play with then I would suggest you do that because certain people will just be no fun to play against.
Easy to learn?
This might be my own personal issue but I really have issues with remembering all the moves, even when you know a move then you have to execute it flawlessly. Which means no mistakes! So if you do a combo a bit too fast or a bit too slow then it will already not work. So timing is everything with this game. There are some easy moves to learn, for example the grab and triple stab for the Peace Keeper and it does a lot of damage too. But more experienced players will know how to deal with that. My advice is that you try out all the heroes and see which one works best for you. If you're bad at dodging then you might not want to play as one of the assassin characters: Peace Keeper, Berserker and Orochi. If you want fast characters you might not want to play as the Lawbringer, Raider or Shugoki. But what they sacrifice in speed they gain in strength. Don't feel bad if you suck as a certain character, I bet we all have a certain character that works out well for you. It might even be a character you didn't even suspect. For example I didn't think I would be decent as Kensei and yet I had some succes with him.
Faction war?
The big play in For Honor is the faction war. This is a bit multiplayer map where you can pick the game modes and after each map you can send war assets to a certain part of the map, depending on your faction, to attack or defend. You pick from the start of the game if you want to fight for the Knights, the Vikings or the Samurai. I picked the Samurai but you can pick whatever you want. You can swap factions during a season, a season is ten weeks, but if you swap factions then you don't faction rewards during that season. After about five hours there is an update who gained some ground on the map and who lost some. Each round in a season takes two weeks and after a total of ten weeks a season is done and you learn who won. The winning faction and everyone in the winning factions get some good rewards, just remember that you had to be a member of the faction and not switched to that faction during that season to get those rewards. If your faction didn't win you still get some rewards so don't feel too bad about not being on the winning side. If you absolutely don't care about the faction war you can just ignore that and play multiplayer, it's just something extra for those that care about it.
Is it worth buying this game?
I think it is, but I would warn you that the game might not be as much fun as you might think. Some fights, against bots and players, can be frustrating and you can get easily tired of some of the crap in this game. A block that doesn't block, eventhough you were blocking in the right direction, and attacks that do hardly any damage while the enemy does double damage on you. The game has a learning curve and if you think you can skip that then you're going to be in for a nasty surprise. There is a big difference in skill level and one fight might be a lot easier than another. Just keep in mind that the game is meant to be fun, don't take things too seriously and the moment you have had enough I would suggest you take a break. For Honor can be extremely frustrating and that's no fun at all! If you're not certain about the game then I would advice you to wait with buying it, because this is a lot like a fighting game so if that's not your thing then you might not want to buy the game. If you enjoy fighting games and like the idea of fighting against other people on the battlefield then this game might be something for you. If you do decide to buy the game then I wish you luck, you might just need it!
The campaign is too short?
Whenever I buy a new game I first play the campaign, it's a good way to get familiar with the game and I also want to see how much fun the story is. Well the campaign turned out to be very short. There are three chapters with each chapter having six parts, so that means you have a total of 18 missions total! I don't know about you but that's a lot shorter than I thought. I mean I was hoping for at least double the amount of missions. Especially when I look at the characters in the campaign, you only get to play as some of the heroes in For Honor and that's a missed opportunity in my opinion. I mean why wouldn't you add a mission with the conquerer, the berserker, the nobushi and the shugoki. Some missions are also pretty short, as in it will probably take you ten minutes to beat it, some of the bosses are a bit tough but there are ways of dealing with that thanks to certain abilities. You can take two different abilities with you at the start of a mission and you can find other abilities in the mission and equip one of those at a time. If you're smart you pick an ability that can heal you and one that helps you in a fight. My favourites are the first healing ability and the ability that allows you to hit enemies through a block, which means that enemies can only parry your attacks but no longer block them for a short amount of time. The story itself is ok, nothing special in my opinion but it does help you get familiar with different heroes in For Honor and different factions. So if you always wanted to get better with the Lawbringer or the Warlord then you can play as them in the campaign, even if it's just for one mission. You'll play the majority as the Warden in the Knight story, the Raider in the Viking story and the Orochi in the Samurai story. So you'll get a lot of practice with these characters eventhough you could just spam attacks on most enemies, only during boss fights you should bring your bag of tricks unless you play on a low difficulty then it should be easy anyway. You can also collect collectibles that get you new emblems, steel or even special loot chests.
Multiplayer is frustrating?
I must admit that I'm not a big fan of multiplayer, not that I hate the game modes but more the way the system works. The amount of times I got hit while blocking is extremely frustrating, but what's also frustrating are how bots can be completely useless in one round and extremely deadly in another round. You'll notice that in a 1 vs 1 fight against certain bots. It's smarter to play against other players though, this will get you more experience and it also helps you complete more objectives that helps you earn extra experience and steel. With steel being the currency that lets you buy new outfits, upgrade armor and weapons, buy emotes and other cosmetic items. When you play PvP you should keep in mind that not everyone plays honorable, some people will constantly try to push you off the map for an easy win or they'll keep spamming the same move. For example the Raider push or the Peace Keeper grab and triple stab. You can block and/or evade this moves but I think a lot of new players will have problems dealing with these type of players and there are a lot of players that want to earn some easy victories. I would advice you to first practice on bots before you jump into PvP because knowing some good moves can mean the difference between winning and losing. Multiplayer can be very frustrating against certain players, so if you have friends to play with then I would suggest you do that because certain people will just be no fun to play against.
Easy to learn?
This might be my own personal issue but I really have issues with remembering all the moves, even when you know a move then you have to execute it flawlessly. Which means no mistakes! So if you do a combo a bit too fast or a bit too slow then it will already not work. So timing is everything with this game. There are some easy moves to learn, for example the grab and triple stab for the Peace Keeper and it does a lot of damage too. But more experienced players will know how to deal with that. My advice is that you try out all the heroes and see which one works best for you. If you're bad at dodging then you might not want to play as one of the assassin characters: Peace Keeper, Berserker and Orochi. If you want fast characters you might not want to play as the Lawbringer, Raider or Shugoki. But what they sacrifice in speed they gain in strength. Don't feel bad if you suck as a certain character, I bet we all have a certain character that works out well for you. It might even be a character you didn't even suspect. For example I didn't think I would be decent as Kensei and yet I had some succes with him.
Faction war?
The big play in For Honor is the faction war. This is a bit multiplayer map where you can pick the game modes and after each map you can send war assets to a certain part of the map, depending on your faction, to attack or defend. You pick from the start of the game if you want to fight for the Knights, the Vikings or the Samurai. I picked the Samurai but you can pick whatever you want. You can swap factions during a season, a season is ten weeks, but if you swap factions then you don't faction rewards during that season. After about five hours there is an update who gained some ground on the map and who lost some. Each round in a season takes two weeks and after a total of ten weeks a season is done and you learn who won. The winning faction and everyone in the winning factions get some good rewards, just remember that you had to be a member of the faction and not switched to that faction during that season to get those rewards. If your faction didn't win you still get some rewards so don't feel too bad about not being on the winning side. If you absolutely don't care about the faction war you can just ignore that and play multiplayer, it's just something extra for those that care about it.
Is it worth buying this game?
I think it is, but I would warn you that the game might not be as much fun as you might think. Some fights, against bots and players, can be frustrating and you can get easily tired of some of the crap in this game. A block that doesn't block, eventhough you were blocking in the right direction, and attacks that do hardly any damage while the enemy does double damage on you. The game has a learning curve and if you think you can skip that then you're going to be in for a nasty surprise. There is a big difference in skill level and one fight might be a lot easier than another. Just keep in mind that the game is meant to be fun, don't take things too seriously and the moment you have had enough I would suggest you take a break. For Honor can be extremely frustrating and that's no fun at all! If you're not certain about the game then I would advice you to wait with buying it, because this is a lot like a fighting game so if that's not your thing then you might not want to buy the game. If you enjoy fighting games and like the idea of fighting against other people on the battlefield then this game might be something for you. If you do decide to buy the game then I wish you luck, you might just need it!
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