Thanks to a friend I scored an invite to the closed alpha. I'll be honest For Honor hasn't held a lot of interest for me. The story seems thin and nothing more than an excuse for Vikings and Samurai to beat the crap out of each other. With knights thrown in the mix to make things somewhat more boring. Seriously, why didn't they skip the knights and go with pirates? Would've made things much more interesting. Especially if you could hurl piratey insults at your foes. I would pay money to see that.
But anyways, I picked Vikings to start out with. After learning the basics of combat I went on to try a PVP battle. It's actually a lot of fun. The combat isn't complicated but it gives you a simplified taste of what a real sword battle might be like. Emphasis on simplified. The controls could be a little more responsive; hopefully they'll be more polished in the beta. I ended up playing all three factions just to see if the combat differed a lot between them. Historically speaking their fighting styles are not at all similar but apparently Ubisoft decided to ignore that. The combat animations are pretty much the same, at least for the characters that are unlocked in the alpha. We'll have to wait for the Beta to really judge this, as each faction has a few different warriors to choose from.
Of course a lot of the game was locked, but apparently there is a campaign for each of the three factions, for those who don't like PVP. Although let's be honest, PVP is undoubtedly the main focus of the game. It's a little early to say whether it's worth buying, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it. I've already signed up for the beta; hopefully a little more of the game will be accessible then.
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