For Honor

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6.1

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  1. dootdoot
    Feb 14, 2017
    5
    It's not a bad game, but it's marred by long load times and an unfriendly learning curve. The user interface is also cluttered and confusing when inside menus. My first time playing I was under the impression that all characters needed to be unlocked - this isn't true despite what the UI suggests.

    These are all things that could be improved with time and patches, but given Ubisoft    It's not a bad game, but it's marred by long load times and an unfriendly learning curve. The user interface is also cluttered and confusing when inside menus. My first time playing I was under the impression that all characters needed to be unlocked - this isn't true despite what the UI suggests.

    These are all things that could be improved with time and patches, but given Ubisoft Montreal's history with The Division and Assassin's Creed it's entirely likely that it won't ever be changed at all.

    As for combat the game truly shines as unique and engaging, though frustrating moments happen in droves when the game flexes its odd prioritizing/negating of certain attacks. Situations like your grab animations feebly whiffing as even long, heavy overhead swings begin and end with your character inside of your target occur frequently either due to random bursts of lag or poor balancing.

    If you enjoy reactive and fast gameplay then you might be at home here, but you're probably in for a lot of headaches before you get comfortable.    … Expand
  2. cNyeTheColorDye
    Feb 14, 2017
    5
    This game is good when you play 1 vs 1 fights, in fact i would say it great, however once you leave 1 vs 1 fights and try to play with 2 vs 2 or 4 vs 4 you quickly realize that the developers never designed the game with the intention of players fighting multiple people at once. Switching which target you are locked onto lets down your guard and means your certain death plus you can't pickThis game is good when you play 1 vs 1 fights, in fact i would say it great, however once you leave 1 vs 1 fights and try to play with 2 vs 2 or 4 vs 4 you quickly realize that the developers never designed the game with the intention of players fighting multiple people at once. Switching which target you are locked onto lets down your guard and means your certain death plus you can't pick who you lock onto! When multiple opponents are close by my character the game often locks onto the opponent furthest from me.
    Overall this will make an awesome $5 purchase in a couple months, until then it's not worth it, especially when it's competing with games like dark souls which still has a very active PvP community.    … Expand
  3. destinyfan1
    Feb 15, 2017
    8
    Don't believe those negative reviews( i won't call them reviews actually)
    positive
    + Great map design + Great campaign + Good graphics ( but not stunning) + Awesome combat + Factions and i'il say hero's are great + Fun solo ( but with friends an absolute blast ) + Almost no bugs negative - Bad matchmaking - Only online - More multiplayer modes would have been nice In my    Don't believe those negative reviews( i won't call them reviews actually)
    positive

    + Great map design
    + Great campaign
    + Good graphics ( but not stunning)
    + Awesome combat
    + Factions and i'il say hero's are great
    + Fun solo ( but with friends an absolute blast )
    + Almost no bugs
    negative
    - Bad matchmaking
    - Only online
    - More multiplayer modes would have been nice
    In my opinion one of the best games of 2017 ( until 15 February ofcource) and yeah it has its negative points but those are to ignore ( except for only online its a bad design choice ) . Fun in solo and the most fun with friends I had in months . A must have game!!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  4. CraigEchols
    Feb 14, 2017
    8
    The game's "simplicity" is its selling point. I'm proud that finally there was a game where you can't simply out level the characters you face. The fights actually require some form of strategy and patience. Rather than just going in gun's blazing (or in this case melee weapons swinging), 1 on 1 encounters are actually equal and you have a 50/50 chance.

    Problem with the game is they    The game's "simplicity" is its selling point. I'm proud that finally there was a game where you can't simply out level the characters you face. The fights actually require some form of strategy and patience. Rather than just going in gun's blazing (or in this case melee weapons swinging), 1 on 1 encounters are actually equal and you have a 50/50 chance.

    Problem with the game is they meant well with things like the capture the flag, but it doesn't really work. The 4v4 can be very addicting and honestly realistic. No more of the "one man army" syndrome with games. If 3 guys face you, you are going to lose more than likely unless you have a slick plan. The problem I had was I think it was too limited in its core design and the conquering of certain areas is convoluted at best.

    Honestly I enjoyed the beta. I think people who have a problem with it are people who like to play as fast as possible (FPS fans) and don't like to take the time to have a strategy or out think their opponent. It is truly a unique experience.    … Expand
  5. Kourkoubas
    Feb 14, 2017
    9
    This is one of the most addictive and original games i have ever played . It reminds me something between Die By The Sword and Bushido Blade.

    The graphics and the animation are top notch ! i have played the closed beta , the open beta and now the game and i have never faced any lag problems and i live in greece , a country that its not renowned for the high ISP speeds. The game    This is one of the most addictive and original games i have ever played . It reminds me something between Die By The Sword and Bushido Blade.

    The graphics and the animation are top notch !

    i have played the closed beta , the open beta and now the game and i have never faced any lag problems and i live in greece , a country that its not renowned for the high ISP speeds.

    The game is not only about levels and gear . That is the one i love the most about it .
    In order to win you must know your character , its capabilities and you must have a strategic thinking . So a low level player who knows the character he is playing and have brains can easily kill a higher level player who is just a experience farmer.

    The controls are not very easy and you must spend time and have patience in order to become familiar . When i first played it for 3-4 hours in the closed beta i was determined to leave it aside but a friend insisted that i should try a lot 1VS1 with bots in order to become familiar with the controls . thats IT ! after 12-14 duels i was deeply in love with the game .

    The campaign part is nice - no something awesome - and reminds me part o Dynasty Warriors while it tries to make you familiar with the different heroes and faction. The main part is the multiplayer game of course.

    I can understand that people who are not into medieval and fighting games wont find For Honor attractive . But you must not change it as a Single Player action or Rpg game. This is a multiplayer game which is based in close combat medieval fighting . Thats the job and its doing it great with no lag , a lot of character customisation and tons of fan if you have some friends to play with.    … Expand
  6. amacgames
    Feb 14, 2017
    9
    Rewarding and satisfying melee combat system with several notably different characters to choose from. The game modes vary from 1v1 duels to 4v4 battles, and a fun objective based battle mode. Worth the effort to learn the gameplay system, when it clicks it's tremendously enjoyable.
  7. Argpatriot
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    Game is totally perfect for its purpose ! Havent even touched the singleplayer campaing yet, cause all i wanna do is fight for honor ! gameplay is awesome, no fps drops. controls are perfect. pure skill game for those who like the challenge.
  8. DMcGee2288
    Feb 14, 2017
    9
    I played the closed alpha, open beta, and now I've played the full game as of midnight. The game is great!I'd say a 9/10 (more like an 8.6 or 8.7, but I'm rounding up). The gameplay is fantastic. So far, I've played all of the multiplayer modes that are available. I have not yet touched the campaign, in fear that many will get ahead of me in multiplayer as far as level and prestige. ThereI played the closed alpha, open beta, and now I've played the full game as of midnight. The game is great!I'd say a 9/10 (more like an 8.6 or 8.7, but I'm rounding up). The gameplay is fantastic. So far, I've played all of the multiplayer modes that are available. I have not yet touched the campaign, in fear that many will get ahead of me in multiplayer as far as level and prestige. There are four game modes and you can choose to play against players of AI. I would highly recommend it.

    I will say this, the closed alpha, in terms of balance and gear attributes/specs, was the best out of the three. It's annoying that my blade dictates my defensive stats. Why would the blade of my warrior indicate how much damage he takes when he is hit? On the closed alpha, it was the breast piece, the chest mantle that dictated defense.    … Expand
  9. DragonBreath
    Feb 14, 2017
    6
    its a runfest spammfest of little biatches assassins and nobushi. especially Orochi even after 2 betas its still just a spamming class, if u expect 1v1s dont buy the game. even in Duel mode, its mainly assassins spamming light attacks, bleeds or trying to push you off cliffs
  10. ReviewKing
    Feb 14, 2017
    9
    First off, what a breath of fresh air this game brings. Different from almost all the games that came out on the PS4 since launch, For Honor already sets himself as a must play game this generation.

    MULTIPLAYER FEELS COMPLETE -4 choices of game types (with more coming soon) -12 characters to choose from -Each characters with their own progression system and unlocks -Huge    First off, what a breath of fresh air this game brings. Different from almost all the games that came out on the PS4 since launch, For Honor already sets himself as a must play game this generation.

    MULTIPLAYER FEELS COMPLETE
    -4 choices of game types (with more coming soon)
    -12 characters to choose from
    -Each characters with their own progression system and unlocks
    -Huge territorial between each factions
    -Incoming updates with ranked playlist and tournament mode
    -Also 2 new characters to be added each season (4 seasons per year)

    STORY
    -Cool story
    -Rather short depending of the difficulty level
    -3 chapter (1 for each class)
    -Progession system in the story mode

    OVERALL
    -Fun and different game with a good progression and combat system that gonna make you keep playing.
    -TONS of customisation
    -Good community
    -Complete package out of the box with even more FREE content coming later this year
    -A MUST PLAY GAME.

    ReviewKing gives this game a 9 out of 10    … Expand
  11. JannePekka
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    Game is totally perfect for its purpose ! Havent even touched the singleplayer campaing yet, cause all i wanna do is fight for honor ! gameplay is awesome, no fps drops. controls are perfect. pure skill game for those who like the challenge.
  12. ThiagoShadows
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    The game is really AWESOME! The combats are so realistic, The heavy movement of the characters matches the context of the heavy armor, The only problem is the campaign, the characters are not charismatic, and you really do not care about the story or what's happening
  13. 9DAN
    Feb 14, 2017
    2
    Simple disclaimer here. With the game's current balancing, I think anyone who is interested in FH for its "deep combat" should be warned that the high-level gameplay is reduced to something that is even less than rock, paper, scissors. Everything can be reacted to, which makes perfect defense entirely possible and ruins the experience for me and many other players. Perfect defenseSimple disclaimer here. With the game's current balancing, I think anyone who is interested in FH for its "deep combat" should be warned that the high-level gameplay is reduced to something that is even less than rock, paper, scissors. Everything can be reacted to, which makes perfect defense entirely possible and ruins the experience for me and many other players. Perfect defense should never be humanly possible in a fighting game and until they fix this issue, there will be no true mind-games or anything like them in FH. Most characters will remain useless without any sort of actual 50/50, new maps will add nothing and the playerbase will dwindle rapidly as they get bored of facing off against reactive players.

    This has happened to many games before and it could easily happen to FH. But if they fixed the perfect defense issue, I would still probably only give the game a 4, because there is not even the bare minimum of what would be needed for a competitive PvP game and the single player "content" (aka extended tutorial) is trash. Nice and scummy microtransactions, as well. Very generous of Ubi to sneak those into their game by saying "it's just cosmetic" when player customization is literally the only progression content available.

    Highly disappointing game. I would say avoid at all costs unless it's on sale for like $20 and you have a group of friends who all want to play a party melee brawl type of game together for a weekend. Asking for anything beyond that from this game is far too much.    … Expand
  14. Chowda
    Feb 14, 2017
    0
    Always online? No thanks.

    My internet goes out twice a week on average.

    Single player campaign is online? No thanks.

    I wish Mount and Blade had these graphics.....
  15. Wardrobechaos
    Feb 14, 2017
    0
    cash grab! nothing else, stripped of content, pumped up with STEEL...holy christ...why do people keep supporting this kind of non-sense...? they sell you a quarter of a game here for 70 EUR...for sure i will not buy this one...
  16. pitirilorossi
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    Viciante! Joguei sem parar no tempo que a beta foi lançada! Gostei muito do combate e da movimentação, espero que tenha um modo de historia bem feito, já que o online é sensacional!
  17. best_boss
    Feb 14, 2017
    0
    another trash from ubisoft. ubisoft! you can't never make a masterpiece and won't...
    Storymode is like tutorial for multiplayer, short and very unfair on very hard.
    multiplayer is very repititive and you will get boring in few hours.
  18. IIIiEssence
    Feb 14, 2017
    0
    Gets old and repetitive very quickly and 90% of the time, you're playing tag, chasing sore losers around the map. Will most probably be another Evolve, so if you're really desperate for this game, wait a few weeks until price is dropped to less than half.
  19. CrissColicabMx
    Feb 14, 2017
    0
    I pre ordered THIS S$%T because it looked very good with all publicity.
    I Started to playing it yesterday at midnight, after 8 hours of playing it just cant with this game.
    Inmediatly you star to playing, the game is trying to sell you a microtransaction. The battle its ok, with a new concept of fighting game, but it feels slow and not responsive THIS GAME IS MORE LIKE A F2P GAME WITH    I pre ordered THIS S$%T because it looked very good with all publicity.
    I Started to playing it yesterday at midnight, after 8 hours of playing it just cant with this game.
    Inmediatly you star to playing, the game is trying to sell you a microtransaction.
    The battle its ok, with a new concept of fighting game, but it feels slow and not responsive
    THIS GAME IS MORE LIKE A F2P GAME WITH TONS OF MICRO TRANSACTIONS.
    MY ADVICE, DONT BUY IT, WAIT TILL TURNS F2P OR PRICE DROPS TO 20 BUCKS.    … Expand
  20. Robo19
    Feb 20, 2017
    4
    Straight to the point, the game is redundant; in the single player campaign you fight weak opponents with a "difficult" enemy as the boss while the occasional mission throwing in a few more "tough" enemies offset by tedious mini games that only take away from the good in this game. The story line was predictable and the characters unmemorable, seriously I can't remember their names, andStraight to the point, the game is redundant; in the single player campaign you fight weak opponents with a "difficult" enemy as the boss while the occasional mission throwing in a few more "tough" enemies offset by tedious mini games that only take away from the good in this game. The story line was predictable and the characters unmemorable, seriously I can't remember their names, and the final boss fight being one of the easiest in the game (this was on the "hard" difficulty.) My opinion doesn't stem form a lack of a challenge but the simplicity of the combat as well as the pace. I found myself waiting for the enemy to strike so that I could parry them and get a few hits in then repeat, any more aggression and the AI would mercilessly punish you (think dark souls.) I found myself bored with the single player relatively quickly and see little reason to replay.
    Disclaimer: If you are going to get this game, get it on PC as you can not remap the controller on the console. I so badly wished to move some of the controls around for a more comfortable feel but there is absolutely no changes to the controller layout (again console only.)
    Multiplayer- Another console-exclusive issue I've noticed is the default "mute", you must enable mic communication in order to speak, a setting buried away but even if you manage to find and enable it, good luck finding someone else who has, in the week I have had the game, I have yet to speak to another player. Nothing like feeling forced to play a game mode that you don't want to play because of "daily quests" that are essential for progression (gear); that being the next issue, in a game that centers around skill-based-combat, there should be no "gear" or "loot" that gives you an advantage over another player but there is and it is infuriating to fight someone who goes into "revenge mode" during a 1v1 fight. Back to the "game modes you don't want to play" bit, do you like being double teamed or triple teamed? In the entire game this has to be the second most infuriating aspect, you are winning a fight against an opponent only for his ally (or team) to come over and start hitting you in the back; at least in comparable games like blade symphony, most players had a sense of...well...honor and would allow the initial 1v1 fight to conclude before dueling the opponent, an event that is non-existent in this game. Finally the most frustrating factor in this game is ironically the combat system, the core of the game; nothing brings me closer to bursting blood vessels than executing a proper parry or block on the controller only to take the hit in-game which drove me to write this review. I would not recommend getting this game to anyone as it is a one-trick-pony fad that probably posses more risk to your personal health than the entertainment you get for the one to two weeks before the shallow gameplay loses it's lure.    … Expand
  21. T3DDY
    Feb 21, 2017
    2
    There is no excuse for triple A titles and major gaming companies to be cutting corners and forcing users to host online matches. Speak with your wallet, do not buy this game until Ubisoft decides to grown up by setting up / funding it's own severs or cut the price of their "premium" game by 70%.
  22. Injun
    Mar 11, 2017
    2
    When I invest my time in a multiplayer game I don't expect to be disconnected every other freakin' match when I've got a 150 mbs fibre optic internet connnection.

    FFS Ubisoft, I will not buy one of your games ever again!!
  23. Tomwell91
    Mar 11, 2017
    4
    The game has a lot of great aspects and is incredibly unique, you can look at all the good reviews to see what they did right.

    HOWEVER, to be clear this is a multiplayer game. You don't spend $60 for maybe 8 hours of single player content. It is naive to give this game more than 4/10 with the rampant disconnections from Ubisoft's cheap choice of using Peer to Peer connection. The    The game has a lot of great aspects and is incredibly unique, you can look at all the good reviews to see what they did right.

    HOWEVER, to be clear this is a multiplayer game. You don't spend $60 for maybe 8 hours of single player content. It is naive to give this game more than 4/10 with the rampant disconnections from Ubisoft's cheap choice of using Peer to Peer connection.

    The online play which requires skill, fast reflexes, and an understanding of the complex mechanics is all undone by the 20 mins of lost progress that happens when your booted. Or a lag spike that negates your last 5 seconds, to then see time reversed and you killed as your enemy takes advantage. Additionally the frustration of playing with a group of friends and to have 1 or 2 of you disconnect and have wait until the game finishes. This alone has made many of my friends put the game down.
    Further proof of how bad it is is the drastic drop in the player base in the first two weeks!!!
    I didn't even touch on the irrelevant faction map and micro-transactions (don't give them more $$$ for a broken game).

    TLDR: An online skill based game plagued with connections issue, resulting in an awful release and waste of great potential. Can't give it more than a 4/10. There are simply better games out that don't waste your time...    … Expand
  24. noonecarestho
    Mar 16, 2017
    0
    Peer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnectingPeer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnectingPeer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnectingPeer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnectingPeer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnectingPeer 2 Peer Servers....please wait reconnecting
  25. ShamanAD
    Feb 27, 2017
    5
    One of the best fighting mechanics ever, great art and effects.
    However, I can`t play due to numerous bugs and lags: can`t finish every 56 game, saves in the story mode from time to time don`t work - it`s really peaty on the realistic difficulty. It could be best game ever, unfortunately Ubisoft saved money on servers :(.
  26. ToddDow
    Mar 1, 2017
    5
    Great graphics and fun game (for awhile), but feels too repetitive after about a week of playing. The only two real game modes are duels (or duels with more people on the map) and dominion/skirmish (which are very similar). One of the absolute worst and weakest single player stories of all time. P2P system instead of dedicated servers is COMPLETE GARBAGE. Tons of bugs and errors andGreat graphics and fun game (for awhile), but feels too repetitive after about a week of playing. The only two real game modes are duels (or duels with more people on the map) and dominion/skirmish (which are very similar). One of the absolute worst and weakest single player stories of all time. P2P system instead of dedicated servers is COMPLETE GARBAGE. Tons of bugs and errors and network issues. The gear and customization system is disappointing. As always, playing online with other players has it pros and MANY cons.

    This game has potential, but falls flat quickly as it currently is.    … Expand
  27. ranzikiel
    Feb 19, 2017
    7
    Gameplay 9/10!
    I really love the combat, it's smooth, rewarding executions and just just totally fun.
    Story/Campaign 7/10 Did not expect anything from the story, but it was interesting and some chapters are fun with boss cool boss fights. p2p Servers 5/10 I spent half of my time finding match. I have a fibre optic broadband, so I should not have problem finding a match but the p2p    Gameplay 9/10!
    I really love the combat, it's smooth, rewarding executions and just just totally fun.

    Story/Campaign 7/10
    Did not expect anything from the story, but it was interesting and some chapters are fun with boss cool boss fights.
    p2p Servers 5/10

    I spent half of my time finding match. I have a fibre optic broadband, so I should not have problem finding a match but the p2p server just destroy the experience.    … Expand
  28. shootingstars99
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    This might be the worst "fighting game" this generation. Just about everything in this game is not only react-able, but also extremely slow, clunky and telegraphed to the point where there is pretty much no mix-up game to be found in it. Don't even get me started on the movement and mobility options in this game... There is nothing like wave dashing, back dashing, dodging is very rare, andThis might be the worst "fighting game" this generation. Just about everything in this game is not only react-able, but also extremely slow, clunky and telegraphed to the point where there is pretty much no mix-up game to be found in it. Don't even get me started on the movement and mobility options in this game... There is nothing like wave dashing, back dashing, dodging is very rare, and most of the time whoever swings first gets parried and eats a half health punish for it. They tried to make a game that heavily accentuated the neutral game aspect of fighters, but they did not understand what makes that aspect of the genre so interesting at all, it just feels like a mess. The whole Vikings vs Samurai vs Knights also screams a cash grab on the back of the success of the TV show "Deadliest Warrior". Oh, and the connections are horrific and drop constantly, as if the game play itself wasn't off putting enough.… Expand
  29. Dubbedtributes1
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    This game is totally the worst game i have ever played through all of my gaming career
    I registered an account in this page for the sole purpose of rating how bad is for honor and why i wouldnt recoomend it to anyone. Almost every mechanic in this game doesnt function properly, it has bugs manifesting everywhere but ofc the devs only focus on how to milk more money of you instead of fixing    This game is totally the worst game i have ever played through all of my gaming career
    I registered an account in this page for the sole purpose of rating how bad is for honor and why i wouldnt recoomend it to anyone. Almost every mechanic in this game doesnt function properly, it has bugs manifesting everywhere but ofc the devs only focus on how to milk more money of you instead of fixing the game breaking glitches.
    They continue to overpower characters which benefit them with money and neglect balance.
    The games mechanics are a joke with every patch they fix a visual glitch which nobody cared about while the game is rotting from the inside.
    This game frustrate me so much i have never been so emotional about a game while hating it so badly, even if you win you are not satisfied and you feel its cluncky and bad.
    Characters which deserve attention dont get it while the devs take in consideration the very god damn least requested thing and doing exactly the opposite of what the community wants.
    Its filled with soooooo many toxic players whicu try to get the devil out of you.
    A game which specifically requires a millisecond of reaction is running on 30fps on consoles making the animations half smooth, in addition of letting players with a stable ping above 100 to remain in the game.
    It takes me on average 10 minutes to find a server of 7 players in totall (me being the 8) and thats for the most popular game mode in the game (dominion) and my nat is always open, internet always good so connectivity is never an issue for me.
    If anybody is even reading this i am a totall rep 124 and i dislike this game in every way.
    And i am gonna avoid talking about the super crappy launch state it was at the beginning with p2p servers and getting kicked 7 out of 10 games.    … Expand
  30. Bashfulfruit
    Dec 29, 2019
    0
    On PS4 with huge input lag and lock on 30 fps (the most stupid idea ever for a reaction game) it become an ultimate frustration generator.
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Games Master UK
    May 19, 2017
    79
    An addictive, nuanced and surprisingly deep battler, prevented from being a killer by its lack of variety. [Apr 2017, p.73]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 2, 2017
    70
    The campaign might disappoint, but the game’s one-on-one online duels will take you to Valhalla. [May 2017, p75]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 11, 2017
    70
    A brilliant multiplayer battler with a combat system that captures meaty melee battles like no other, but a mediocre single-player unfortunately drags it down. [Apr 2017, p.86]
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