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“Chivalry 2” (Chivalry 2) developed by the game studio Torn Banner Studios has recently been released from Epic Game exclusively on the Steam platform, not only attracting many new players to join, but also a lot of new content. Many old players return to play, Let the medieval battlefield full of metal clang and roar gradually become lively again.

The gameplay of this game is quite similar to the popular “Lightning Sword Fighting” (Mordhua) in 2019. It also plays the role of soldiers on the battlefield, slashing enemies with cold weapons in their hands, and fighting for the victory of the camp. However, the positioning of this work is more realistic, with a more clearly positioned career system, and the field design of the offensive and defensive sides is also differentiated.

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Realistic siege warfare is the essence of the game

Many games of the same type will create a sense of presence of war by adding AI soldiers to the battlefield, but this game takes a different path and directly supports 32v32 siege warfare. The enemies and teammates in sight are players. It was a really exciting experience.

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There are many game modes, in addition to the most popular 32v32, there are also 20v20, 3v3 and 1v1 to choose from. After selecting the number of players, one of the 10 or so maps will be randomly selected.

The victory condition of some maps is to kill more than the faction, but most maps are siege battles for the purpose of invasion or defense, and there are various siege equipment that can be used.

There are many phased tasks in siege warfare. For the invading party, in addition to the most basic occupation, there are also parts of burning, killing and looting, such as setting fire to the library, killing specific characters, or looting pigs and farmers.

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There are quite a few types of siege equipment in this game. The attackers have catapult turrets, catapults, ladders, battering rams, etc., while the defenders have a lot of throwable items and many large traps that can be triggered. As long as they are properly used, these Interactable objects can create a number of advantages.

There are many offensive routes. In addition to the frontal front, there are also many flanking routes to choose from. Even if the frontal defeat is lost, as long as the flanking route is opened, it can cause great pressure to the enemy. In some special mission links, There may even be situations where the faction’s kill count falls significantly behind, but still wins.

Easy to learn and difficult to master combat system

Holding cold weapons to cut each other, although it seems simple, in fact, there are many settings in this game that rely on reaction and experience, so that there is a big gap between the upper limit and the lower limit of players’ skills.

In addition to the basic attack, defense, and dodge, you can trigger a “counterattack” by using the same attack method as the enemy while defending. The counterattack is much faster than a normal attack, and it’s easy for the enemy to have no time to defend. There are also “kicks” that can break defenses. Mixing counterattacks and kicks can easily make the enemy miss the opportunity to defend.

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In addition to counterattacks and kicks, this game also has a setting that can “cancel actions”, that is, feint attacks. Using feint attacks can make opponents misjudge the timing of defense and greatly increase the chance of successful attacks.

When attacking, the character’s perspective will also affect the “speed” of the attack judgment. For example, if you cut from the right to the left, and the perspective moves to the left, the attack judgment can be made earlier. On the contrary, if you want to deliberately slow down the attack rhythm, you can also Use the skill of turning the angle to change the timing of the attack.

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Although the proportion of technology in combat is quite large, for players who are relatively inexperienced in operation, it is still easy to find their own way of survival.

For example, using the situation of playing more and playing less steadily to kill a single enemy player, or using long-range weapons to stabilize the output in a safe place, are all tactics that can contribute to the team.

12 career options with different gameplay

Although the battle process of medieval warfare is nothing more than attacking, blocking, and dodging, this game still creates many different gameplays through the occupation system, which greatly increases the replayability of the game.

There are currently 12 occupations that can be selected. Different occupations have different weapons and skills, and also have different blood volume, running speed, and endurance.

One of the more representative ones is the “destroyer” with high endurance. The weapon is an axe with high attack power, and the skill is an oil bottle that can burn the enemy. It is good at being a vanguard and has many enemies, or a “guardian” with high blood volume. ”, holding a shield and a hammer, the skill is to restore blood to the teammates around him, and he is good at defense and support.

At the beginning of the game, there are 4 occupations to choose from. As the character level increases, the more characters that can be unlocked.

Even in the same profession, more main weapons, attached weapons and special items will be unlocked with the level, allowing players to try more changes. The money earned in the game can be used to buy shapes that do not affect the value.

New mode “Tenosia Invasion” where you can play as cavalry

While this game was on Steam, it also updated a lot of new content, the biggest selling point of which was the new third-party faction Tenosia, and the new mode “Tenosia Invasion” featuring horseback riding.

The Tenosian Invasion is a longer-running siege mode, with the red side as the invader and the new yellow side as the defender.

The difference from general siege battles is that cavalry will come to support from time to time from both camps. The system will ask the player if they want to become cavalry. If they choose yes, they will be reborn as cavalry and join the battlefield.

When the cavalry comes on stage, they will bring their own spear. The attack range of this spear is very long, and the judgment is also very large. It can easily kill unsuspecting infantry. However, this spear is made of wood, and its durability is very poor. It will soon be damaged and unusable.

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Pretty high-quality medieval hack and slash, but inconsistent connection quality

On the whole, this game has high attainments in the design of the battlefield, and also has a certain depth in the battle. Many players fight each other with a sense of presence of a medieval war.

However, some players said that the delay problem is very serious. For this kind of game that needs to rely on the response, the poor connection quality will greatly affect the game experience.

The author’s personal experience is that the ping of most games is around 60, which is an acceptable range, but some games will fall at around 150, and the feeling of delay is a bit serious when playing.

In addition, like many players, I have encountered a bug that cannot be reborn, but when it happens, it can be solved by pressing suicide. It is a soft bug that does not affect the experience very much.

If you are interested in medieval battle games such as For Honor or Mordhau, this game is quite recommended to start, but for players who require a smoother game, you need to pay a little attention to the connection status.

“Chivalry 2” (Chivalry 2) is currently on the Steam platform, priced at NT $ 568.