Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest

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  1. Guinness
    Feb 18, 2015
    5
    When I first heard about the Viking Conquest, I was so sure that it will be the absolute win. What bad can happen to a DLC which is in large developed on grounds of very popular M&B Warband, by moders who delivered one of the most popular mods for Warband, and with topic of Vikings?
    All three items in itself are ingredients for perfect mod, or shell we call it DLC for purpose of this    When I first heard about the Viking Conquest, I was so sure that it will be the absolute win. What bad can happen to a DLC which is in large developed on grounds of very popular M&B Warband, by moders who delivered one of the most popular mods for Warband, and with topic of Vikings?
    All three items in itself are ingredients for perfect mod, or shell we call it DLC for purpose of this review.
    When the DLC first released, the feedback was overwhelmingly negative, mostly because of functional issues and bugs,... or at least that is what I thought.
    I acquired the game after 1.3 patch, and after stability reportedly got better.
    I have not played the DLC long enough to expose the bugs, but from few hrs I spent with it, it seems stable and no issues with run-time and performance. Where I see major issues is with game mechanics and appearance, which is the most disappointing aspect of this release considering that part was ok even in Native. First, the human meshes look horrible, and in large resemble gorillas rather than people. Many objects including weapons are oversized and just don't look right. Textures are overall weak compared to 1257 or Brytanwalda mods. From what I understand, developers plan to work on the DLC more, which I would understand in case where this was free of cost fan mod, but since this is professional release, these shortcomings are absolutely unacceptable. It is almost as developers never played the Warband, and they totally lost the sense of expectation on what the DLC should deliver. In addition to obvious visual issues, battles are horribly imbalanced, which is another area which worked better in Native. The speed characters move on the battle map is completely silly. Overall, my whole experience with his game involved me installing it, playing for few hrs, getting increasing disappointed with each minute until I started laughing, and uninstalled it shortly after that. It is absolutely sad that this DLC fails on some of the fundamental features of Warband. Too bad considered Viking orientated mod is very desired and unfortunately not well represented with other available mods. Perhaps in a year, when developers get it together, this DLC will finally compare with 1257 or Brytanwalda. Right now, it is simply embarrassing.    … Expand
  2. Kiskara
    Jan 17, 2016
    10
    I find the game very original and the creators put a lot of effort in fixing the first bugs. For the low price it is an excellent game. I find the story very good, though one would wish that the aging engine would offer more options.
  3. Greejin
    Dec 17, 2014
    10
    Mount & Blade has really good scenario. We played a lot of time.
    But this game need new generation graphics engine.
    Gameplay very very good but graphics :/

    And i love this series.
  4. cottandy
    Nov 4, 2016
    10
    I'm not writing about the first version of "Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest", which, without doubt, was raw. What I'll be writing about is the complete version - "Reforged Edition".

    It's not just an another mod of M&B, it's something bigger. This game once more shows that it has no limits, by developing VC. I found no cons in it. It's beautiful. Even if you've already spent    I'm not writing about the first version of "Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest", which, without doubt, was raw. What I'll be writing about is the complete version - "Reforged Edition".

    It's not just an another mod of M&B, it's something bigger. This game once more shows that it has no limits, by developing VC. I found no cons in it. It's beautiful.

    Even if you've already spent hundreds and thousands of hours, playing any other mod or an original version of the game, you will have already a new experience here. If you thought that this game couldn't become better, it became!

    Also if you're a fan of Vikings and their age, it will be an another bonus especially for you. But even if're not, the game will still have lots of new in it. One another good thing about this is that it never stops becoming better and better.    … Expand
  5. MGTE
    Jan 11, 2015
    6
    Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest is the lastest, and probably the last DLC for a beloved RPG Mount & Blade: Warband. It was made by the creators of a very popular mod called "Brytenwalda". To start off, no, the game still looks atrocious. The DLC does bring higher quality textures, but the overall look has not changed, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The question is, how'sMount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest is the lastest, and probably the last DLC for a beloved RPG Mount & Blade: Warband. It was made by the creators of a very popular mod called "Brytenwalda". To start off, no, the game still looks atrocious. The DLC does bring higher quality textures, but the overall look has not changed, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The question is, how's the gameplay?

    Mount & Blade games have always offered more freedom than your average RPG, and this has not changed with Viking Conquest. As always, you start off by choosing your ''path'', was your father a respected viking, or just a regular henchman? It's your choice, and this will affect how people will treat you at the beginning of the game. They've also added the option to pick a religion, nationality, and personality which is really nice.

    Ok, so after completing making your character, you are thrown in into the tutorial level which will introduce you to the new sailing mechanic, and basic combat. The first thing I've noticed is how clumsy everything feels, the boat controls are very not responsive, and overall a pain in the ass to control. I was kind of expecting that, don't get me wrong the combat in M&B was always fun, but it was also clumsy as hell. I hope that Tale World is going to fix that in the upcoming M&B Bannerlord. Let's get back to the review. After completing the dull tutorial, and talking to some people on the boat, you sail into the sea. And this is where the story starts, while sailing, you get attacked by a feared Viking, whose name I don't recall. He destroys your boat, captures your crew, your mother and that's it. You wake up the next day, and your goal is to find your mother and kill the Viking who captured her. At first, I thought the story is going to be the generic "I got a princess, go find her." but, no. The dialogue has changed dramatically, it's much better than in previous M&B games, there a ton of new lines and choices which help you immerse into the semi-historically accurate world. I can honestly say that they have captured the feel of Dark Age Britain perfectly with historical and random events, even historical characters which is really great if you are a history buff. To sum up the story, it's interesting, it has intriguing plot twists and interesting characters.

    Now that we talked a little bit about the story, let's move on to the technical side of things. I have got to say that this DLC is not in finished state, it's not. Week after release, the game was crashing constantly(go to the Steam forums, and look how many posts about constant crashing were made). They did fix the constant crashing, but you will still experience the horrible lag in the campaign map. You know that something is wrong when M&B is lagging on GTX770. The game is full of bugs, sometimes in-battle mode, you will be spawned under ground, unable to do anything. And also, don't buy this for multiplayer, stick to Warband. At launch the multiplayer was a buggy mess also, which made the multiplayer dead as a result. I know that a lot of people want to buy this to play multiplayer, just because of the setting, but don't. Honestly, don't.

    The AI. You will never see lords leaving Norway to invade Britain, because of the horrible AI. There is no Viking Conquest, the whole concept of the game is undermined by awful AI. The lords will just attend ceremonies and do other stuff, but never invade anyone. I've only seen Vikings invade Britain once, in a scripted section of the story mode, but other than that nothing.

    What surprised me the most is the small amount of items added to the game. I remember when Fire&Sword came out, they've added a ton of new items. There is barely any armour to choose between, and by this point, I don't even know if there are any two-handed weapons in the game. I honestly never came across one. It's just a shame, because it looks like they put a lot of effort into designing the map, and the villages which look great. Why could not they put the same amount of work into the weaponry.
    To conclude, I can not recommend this game at full price, not in this state. Yes, the developers fixed a lot of major bugs, but there is still a lot of them. Buy With Fire & Sword or Napoleonic Wars instead, they run smooth, there is a ton of new items, and the story(at least in Fire&Sword) is also really interesting. When the Viking Conquest goes on sale, buy it just for the story alone, but a developer who releases a DLC in this state should not be supported until the bugs get fixed.    … Expand
  6. belze
    Jan 12, 2015
    4
    I want to like this game but its just to bugy and i am already sick of games realeased unfinished. Campaign seems good and theme is also good but so many bugs that develeopers must have seen !

    Ships geting stuck, Create new game menu bugged, Insane Fps drops while waiting / camping / training , Fps drops when landing points are found, missions that do nothing (Visist lady quest just    I want to like this game but its just to bugy and i am already sick of games realeased unfinished. Campaign seems good and theme is also good but so many bugs that develeopers must have seen !

    Ships geting stuck, Create new game menu bugged, Insane Fps drops while waiting / camping / training , Fps drops when landing points are found, missions that do nothing (Visist lady quest just repeat the same thing over and over), low variety of weapons (day 45 and i still havent found better weapons than ones from day 10 or so), completely dumb lord behavior on maps (why defend castle besieged by 185 when you got 300 men and you are couple of meters from that castle) and definitely more

    I really want to love this game like i loved previous M&B but i just cannot forgive developers such obvious bugs.

    P.S playing on 1. 0. 2    … Expand
  7. Stigmata
    Dec 17, 2014
    8
    The Viking Conquest brings a brand new scenario to the series. A must-have for Scandinavian history lovers.

    But this game need new generation graphics engine. VC has the same solid M&B gameplay but graphics needs more polishing.
  8. itchipod
    Mar 5, 2015
    7
    A Very good DLC. Mount and blade is already great, and Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest made it a lot better. Nice plot, graphics, simulation, combat, and computer A.I. Full of bugs and glitches though, so you have to save your progress all the time.
  9. Liljestin
    Dec 17, 2014
    7
    The new DLC Viking Conquest is not a perfect game. In its current condition, the game itself has quite a few bugs and there isn't much graphical improvement.

    But it is just a DLC and its primary goal is offering new content for the main game, Mount & Blade Warband. The Viking Conquest delivers this perfectly by opening doors for Scandinavian settings. It brings over 200 historical    The new DLC Viking Conquest is not a perfect game. In its current condition, the game itself has quite a few bugs and there isn't much graphical improvement.

    But it is just a DLC and its primary goal is offering new content for the main game, Mount & Blade Warband. The Viking Conquest delivers this perfectly by opening doors for Scandinavian settings. It brings over 200 historical characters like Harald the 1st and Ivar the Boneless. That's quite some content we are talking about.

    If you play Mount & Blade, then you must somewhat like the Medieval theme. And there's not a time and place for M&B fans better than Dark Age Britain.

    As I said, Mount & Blade Warband: The Viking Conquest has some flaws and old graphics. But the Viking Conquest DLC alone does what it needs to do perfectly. Now we just need some hotfixes and patches for the bugs.    … Expand
  10. Yufuk
    Dec 17, 2014
    7
    I Thinks this game Really Good! & Cheap!
    But a need little attention for scenario and gameplay.
    But price/performance ratio really really good.
    Go M&B go!

    Only Try this game!
  11. leaveit
    Jun 1, 2016
    2
    All you need to know about Viking Conquest is these five things:

    1. It has only 3 professional reviews. 2. Even after the Reforged re-release, people still complain about bugs. 3. Every "perfect 10" review mentions a fault in the game. 4. Its overzealous fans will mock someone for suggesting horned helmets because they are anachronistic, even though there's literally magic in the    All you need to know about Viking Conquest is these five things:

    1. It has only 3 professional reviews.
    2. Even after the Reforged re-release, people still complain about bugs.
    3. Every "perfect 10" review mentions a fault in the game.
    4. Its overzealous fans will mock someone for suggesting horned helmets because they are anachronistic, even though there's literally magic in the scenario (e.g. the immortal berserkers in the Morrigan quest line and "elf" helmets) and your soldiers all shout audibly in modern English whether they are Anglo, Frisian, Danish, whatever.
    5. There are more interesting free mods with comparable amounts of content: AD 1257, Nova Aetas, Gekokujo, and Prophecy of Pendor, off the top of my head.

    Given a 2 instead of a 0 because some effort seems to have actually been put into mixing up the M&B formula a bit in the form of "strategic views," naval ship command, children, an actual entire (though horribly buggy) story mode, and making spears functional in the most obvious way possible.    … Expand
  12. M1khail
    Sep 30, 2015
    10
    Лучшая часть серии. Компания блистательна.
    Оценка действительна с обновления 2.0
    На данный момент 2.012
  13. Selvaganapathy
    Feb 3, 2015
    5
    Viking Conquest is a very good changeover for the original game. But the problem is that it occupies your RAM like a Sumo Warrior in a car. But the update v1.3 is working cool. I like the story line except one part, Why is we always going to save our mom or world or something?.It would be more cool if it doesn't have a mom character.I hate sympathies and Sentiments. And the CharacterViking Conquest is a very good changeover for the original game. But the problem is that it occupies your RAM like a Sumo Warrior in a car. But the update v1.3 is working cool. I like the story line except one part, Why is we always going to save our mom or world or something?.It would be more cool if it doesn't have a mom character.I hate sympathies and Sentiments. And the Character designer part of the game took a full changeover and it is amazing. You can choose your Temperament also.And a new part which I like from this game is The Refuge, built by us. I love it.… Expand
  14. boredboredbored
    May 20, 2017
    9
    Viking Conquest manages to do right what Warband got wrong, and vice-versa. A wonderfully researched and carefully executed historical context and plot really draws you into the world; but on the flip side there is a definite lack of variety in units and equipment. I know it was for the sake of accuracy, but that doesn't mean it isn't missed. There are also some well appreciated realismViking Conquest manages to do right what Warband got wrong, and vice-versa. A wonderfully researched and carefully executed historical context and plot really draws you into the world; but on the flip side there is a definite lack of variety in units and equipment. I know it was for the sake of accuracy, but that doesn't mean it isn't missed. There are also some well appreciated realism features and gameplay tweaks that give VC the edge over Warband.… Expand
  15. UncleEd
    Nov 27, 2020
    6
    Viking Conquest introduces a story mode to Warband. Admittedly, I was impressed in my first few hours at Viking Conquest. There is a moody Viking music and the story is interesting enough. There are competing religions in the world of Viking Conquest, nicely designed villages and new weapons as well as other inventory items which fit well into the setting. The game takes place as much onViking Conquest introduces a story mode to Warband. Admittedly, I was impressed in my first few hours at Viking Conquest. There is a moody Viking music and the story is interesting enough. There are competing religions in the world of Viking Conquest, nicely designed villages and new weapons as well as other inventory items which fit well into the setting. The game takes place as much on the see as it does on the land. Presumably, you will be playing the story mode and the new heroes, characters and scripted story events will give you a fresh take. But the more you play it, the more you will come across annoying and -at times- game breaking bugs or other game design problems which will be hard to turn a blind eye to. I kept playing anyway, determined to beat it, until such time I had to be involved in an unavoidable battle, based on my earlier choices. Having saved the game right before the battle, and losing it every time, I looked it up and yes, this is a known issue. Your options to progress are cheat your way through the battle, go back to an earlier save and put only the best soldiers into your army removing all the archers and other ranged soldiers. That was the last straw for me and I can’t recommend Viking Conquest. Regardless it may still be interesting to experience some of the novel ideas implemented into Mount & Blade. That said, a free mod might give you a better experience than this paid expansion.… Expand
  16. erdogfu96
    Feb 8, 2020
    5
    Worst single player campaign. It has naval wars but worse than mods. Map is confusing and unrealistic. Graphics are better than fire and sword and mods but still bit worse than average. Story is bad. Gameplay is better.
  17. rapha92santos
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    One of the best DLC I have ever played, it’s a complement of all that Warband have. Ship battles are just awesome addiction to the series. For me it’s only not perfect because of kingdom management with is very scuffed and hard to see who’s in command of certain fiefs. For the rest, it’s a better version of Warband.
  18. PenetratorGod
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    While the gameplay and story are great when considered as DLC, the reason I'm giving this a low score is very different. Viking Conquest, which was developed for Mount & Blade, a series developed by a Turkish game company, has never been brought a proper Turkish language support. Turkish translation in the DLC, which was added long after its release, was incredibly mediocre and spoiled theWhile the gameplay and story are great when considered as DLC, the reason I'm giving this a low score is very different. Viking Conquest, which was developed for Mount & Blade, a series developed by a Turkish game company, has never been brought a proper Turkish language support. Turkish translation in the DLC, which was added long after its release, was incredibly mediocre and spoiled the game. This is also not acceptable. For a company based in Turkey, whose biggest supporters are Turks, to not support Turkish in something project they allowed to be developed for their own games is probably not a disgrace that can be seen in a different foreign game company. But when it comes to Taleworlds, you're not surprised these days. They are such a mediocre, money grubbing company that they wouldn't even bring Turkish language support to Bannerlord if they could.… Expand
  19. Xe0m
    Feb 16, 2023
    7
    Basically, a story that M&B extremely needed. Also, improved graphics and many other game mechanics. You should definitely play this if u haven't as a M&B fan. On other side, story is stupid but hey, this is a story

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  1. Riot Pixels
    Mar 19, 2015
    69
    Viking Conquest’s multiplayer mode pales in comparison to the expansive, highly detailed, albeit somewhat flawed single-player campaign. It’s not downright bad, it just doesn’t offer anything new, and there are too few servers online. So, if you’re going to the unforgiving Nordic lands, do it for the story.
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  2. Attack of the Fanboy
    Jan 19, 2015
    60
    By making full use of the aging game engine, the Mount & Blade experience is further enhanced and made more enjoyable. Unfortunately, a large host of bugs and stability issues spoil the show, while likely fixable, cannot be ignored.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2014
    84
    If you like Vikings TV Series and Mount&Blade, The New DLC, Viking Conquest is calling you. Viking Conquest offers satisfying experience with rich content and new game mods.
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