Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 972 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 213 out of 972
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  1. Bambe
    Jun 23, 2014
    9
    Chivalry is one of the first games to get first person melee combat right! When i first started playing the game I thought some classes were overpowered, but it was only when i went in and played each class, unlocking and figuring out every weapon when this game really became impressive to me.

    Every class was balanced! The combat was fierce and visceral, and heavily skill dependent,    Chivalry is one of the first games to get first person melee combat right! When i first started playing the game I thought some classes were overpowered, but it was only when i went in and played each class, unlocking and figuring out every weapon when this game really became impressive to me.

    Every class was balanced! The combat was fierce and visceral, and heavily skill dependent, interesting enough it seemed the game is the most difficult when you are in the middle of the mastery curve, when you are trying to no longer spam your lmb, but instead are honing your skills.

    I can't go on enough how much i love this game. Really amazing, though the animations are Janky, they are clearly to telegraph what attacks are coming. Sad that the expansion does not look as good as the first release!    … Expand
  2. Ohlookitskame
    Aug 9, 2014
    8
    If your looking for a deep, thought provoking plot or characters you care about, you should probably steer clear of Chivalry. That said, it's satisfying and fun beyond belief. Bugs and seriously strange voice acting aside, it's a great "Sit on the couch, put on some Netflix, grab a Coke and slice off some limbs" game. An awesome way to have fun.
  3. MasterSFX
    Nov 6, 2014
    6
    I'm not going to lie, overall this game is very fun. If you just want to relax (maybe you had a hard day at the office) and vent some stress, this is the game for you. Chop a few heads, arms, and legs off and you'll be feeling great in no time! Despite the game's entertainment value, it really lacks some key aspects. Most glaringly, I find that for casual gamers such as myself the gameI'm not going to lie, overall this game is very fun. If you just want to relax (maybe you had a hard day at the office) and vent some stress, this is the game for you. Chop a few heads, arms, and legs off and you'll be feeling great in no time! Despite the game's entertainment value, it really lacks some key aspects. Most glaringly, I find that for casual gamers such as myself the game begins to lose its charm after you exceed the levels of rookie servers. Then you get to enter the world of over competitive players. I'm not too bad of a player but it's impossible to tell what servers can give you balanced matches. Since there's not matchmaking, and highly skilled person can drop into a casual server and completely ruin the balance of the game. Other minor annoyances include team killers, various small glitches, slightly over powered weapons *cough cough maul* and so on. However, I can't deny the game has gotten the core aspects down. I haven't encountered a better hack-and-slash/ melee game for ages. If you're willing to spend the money, by all means have fun, but don't expect anything extraordinary.… Expand
  4. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    7
    There are few decent options for either medieval combat or first-person melee games out there. Chivalry is far from perfect and could really use some updating instead of them just moving on to release another game, but as it is you could do a lot worse. Two teams, four classes and an impressive library of swords, axes, maces, spears, bows, crossbows and so on. Map design is pretty decent,There are few decent options for either medieval combat or first-person melee games out there. Chivalry is far from perfect and could really use some updating instead of them just moving on to release another game, but as it is you could do a lot worse. Two teams, four classes and an impressive library of swords, axes, maces, spears, bows, crossbows and so on. Map design is pretty decent, and the melee system itself is fairly complex: difficult to learn, but very rewarding if mastered. The voice work is pretty amusing: You will hear almost constant, comically long yelling from people as they charge into battle. Be sure to look for servers that cap the number of archers there can be on a team, or risk being buried in arrows by people too chicken to swordfight.… Expand
  5. SelimDemirci
    Apr 24, 2018
    7
    oyun zor,evet zor, lan baya zor
    *grafikleri güzel,eğlenceli,bir mod yapımına göre gayet zevk veriyor,
    *oynanış harika, hemen gaza geliyorsunuz hele ki bir kaç kol bacak kopardıysanız pc başında başlıyorsunuz naralar atmaya (bağırarak oynamak daha zevkli) *oyunda yazılı iletişim haricinde sesle iletişim de var isterseniz oyunun içerisindeki başırışlrı kapatıp kendi performansınızı    oyun zor,evet zor, lan baya zor
    *grafikleri güzel,eğlenceli,bir mod yapımına göre gayet zevk veriyor,
    *oynanış harika, hemen gaza geliyorsunuz hele ki bir kaç kol bacak kopardıysanız pc başında başlıyorsunuz naralar atmaya (bağırarak oynamak daha zevkli)
    *oyunda yazılı iletişim haricinde sesle iletişim de var isterseniz oyunun içerisindeki başırışlrı kapatıp kendi performansınızı katabiliyorsunuz tabi komşu sorununuz yok ise :)
    *arenalar çok kalabalık olabiliyor size bu serverda yüzlerce kişi var bu oyun değil savaş hissi yaşatabiliyor
    *öyle taktik falan yok arkadaş, git geber daha ne bekliyorsun :)
    *bazen düşman baskın gelirse ve sizi bir alana sıkıştırırsa geriliyorsunuz ben bunu yaşıyorum ve daha agresif oluyorum.
    *savaş ortamı olur da kol bacak yerinde durur mu? grafiksel olarak şahane olmasa da düşmana verilen zaiyat güzel hazırlanmış tüm eklemler kopabiliyor her yerden kan fışkırıyor hele kafa koparken bir de sesi geliyor harika bir duygu
    *iyice psikopata bağlamış lan bu diyeceksiniz ama oyunun amacı bu zaten. iyi stres attırıyor. güzelce eğleniyorsunuz ve pc'yi kapatıp hiç birşey olmamış az önce kimseyi boğazlamamış gibi normal hayatınıza devam ediyorsunuz :)
    *oyunu 5 saat kadar oynadım ama hiç sıkılmadım. onlarca kes yenildim bir kez yendim ama stres yapmadım. düşmana bağırarak koşman bile yetiyor.
    düşmanın seviyesi falan önemli değil amaç doğru zamanda hamlenizi yapmak. en kral oyuncuyu bile gövdesinden ayırabilirsiniz.

    ben oyunu enpara indirimleri zamanında 3 liraya evet sadece 3 lira gibi komik bir rakama aldım doya doya oynuyorum. indirim zamanı 6 lira gibi bir rakama düşüyor alıp zevkle oynayabilirsiniz.
    ilk başlarda dikkat edin düşman diye kendi adamlarınızı öldürürseniz bazı özel serverlardan atılabiliyorsunuz.
    ping süresine de dikkat edin oyunda ping baya önemli. nedensebu oyunun motoru ile yapılan oyunlarda ping süresinin önemi çok belirgin olabiliyor. (yanlış bilmiyorsam half life motoru ile yapıldı)
    oyunda herhangi bir servera girip oynayabilirsiniz nadiren de olsa türk arkadaşlar denk gelebiliyor ama konuşma yazışma pek önemsenmediği için ve yapılması gerek görevler çok belirgin olduğu için her hangi bir servera girip rahatça oynayabiliyorsunuz.    … Expand
  6. clem666
    Aug 23, 2021
    5
    Interesting content as it is the predecessor of 'Mordhau' and many other great medieval fighting games. The gameplay truly makes 'Chivalry: Medieval Warfare' worth it. Maps are as terrific as varied, the access to the Steam Workshop contributes to enhance the game as a whole. Weapons feeling is awesome and the way you manage to obliterate your opponents is definitely satisfying. GraphicsInteresting content as it is the predecessor of 'Mordhau' and many other great medieval fighting games. The gameplay truly makes 'Chivalry: Medieval Warfare' worth it. Maps are as terrific as varied, the access to the Steam Workshop contributes to enhance the game as a whole. Weapons feeling is awesome and the way you manage to obliterate your opponents is definitely satisfying. Graphics are not that terrible despite the 2012 release. Game modes are numerous and I found the 'team objectives' the most interesting. Interacting with environment feels great. The few customization there is is okay.

    Unfortunately all these great features are cancelled by major flaws. Where to begin?
    - The level of toxicity of the community? Once you passed level 15, you can't go back to regular 'noobs' servers and you have to play with hardcore gamers, a bunch of try-harders who each spent more than 1,000 hours on 'Chivalry' and will destroy you over and over, sometimes instantly from your respawn point.
    - The detestable classes system? There are four of them, each with some interesting mechanics but surely you will soon hate vanguards with their insane range and scope in addition to their gigantic health bar and defense, and archers which remain on top of the fight to grind some easy kills here and there.
    - The inconsistent FPS? Even if I always played with a decent ping, I kept having major lags and bugs. And troubles like these can easily make you die.
    - The ranking system? You get points when you kill. You can do all the damages of the game, if you don't manage to kill opponents the game says you deserve no point. That's why I love objectives so much because you can easily see who is playing cleverly and who doesn't. Plus the vanguard and knight classes can one-shot kill so they easily steal your preys when you inflict less damage (as a man-at-arm for example).
    - The friendly fire? Is always on. And you can't prevent allies to get right in front of your blade during melees -> you kill them and get penalized.
    - The customizable colour of characters? Some funny kids decide to customize their characters with the colors of the other team, which prevents us from noticing that they are enemies. Yeah, I'm talking about you yellow guy. I'm going to find you.
    - A little story mode as a tutorial would have been amazing.    … Expand
  7. Tomicsavo
    Feb 4, 2020
    2
    I did not like it. The combat system is pretty boring and the pvp experience is not good either.
  8. erdogfu96
    Feb 9, 2020
    8
    If you ask me its very stupid game with not fun but I will mark it realistically.

    Graphics:8/10
    Sounds: 8/10
    Gameplay: 4/10
    Stabilization: 10/10
  9. Gonzaked
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    A game so fun, my neighbors thought my name was "LEEROY JENKINS" for a couple of months.

    A guilty pleasure, simple of fun :
    you can the traditional modes of PvP shooters,
    but translated in medieval fashion.

    Headshot with a crossbow ? Nice...
    Slicing some head with a two-handed sword ? Amazing...
    Pounding your unlucky adversary with a big axe ? Awesome !

    Still a classical !
  10. apokalipto
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  11. isocano
    Jun 26, 2021
    7
    Juego muy entretenido para jugar una partida de vez en cuando o una pequeña viciada con amigos.

    Destaca en lo más importante para este tipo de género, que es en el puro gameplay, el manejo de los personajes, el de las armas en todas sus variedades y el trabajo hecho en los escenarios es muy destacable en todos sus aspectos. Si este juego hubiese existido tal cual hace muchos años    Juego muy entretenido para jugar una partida de vez en cuando o una pequeña viciada con amigos.

    Destaca en lo más importante para este tipo de género, que es en el puro gameplay, el manejo de los personajes, el de las armas en todas sus variedades y el trabajo hecho en los escenarios es muy destacable en todos sus aspectos.

    Si este juego hubiese existido tal cual hace muchos años atrás sería de 10, sin embargo considero que a día de hoy un juego online tiene que ir mucho más allá del propio gameplay, y aquí es donde el título no aporta absolutamente nada.

    Solo tiene una tienda mediocre de skins y por destacar también un tutorial decente. Fin, ni sistemas de eventos, un sistema de amigos/grupos con muchos bugs y que empeora la experiencia... No hay rankings de ningún tipo.

    Echo de menos algún ranking o sistema que te genere ese deseo de mejorar y jugar más, no hay nada de esto.

    Si buscas un juego con el que pasar el rato, recomendadísimo. Si te encantan los counter strike pero te gustan las espadas, pues es un 10 obviamente. Si no, pues no te va a gustar el juego.

    Ah, y a destacar la no censura, muy buen sistema de sangre, desmembramientos etc...    … Expand
  12. KevLooney
    Apr 29, 2022
    6
    6/10. The weapons don't feel responsive. Fighting isn't intuitive. There is far too much weapon variety. The game is too competitive to have such sloppy gameplay.
  13. defenz
    Aug 8, 2021
    5
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#61 Best PC Game of 2012
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. GameOver.gr
    Feb 26, 2013
    70
    A multiplayer experience that offers a realistic point of view of the Medieval melee battles. It's not fit for everyone, but if you get past the glitches and the high difficulty curve, you'll find an enjoyable and addictive game.
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  2. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 4, 2013
    80
    Chivalry is slightly… bipolar. The spectacle of a duel (especially if the two opponents are seasoned veterans) can be spectacularly breath-taking, a complex choreography that one can only marvel at. Blocks, feints, slashes, back-steps, side-hits: despite initial impressions, this can be a truly intellectual game of tactics, requiring high skills, observation and deviousness. On the other hand, the spectacle of a massive battle of fifty warriors can be ridiculously chaotic: especially if the players are inexperienced and go for blind “hack and slash” tactics, it’s more like a metal concert mosh pit than a battle for glory and honor. [February 2013]
  3. PC Gamer
    Feb 1, 2013
    81
    Chivalry is Quake to War of the Roses' Battlefield, and those seeking a faster-paced bloodier experience will undoubtedly prefer Chivalry's type of steel. [March 2013, p.65]
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