When I was a kid, one of my favorite games on the NES was "Defender of the Crown", a fantastic game about warring factions trying to take over the land after the death of a king. It was almost like a videogame version of Risk but with a Middle Aged theme and other fantastic features such as being...

For Honor is a fighting game. I had to keep repeating that to myself every time I got frustrated. The third-person camera, the medieval settings and the melee weapons had caught me off guard, thinking this was an action-adventure, or a hack-and-slash somewhat like Ryse .

awesome game they're updating all the time and the gameplay is simply brilliant

Melee combat games come in many forms, and when blended with mechanics from a wide variety of genres the end results can vary pretty wildly. That's how you end up with Ninja Gaiden, Dark Souls, and even the Batman Arkham trilogy sharing some semblance of, for lack of a better term, design DNA.

has some dents in its shiny armor, such as the mediocre campaign, the frugal economy, and the snowballing victories in team modes. But it's hard to be mad too long when I consider that the melee combat system is second to none and a joy to learn, take your licks, and then learn some more.

Episode Four improves on its predecessor in most ways and sets the stage for an explosive finale.

Exploration more engaging; choices bear heavier consequences; music still great

Gameplay improved but still lacking; control still clunky at times; some frivolous interactions

I bought this game 2 weeks ago, because i was looking for good battle game. And i am very impressed by For Honor! Highly recommend!

One of the best new fighting games of the last several years, and all the more exciting because of its originality and accessibility.

The combat system is excellent, with plenty of depth and a wide range of highly varied class types; Plenty of multiplayer modes, including an excellent one-on-one mode

The story campaign is predictably bad, leaving nothing of interest in terms of single-player; Larger battles can become too chaotic, and unwinnable without solid teamwork

It's safe to say that perhaps no one was a harsher critic of For Honor than I leading up to its release. While its peer-to-peer nature ate up the majority of negative press (as it should've), there were laundry list of warning signs that made me question whether or not Ubisoft's new fighter was...

Rewarding difficulty curve; Character varitey; Well balanced; In-depth hero choices; Unique game modes

Subtle peer-to-peer issues; Erratic matchmaking

Overall this is a fun and engaging game to play however; it is important to know that this game is still extremely new and it could change quite a bit in the next few updates. While the game is fun and easy to recommend I also feel it important to state that there are currently a few balancing...