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Prophecy · 08-27-2008, 02:24 PM

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War 8/10

It's a strategy/action game in the same vein as the Kessen games on the PS2. You take up the role of a mercenary during the war and able to freely choose between fighting for England or France.

During the course of the game your merc takes charge of different units/squads in order to capture towns, bases and castles. As the game continues your merc levels up his ability to use different squads. Higher level, more health, damage, skills last longer, etc. The game features tons of different squads from catapults to mounted archers to spell casters. You can also buy different swords, shields, armor, etc. as the game goes on.

The strategy is mostly in the form of Rock, Paper, Scissors for all squads/units. Calvary beats Footmen, Footmen beats Pikemen and, Pikemen beats Calvary. With every unit being strong to several units, weak to others and even-neutral with the rest.

However, the good thing about the strategy is that with proper flanking you can remove the natural weakness to other units. (Pikemen can't really stop a horse that charges him from behind after all.)

Even with all the good things I can say about the game I will readily admit it's not for everyone and the Xbox Live demo doesn't leave you a lot to work with. I suggest a rental to see if it's truly your cup of tea.

08-27-2008, 02:24 PM	#38 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	(Xbox 360) Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War 8/10 It's a strategy/action game in the same vein as the Kessen games on the PS2. You take up the role of a mercenary during the war and able to freely choose between fighting for England or France. During the course of the game your merc takes charge of different units/squads in order to capture towns, bases and castles. As the game continues your merc levels up his ability to use different squads. Higher level, more health, damage, skills last longer, etc. The game features tons of different squads from catapults to mounted archers to spell casters. You can also buy different swords, shields, armor, etc. as the game goes on. The strategy is mostly in the form of Rock, Paper, Scissors for all squads/units. Calvary beats Footmen, Footmen beats Pikemen and, Pikemen beats Calvary. With every unit being strong to several units, weak to others and even-neutral with the rest. However, the good thing about the strategy is that with proper flanking you can remove the natural weakness to other units. (Pikemen can't really stop a horse that charges him from behind after all.) Even with all the good things I can say about the game I will readily admit it's not for everyone and the Xbox Live demo doesn't leave you a lot to work with. I suggest a rental to see if it's truly your cup of tea. __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.