Mount & Blade: Warband

 Xbox One
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 51
  3. Negative: 10 out of 51

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  1. Ragegoberts
    Jun 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. trash game whwre the devs didn't even care about us enough to give us mods or dlc, greedy garbage… Expand
  2. johnbobs1
    May 29, 2017
    3
    Whilst browsing through possible games to download on Xbox Live, I was surprised to come across this ''gem;'' Rated four stars, only 2GB in size and cheap? Bargain, I thought. WRONG...
    The presentation of the Warband is simple, but enticing. The rather epic medieval music and simple character creation screens are nothing new, but certainly raise anticipation levels. As does the rather    Whilst browsing through possible games to download on Xbox Live, I was surprised to come across this ''gem;'' Rated four stars, only 2GB in size and cheap? Bargain, I thought. WRONG...
    The presentation of the Warband is simple, but enticing. The rather epic medieval music and simple character creation screens are nothing new, but certainly raise anticipation levels. As does the rather creatively and brilliantly designed game map, which looks beautiful and lets you choose what quest to undertake at any time and any place, and also shows what is going on in the kingdom.
    Sadly none of these things can rescue what is ultimately a dreadful game, which even for it's low price tag, is a rip off.
    Though the backdrops to the game are bright and scroll by neatly, character animations are awful. Speech samples are also few and far between, and pretty basic, and non-existent in the character interaction screens (reading through text soon becomes pretty tiresome).
    Worst of all is the control system; Inconsistent, sometimes unresponsive and always extremely slow. The challenge level is also high, but ally this to the outdated and flawed control dynamics and you have one extremely frustrating and unfair game.
    Fans of the old PC game will undoubtedly get something out of the remake, but as far as modern Xbox One Technology is concerned, this old fossil belongs in the dark ages.    … Expand
  3. Starkiller94
    Sep 22, 2016
    4
    Listen, I understand this game is one of the few medieval multiplayer combat games on Xbox One right now. The only other one I can think of is "Chivalry: Medieval Warfare", which is a great game in its own right. But seriously...how could they release Mount & Blade in such a buggy and unfinished state?

    This game is nearly 7 years old, surely they would've ironed out all the bugs by now,    Listen, I understand this game is one of the few medieval multiplayer combat games on Xbox One right now. The only other one I can think of is "Chivalry: Medieval Warfare", which is a great game in its own right. But seriously...how could they release Mount & Blade in such a buggy and unfinished state?

    This game is nearly 7 years old, surely they would've ironed out all the bugs by now, right? Nope. The lag and framerate drops online are unreal. Voice chat barely functions at all. Weapons seem to either have the cutting power of a lightsaber or a flimsy piece of paper. Archery is terrible, good luck killing anyone other than a brain dead enemy archer who's standing perfectly still. Ugh... I really wanted to have fun with this game too, but I just...I just can't. Not right now at least. This is absolutely despicable, especially coming from Taleworlds.

    Get a grip guys, this isn't 2010 anymore, this kind of crap isn't going to fly.    … Expand
  4. symmetriebruch
    Jan 3, 2021
    2
    it really could be a good game if it had at least a tiny tiny bit of polish. the controls are unberably slow and sluggish fighting is an absolute joke. the concept is great don´t get me wrong but the execution is absoltely terrible. i don´t even mind that it looks like a game frim 30 years ago if you could at least properly control anything if the menue weren´t an absolute chore

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#49 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#53 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 1, 2016
    70
    The sweeping world map is brilliant, but married by subpar presentation and frustrating AI. [Dec 2016, p.91]
  2. Windows Central
    Oct 7, 2016
    50
    Mount & Blade: Warband isn't supremely polished and swanky, but it is enjoyable, and there is enough intrigue to keep anyone entertained if they can see beyond its datedness. The fighting mechanics and the horse-riding need overhauling entirely for it to be a great game, but in the meantime, Warband is a good game to spend a few hours at a time in.
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  3. MondoXbox
    Sep 30, 2016
    75
    Thanks to its deep simulation and strategic features, Mount & Blade: Warband is a great game for every lover of the medieval age, provided that you're willing to create your own story as the game won't provide any.
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