Chivalry 2

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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 176 Ratings

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  1. ATER_CORVUS
    Jul 16, 2021
    4
    The game is barely working, it looks nice though, but lags and functions that doesn't work kills all the fun.
  2. Botanistaken
    Aug 28, 2023
    4
    performance issues. no team balancing, causes one team to lose by far. combat and overall gameplay is buggy and feels not finished(after 2 years of release btw). no chat of any kind if you didnt purchase the game from epic or steam(xbox users and console players cant chat). the only good thing about this game is how it looks and chopping people's head off(only if the game feels like it).
  3. base_d
    Jun 11, 2021
    4
    This game has potential but just hasn't met it yet. Do I think it will...no. This game has some fun moments but it gets very old and stale fast. It has net code issues, matchmaking issues and I am seeing bots in lobbies which tells me its dying already.

    The game just is boring after about 5 hours. You did everything and with netcode/hit detection issues, good luck playing against Juan    This game has potential but just hasn't met it yet. Do I think it will...no. This game has some fun moments but it gets very old and stale fast. It has net code issues, matchmaking issues and I am seeing bots in lobbies which tells me its dying already.

    The game just is boring after about 5 hours. You did everything and with netcode/hit detection issues, good luck playing against Juan and trying to time hits. Just not a great game. I wouldnt even buy it on sale because its likely you will be playing against Bots not real people by that time.

    This is a $20 game.    … Expand
  4. Jackalope420
    Jul 6, 2021
    4
    Given this game well over a month annnndddddd still no patch. Still can't join parties reliably, still no cross platform parties, same garbage hitboxes and broken animations that have been around since the public beta, hell they haven't even released a player page yet to check your stats. Don't get me wrong I have had a ton of fun with this game both during the general release and theGiven this game well over a month annnndddddd still no patch. Still can't join parties reliably, still no cross platform parties, same garbage hitboxes and broken animations that have been around since the public beta, hell they haven't even released a player page yet to check your stats. Don't get me wrong I have had a ton of fun with this game both during the general release and the public beta. However, my honeymoon period is now over with this game and its myriad of mechanical issues is becoming more and more apparent. All this coupled with the fact that the game just doesn't have that much content ( 8 maps for a 40 dollar multiplayer only game? Really guys??) Has just lead to this game falling off pretty quickly for me, and I can already tell much of the community is feeling the same. I think this game has a lot of potential and I'm super happy there's a melee slasher that's more casual then Mordhau allowing for more casual players to enjoy the genre. Content wise though the game honestly reminds me of a early access title and I think it just needs quite a bit of polishing. I know no devs will read this but if for some reason one does I'd offer this extremely unsolicited advice. Focus on smaller patches and drop them more frequently, people know not everything is going to get fixed at once. It'd just be nice to thing some things getting done. Hopefully after a few patches I can safely recommend this game; unlike some of the other negative reivews on here I don't think the games **** I just don't think it was ready for a full release and its taking wayyy to long to start giving it the polish it deserves.… Expand
  5. dchrist2
    Jul 27, 2021
    4
    Great ideas, good base, but badly needs content. Not nearly enough content for a full release. But the biggest issue is the lack of support from torn banner. PC users are unable to group effectively or even play the game with their friends - more than 2 months have passed and this issue has not been addressed. Even simple issues such as player boundaries for objective stages are notGreat ideas, good base, but badly needs content. Not nearly enough content for a full release. But the biggest issue is the lack of support from torn banner. PC users are unable to group effectively or even play the game with their friends - more than 2 months have passed and this issue has not been addressed. Even simple issues such as player boundaries for objective stages are not fixed leading to players exploiting on certain maps constantly. The Devs worked so hard only to shoot themselves in the foot.… Expand
  6. Kobiri
    Nov 12, 2021
    4
    First of all i really want to love this game with all my heart but game is being patched incredibly slowly and every fixed bug makes another 2 appear. Other than that devs don't seem to care about voices of community crying about archery balance, auto balancing of teams or unfair objectives in some maps
  7. eri41205
    Mar 23, 2022
    4
    Game is fun when it's working, however there are flaws even after launch for a long time on EGS. No rebinds for controller, team switching and stacking, while maps with low player counts is still not balanced. I believe I'm playing an early access game before it eventually launch on steam.
  8. Cryos
    Dec 18, 2021
    3
    A more professionally presented game than Chivalry 1 visually with some changes that lower the skill floor to make the game more accessible to new players which is not necessarily a bad thing per se.

    However the game has poor map balance, worse map design than Chivalry 1, worse class balance, worse weapon balance, lots of bugs and things that feel unfinished and wonky since before    A more professionally presented game than Chivalry 1 visually with some changes that lower the skill floor to make the game more accessible to new players which is not necessarily a bad thing per se.

    However the game has poor map balance, worse map design than Chivalry 1, worse class balance, worse weapon balance, lots of bugs and things that feel unfinished and wonky since before release that haven't been ironed out. Poor matchmaking (recently fixed to actually back-fill but still frequently places people in the wrong region), seemingly broken server browser (can't find any populated servers in the browser, only through matchmaking).

    Your first couple of hours will probably be positive due to how Chaotic and unique the concept is, but after that you will hit a lack of depth and maps that will make playing very boring. It's also probably why the game reviews so well with critics who mostly base their scores on their early impressions.

    This game was released far too early and the devs very strongly give the impression they have no intention of fixing anything but major bugs, not perform polish (which is what the game badly needs) as well as release cosmetic content and maps which don't present any better balance than the current ones, which feels like a cash grab oriented strategy (the new cosmetics take so long to earn in game that presumably people will purchase them).

    I don't recommend this game, or the developer, in fact, they claimed to be turning over a new leaf and communicating better, but they have rapidly begun behaving much the same as they always have - uncommunicative and insular.    … Expand
  9. El-kashef
    Jan 30, 2022
    3
    One of the worst overrated multiplayer I've ever played, plus what the **** is wrong with the hitboxes it's broken mess.
  10. MetacriticOnur
    Feb 25, 2023
    3
    bad
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    not good in any manner or degree.
  11. lezajsk
    Jul 4, 2021
    3
    The core gameplay is great (though light on content), but the developers lied about the features and released the game in a broken, buggy state. You cannot play with your friends because the party system is broken. The devs knew it was broken in beta and still have not patched it a month after the games release. The player base is dwindling and servers are now full of bots. The bot AI isThe core gameplay is great (though light on content), but the developers lied about the features and released the game in a broken, buggy state. You cannot play with your friends because the party system is broken. The devs knew it was broken in beta and still have not patched it a month after the games release. The player base is dwindling and servers are now full of bots. The bot AI is also broken. This game is fundamentally broken and Torn Banner/Epic Games Store should issue refunds for everyone.… Expand
  12. PapaSecundus
    Sep 27, 2021
    3
    Downgrade in all respects from Chivalry 1, except graphics.

    Negatives: - 64 player mode sounds epic, fun and good, but the objectives are concentrated in an extremely small area, which inevitably becomes a gigantic moshpit. Top of the scoreboard = Whoever can steal the most kills and run away - Parrying is replaced with RMB blocking. Rather than a timed block before the weapon    Downgrade in all respects from Chivalry 1, except graphics.

    Negatives:
    - 64 player mode sounds epic, fun and good, but the objectives are concentrated in an extremely small area, which inevitably becomes a gigantic moshpit. Top of the scoreboard = Whoever can steal the most kills and run away
    - Parrying is replaced with RMB blocking. Rather than a timed block before the weapon strikes, you can instead just hold it and block all attacks. This makes the game far less skillful, and more LMB-spam based. It also means you're going to die essentially if you get ganked, which you will since the player limits are massive and the maps are small
    - Automatic death when out of bounds. Sounds reasonable, but the in-bounds area is way too small, and out of bounds areas are for different teams. I've had it where there are tons of archers perched on a wall as Mason, and if you attack them as Agatha you will be told you're abandoning the battle, meaning you have to leave or your character commits suicide within 20 seconds.
    - The game is extremely buggy. Black screen bug on respawn forcing you to commit suicide, desyncs every other game, fire pots not doing anything, losing side inexplicably winning TDM despite having less kills
    - Variety is nuked to oblivion in this installment. In Chivalry 1, every class had unique abilities and was distinct from one another. Archers were light and mobile, knights had lots of health, vanguards had sprint attack, MAA had dodge. Chivalry 2 decides to go the casual route, as with blocking, instead giving all these abilities to every single class. Now there is nothing unique but health, some weapon choices, and cosmetics, speaking of which...
    - Microtransactions. I don't care. I don't wanna hear the justifications. It's bad and should be removed.
    - Unintuitive menu which makes it difficult to find some of the game modes and server browser. Causes only FFA and 64 Team matches to have players. Duel is dead on arrival.
    - Throwables, like javelins are able to be blocked simply by holding RMB. Makes using javelins, an excellent class in Chivalry 1 virtually useless in this installment. Not to mention their damage output is downgraded.
    - Far less variety in weapon choices
    - Epic Games exclusive for 1 year

    Positives:
    - Good sound design, the maps feel very immersive
    - Good graphics overall.
    - Lag seems to have less effect on hit registration than Chivalry 1.
    - Map design is good

    Overall, I wanted this game to be good. I adored Chivalry 1 and only quit playing because the population declined until it was dead. It's not an inherently bad game at all. In fact, I'd probably consider it a quality game, if it weren't the successor to Chivalry 1. It feels like a cheap game with a much lower skill ceiling, that appeals to casuals who whined about being rightfully killed by better players in the first installments (AoC and Chiv 1). The game has devolved into spamming LMB to win, rather than parrying, chambering, riposting, feinting, and all the other unique aspects of the classes that made the first one great.

    For these reasons, despite it's qualities, it only gets 3/10 from me.    … Expand
  13. dvMonster
    Dec 11, 2021
    3
    I like this game, spend very much time at 1st Chivalry and try play hard at Chivalry 2 but all my region servers is closed, and minimum ping is 200+ now I can't get a good gaming experience. I no longer have the opportunity to play this "good" game normally.
  14. R999
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    first impressions are fun and good, but the further u play the more it pisses you off. and really game is sometimes fun but:

    some mechanics are awfully stupid, example - guy can parry a strong swing of giant two handed sword with a knife (even holding it in one hand) and take 0 damage. and he can even do it 2 or 3 times in a row. weapons reach is just a mess. at some maps players    first impressions are fun and good, but the further u play the more it pisses you off. and really game is sometimes fun but:

    some mechanics are awfully stupid, example - guy can parry a strong swing of giant two handed sword with a knife (even holding it in one hand) and take 0 damage. and he can even do it 2 or 3 times in a row.
    weapons reach is just a mess.
    at some maps players spawning behind each others back time after time.
    textures are bad, you stuck all the time. in stairs, in roofs, in stones, cant jump on a 20 centimeters at the river.
    parry frames are stupid, it feels like they just covers the character fully. doesnt matter if i target foots or head guy with active parry is invincible. sometimes i even got blocked when hitting from behind...
    i also took i point from the score for the new map, its pure trash, the worst map in rotation

    so all those factors really negates all the enjoyment and longevity. im playing for about 25 hours now and im not sure a will for much longer. still i give this guys my money for the game and i hope that in future they will make next part better    … Expand
  15. TwiTu
    Jun 15, 2021
    2
    I played this game in the alpha and beta tests. I fell in love with it instantly. It felt very good for alpha and beta versions. I had high hopes the existing issues would be fixed, since, duh, it was alpha and beta tests.

    But no. That didnt happen. - The netcode is still horrible. No matter if 64p or 40p servers. No matter if matchmaking servers and server browser servers (why make    I played this game in the alpha and beta tests. I fell in love with it instantly. It felt very good for alpha and beta versions. I had high hopes the existing issues would be fixed, since, duh, it was alpha and beta tests.

    But no. That didnt happen.

    - The netcode is still horrible. No matter if 64p or 40p servers. No matter if matchmaking servers and server browser servers (why make a difference anyway?). Often times you hit someone but it wont register. Often times you hit someones back, but they block that attack (!). Often times you see someone frontally swing at you (without dragging) and before that swing even hits you/completes the animation, you take damage. Arrows/bolts often fly through your target without doing damage (the flightpath is shown). Servers seem to degrade over time and restart unannounced, making you lose all progress you made during the game.

    - The spawn timer and game duration timer are way off. Sometimes you have 10 seconds left on the respawn timer, but you suddenly respawn and the other way around. Sometimes the game ends 30 seconds before the timer runs out and makes you lose/win very closely/unfairly.

    - The balance of most of the TO maps is very bad. That has become even more obvious after the players skills have increased since release. There are even exploits that have been there since the alpha an beta that havent been fixed.

    - Custom keymapping has many bugs and wont work properly in some cases. Also some keys do 2 things, even though they shouldnt and it poses a problem in combat, like jump and dodge on the same key.

    - Sometimes when the game starts, many players will be invisible for 30+ seconds and only load in very slowly and they will suddenly pop up being visible. So you will often hit their ghosts (teammates and enemies) or get killed by invisible players and will have no idea whats going on. Probably another issue with the horrible netcode. This also rarely happens in the middle of the game (newly joined players?)

    - The better the player skill gets, the more of a problem archers become. You already have to worry more about them than the guy in front of you swinging his axe at you. A lot have become very audacious because of that already, by going very close to the front line without having to fear anything, while picking up people one by one, with every single arrow/bolt hitting. Imagine what happens in a few weeks, when headshots become more common. There needs to be a hard counter to them. Maybe a new class, like a rogue. Or add servers that exclude them.

    - Customization is still very bugged. If you wear a helmet and it gets knocked off, your chosen hairstyle and beard wont display. You also cant choose some hair colors.

    - The existing servers are not what was hoped. There should be TO servers only, but there are only mixed servers for people who want to play only TO.

    - Bots need to be removed. They do nothing to improve the game. They mess up your combat, because they can ignore your riposte and counters and hit and turn very fast. They often get stuck, while the other teams bots wont and thus create a huge balance issue.
    Plus on matchmaking servers, for whatever reason, there will always be 6 bots on each side, even if there are already 40 or 64 human players on the server.

    - There are too many metas already. Axes and one-hand weapon loadouts are simply too strong, for example, and thus a lot of experienced people use them only. The footman is so weak that almost nobody uses him anymore. He was actually better in earlier versions.

    - There is no 5.1/surround sound support!!! Also there are many random battle sounds around you that make you think theres fights happening to your sides, but there isnt anything!

    Ans many other issues and weird choices, that can be very nerve wracking and unfair. Most of them very obvious and Im sure very easy to fix. But to me it seems the devs have never played their own game because they are that obvious. But they also didnt listen to the alpha and beta testers, because all those mentioned issues here have been reported multiple times and were ignored. In fact they really never asked for real bug reports. Only made some polls. And then they promised that bugs would be fixed with the final version, yet they werent or were made worse.

    Instead they now add a useless stats feature, that shows your K/D, which doesnt tell anything in this game, unless youre a 1 vs 1 duel player only.

    I am still waiting for the first patch and what it fixes to see where they are heading. But its taking too long already.
    Im not even surprised anymore that its an EGS exclusive, because you cant write reviews there and on Steam it would have needed to be declared an Early Access version, since a lot of promised content and features are still missing.
    They promise a lot in general, but so far nothing of that has been fulfilled.    … Expand
  16. ddiabelekk
    Jun 13, 2021
    2
    A game that looks promising. If you want to play it solo - GO AHEAD. If you want to play it with your friend. Be ready that 'invite' feature doesn't work properly. Yep, multiplayer game focused on playing with others have the most important feature not working.
  17. Kluge666
    Jun 11, 2021
    2
    Terrible! Constant team killing janky controls this game is an absolute **** fest
  18. RoOMko
    Aug 10, 2021
    2
    The game is great, but there are a lot of problems in it. The developers may not play it. There is no other explanation for such problems. They released patches, so what? The balance has been flawed. The saddest thing is that Canadian developers have been frustrating for years... Hope you fix the game.
  19. GageWillReign
    May 1, 2023
    1
    I have like 50 hours into this game with all classes and it's been an absolute nightmare of a game for every reason other than how cool the maps and weapons are. Extremely disappointing as all games are becoming nowadays.
  20. xlear
    Jun 28, 2021
    1
    after 32h playtime - no fun at all.
    no real duels are possible simply press the left mouse button - that's all you can do with this netcode on pc.
  21. SwordsMaster
    Oct 15, 2021
    1
    Absolutely a dead game, This game has gotten many months yet haven't addressed some of the main issues that ruins the experience for everyone, the annoying constant high ping unable to switch region due to some idiot thinking Auto region was smart, please whoever thought that was smart you just earned a 1, this game has devs that only care about money and nothing else they don't fix theAbsolutely a dead game, This game has gotten many months yet haven't addressed some of the main issues that ruins the experience for everyone, the annoying constant high ping unable to switch region due to some idiot thinking Auto region was smart, please whoever thought that was smart you just earned a 1, this game has devs that only care about money and nothing else they don't fix the bugs nor the issues this game currently is unplayable for me so it gets a 1 for the lazy effort by the devs… Expand
  22. ReviewingGod
    Oct 16, 2021
    1
    Pile of buggy trash, This game is filled with bugs more than at launch and beta? how is this possible does the developers even care for the costumers???
  23. Mister3merald
    May 14, 2022
    1
    There is nothing that I even enjoy about this. The only reason that this game is fun is when you're playing with friends and that is it. I wouldn't recommend unless you have at least 2 to 3 people to play with at a time.
  24. kotay
    Jun 12, 2021
    0
    It's just feels like a dumbed down mordhau that wasn't ready for release. Animations on characters turn to 1fps at around 40m. Arrows go straight through people, arrows miss people completely only to kill them seconds later. Combat feels janky as all round.
  25. RDonnell
    Jul 10, 2021
    0
    I have never had a game crash on startup and need a exe from microsoft! Also very buggy. And worst this title is not motion sickness friendly! You can NOT disable post processing, disable blood or on screen blood and mud splatter. You can not even disable post processing antialiasing. FXAA or MLAA are also forced on. The game is also buggy and does not support Nvidia DSR and changes myI have never had a game crash on startup and need a exe from microsoft! Also very buggy. And worst this title is not motion sickness friendly! You can NOT disable post processing, disable blood or on screen blood and mud splatter. You can not even disable post processing antialiasing. FXAA or MLAA are also forced on. The game is also buggy and does not support Nvidia DSR and changes my resolution on the fly. This game is NOT finnished or acceptable. Indeed missing features such as toggling the below:

    Anisotropic filtering toggle missing
    Blood off toggle missing
    No raw mouse input opion
    No dlss raytracing or hbao+ support
    No Nvidia reflex support
    No Multisampling antiasliasing No render scale toggle    … Expand
  26. Dovahnoob
    Jun 19, 2021
    0
    It's okay but it seriously needs some work on the interface. The customisation menu is terrible and doesn't show any of the subclasses. It's impossible to know just from this menu what weapons you can even use. Don't think I can be bothered playing this game anymore unless it gets fixed.
  27. pizzer123
    Aug 5, 2022
    0
    Absolute trash not only is there no crossplay, buggy servers where you have to use there mixed mode search (which doesn't combine the new and old maps) but the gameplay itself is wildly inconsistent. For gameplay that relies on accurate hitboxes and timing it never feels like the case. the gameplay has never felt like more than blind luck, throwing/archery you can often see the arcAbsolute trash not only is there no crossplay, buggy servers where you have to use there mixed mode search (which doesn't combine the new and old maps) but the gameplay itself is wildly inconsistent. For gameplay that relies on accurate hitboxes and timing it never feels like the case. the gameplay has never felt like more than blind luck, throwing/archery you can often see the arc activley go through enemies and not get a hit or at other times hit from miles away when it looks like it was barely near. fun for the first hour until you realise what a janky piece of crap it really is.… Expand
  28. Szmittu
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    No working parties in a multiplayer game in 2021. Laughable.
    Day 1 patch delayed two months, and it broke more that it fixed.
    How come it is acceptable to release a beta product, and call it a "full release" nowadays...
    Don't buy, refund if you did.
  29. Sonic5202
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    Horrible 0/10
    Cant play pc with your ps4 friends
    cant play pc with your ps5 friends
    very easy to hack
    no tournaments
    no ranking
    no nothing only hit with your sword, boring and close game

    HORRIBLE
  30. ClarkKunt
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    Horrible animations, horrible hit detection, combat somehow worse than in Chivalry 1. It's basically worse Mordhau guys, don't buy this mess.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Inverse
    Sep 13, 2021
    90
    Somehow, this irreverent hilarity and overwhelming brutality is a match made in heaven. Medieval warfare is terrifying, but it’s also inherently absurd. Bring us more of it.
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  2. Gamepressure
    Sep 11, 2021
    80
    As is, Chivalry 2 features an immersive Team Objective mode that highlights all the best parts of this online multiplayer. The other two modes are okay in moderation and require you to do more button mashing than the precise motions you thought the game wanted you to perform all along. If you can get past some of its blander parts and focus on the joys of mastering swordplay, Chivalry 2 can be a lot of fun despite its weak spots.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2021
    81
    Chaotic melees give little opportunity to use more sophisticated fencing mechanics, but there’s no denying that there’s a lot of pure visceral fun to be had here. [Issue#254, p.58]
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