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Incline Heads Will Roll -- AUTHENTIC MEDIEVAL DATING RPG
- Thread starter rusty_shackleford
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Slaneesh proofing.
I wonder what games ARE appropriate for 'viewing at work'? Maybe I should ask my boss to clarify this?
-You know what Zlaja, I was fine with you wasting valuable office time playing some Doom and perhaps even a little WoW, but this japanese sim-dating stuff is where I have to draw the line!
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FriendlyMerchant
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No slavery emulator? Not going to torrent.
Tavernking
Don't believe his lies
An account by the 12th century chronicler Usama ibn Munqidh;
"I heard a similar case from a bath attendant called Salim from Ma'arra, who worked in one of my fathers bathhouses. This is his tale:
I earned my living in Ma'arra by opening a bathhouse. One day a Frankish knight came in. They do not follow our custom of wearing a cloth around their waist while they are at the baths, and this fellow put his hand, snatched off my loin-cloth and threw it away. He saw at once that I had just recently shaved my pubic hair.
'Salim!' he exclaimed! I came toward him and he pointed to that part of me.
'Salim! You shall certainly do the same for me!' and he lay down flat on his back. His "hair" was as long as his beard. I shaved him, and when he had felt the place with his hand and found it agreeably smooth, he said: 'Salim, you must certainly do the same for my Dama'. In their language Dama means lady, or wife. He sent his valet to fetch his wife, and when they arrived and the valet brought her in, she lay down on her back and he said to me:
'Do to her what you did to me.' So I shaved her pubic hair, while her husband stood. Then he thanked me and paid me for my services.
Aemar
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Speaking of this one, any other similar games out there?
Lord_Potato
Arcane
Well, you've got this one. With the addition of dating!
This doesn't ring as authentic to me. :\
Gold pantaloons = authentic
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jackofshadows
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Awesome game but that's fantasy.
rusty_shackleford
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Lhynn
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Played a whole route of this. The dating sim aspect of the game is definitely overstated, you can actually quite easily miss them and they are a very small part of the game overall (Generally its a story arc that can end with a sfw/nsfw picture depending on your settings). The game focuses on the career of this newly recruited soldier during a siege, making meaningful choices along the way. The combat has a simulationist feel that fits the dark and grim world you are being presented, the reality of war everywhere you look. On top of that the game is well written and there are a very likable characters that any codexer will like.
Overall, if you dont mind low budget stuff, Id definitely recommend people to take a look. It does have that feeling of the player being an insignificant part of a cold and cruel world, and moving through the ranks depending on your choices can be very satisfying.
Overall, if you dont mind low budget stuff, Id definitely recommend people to take a look. It does have that feeling of the player being an insignificant part of a cold and cruel world, and moving through the ranks depending on your choices can be very satisfying.
Authentic medieval dating certainly would be entertaining to see, though I doubt most people would enjoy it...
wishbonetail
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The career of medieval soldier should include a lot of rape, not dates.
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Funny thing about it is, the game was completely blocked in my country until about a week ago. Seems the dev decided to censor the main game and add the nudity back as a free patch, so Germans can buy it.
But this is actually a bad thing. Had the game been completely blocked for purchase here, I would have asked my Bulgarian pal to buy it for me as a gift. Games that are blocked for purchase in Germany can still be activated as a gift when bought for you by a friend living in another EU country.
This, of course, doesn't work with free patches. You can't gift something free. So now I'm stuck with the censored version!
But this is actually a bad thing. Had the game been completely blocked for purchase here, I would have asked my Bulgarian pal to buy it for me as a gift. Games that are blocked for purchase in Germany can still be activated as a gift when bought for you by a friend living in another EU country.
This, of course, doesn't work with free patches. You can't gift something free. So now I'm stuck with the censored version!
Lord_Potato
Arcane
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So I played this a bit last night - "a bit" meaning 5 hours until I realized it's almost 5AM and I should probably go to sleep.
It's good. Feels a bit like Legionary's Life but with better graphics.
There are different weapon types, each of which has their own special attacks - swords, axes, maces, polearms. Shields can be broken, and you actually have to buy a new shield when yours gets wrecked in combat.
Combat is heavily based around stamina and exhaustion management. Attacks take stamina, kinda like in Dark Souls, and you need to take the recover action to replenish it during your turn. In addition to that, there's exhaustion which accumulates with each action. You have to take respite during your turn to lower it. The amount depends on your stat (either vitality or endurance, IIRC). Accumulating enough exhaustion will put you into the next exhaustion level, starting at fresh, going through winded and tired, and finally ending at "on last legs" and exhausted.
I noticed that the AI never takes respite, so the winning move is to get them to exhaust themselves to the point they'll never hit you but are easy to hit. This way I managed to defeat a knight who vastly outclassed me during the first storming of the walls scene. I like the way combat is really methodical here, it's all about ensuring your own survival, managing your exhaustion level, and whittling down the enemy through attrition. Armor is also really useful as it can fully block hits, and even when penetrated you don't take full damage. When you fight heavily armored opponents it's a game of exhausting them and aiming for their weakest spot, which simulates late medieval combat quite accurately.
There's a lot of complexity in the combat system and I'm enjoying it so far.
The story is presented in visual novel style - in fact, the engine this game runs on is RenPy, a popular VN engine. To the game's credit, I wouldn't have noticed that if I hadn't looked into the game folder itself and found the engine's files. It doesn't look like your average RenPy game.
There are plenty of choices and side quests to do. The "dating sim" part so far has been relatively subtle, not in your face at all. I met a French noblewoman while serving as an English man at arms in the 100 years war. She treated me as a guest and asked me on my honor to prevent the English army from raiding her estate. I did my best to protect her, and she was grateful for it. As a reward I got some saucy pictures of her, heh.
But the biggest choice - and plot twist - came when I was sent to assassinate an old French commander, a legendary knight whose death could turn the tide of the war in our favor. As I entered his tent, I was ambushed by the girl... who confessed to me that this is her father and if I kill him, she will kill herself.
First major choice between loyalty to your king, or to the woman. Of course I chose the woman
Apparently there are multiple paths through the game depending on your choices, and this particular choice led to a peace deal due to stalemate, and my character went on to seek new employment as a mercenary, starting chapter 2.
I'll definitely replay at some point to see if you get a different chapter 2 if you actually kill the guy.
Side quests also have some minor choices in them, your actions will improve or decrease your relationship with the soldiers and/or your commander, etc etc. Lots of nuances here.
My only criticism is that the writing is sometimes a little cringe, with medieval people talking too much like modern 21st century people (especially some of the women). Not in the typical western liberal "everyone is an SJW from California" style, just that they use too much modern slang and expressions that feel a little off.
Also, there are lots of grammatical errors. In particular, the devs don't know how articles work. It's the typical Slav English we all know and love. The devs are obviously Russians (you can pick English or Russian as the game's language) and their English is filled with the usual mistakes Russians make when speaking English. You need to have a tolerance for that, if awkward grammar and spelling mistakes break your immersion, you're gonna have a hard time.
It's good. Feels a bit like Legionary's Life but with better graphics.
There are different weapon types, each of which has their own special attacks - swords, axes, maces, polearms. Shields can be broken, and you actually have to buy a new shield when yours gets wrecked in combat.
Combat is heavily based around stamina and exhaustion management. Attacks take stamina, kinda like in Dark Souls, and you need to take the recover action to replenish it during your turn. In addition to that, there's exhaustion which accumulates with each action. You have to take respite during your turn to lower it. The amount depends on your stat (either vitality or endurance, IIRC). Accumulating enough exhaustion will put you into the next exhaustion level, starting at fresh, going through winded and tired, and finally ending at "on last legs" and exhausted.
I noticed that the AI never takes respite, so the winning move is to get them to exhaust themselves to the point they'll never hit you but are easy to hit. This way I managed to defeat a knight who vastly outclassed me during the first storming of the walls scene. I like the way combat is really methodical here, it's all about ensuring your own survival, managing your exhaustion level, and whittling down the enemy through attrition. Armor is also really useful as it can fully block hits, and even when penetrated you don't take full damage. When you fight heavily armored opponents it's a game of exhausting them and aiming for their weakest spot, which simulates late medieval combat quite accurately.
There's a lot of complexity in the combat system and I'm enjoying it so far.
The story is presented in visual novel style - in fact, the engine this game runs on is RenPy, a popular VN engine. To the game's credit, I wouldn't have noticed that if I hadn't looked into the game folder itself and found the engine's files. It doesn't look like your average RenPy game.
There are plenty of choices and side quests to do. The "dating sim" part so far has been relatively subtle, not in your face at all. I met a French noblewoman while serving as an English man at arms in the 100 years war. She treated me as a guest and asked me on my honor to prevent the English army from raiding her estate. I did my best to protect her, and she was grateful for it. As a reward I got some saucy pictures of her, heh.
But the biggest choice - and plot twist - came when I was sent to assassinate an old French commander, a legendary knight whose death could turn the tide of the war in our favor. As I entered his tent, I was ambushed by the girl... who confessed to me that this is her father and if I kill him, she will kill herself.
First major choice between loyalty to your king, or to the woman. Of course I chose the woman
Apparently there are multiple paths through the game depending on your choices, and this particular choice led to a peace deal due to stalemate, and my character went on to seek new employment as a mercenary, starting chapter 2.
I'll definitely replay at some point to see if you get a different chapter 2 if you actually kill the guy.
Side quests also have some minor choices in them, your actions will improve or decrease your relationship with the soldiers and/or your commander, etc etc. Lots of nuances here.
My only criticism is that the writing is sometimes a little cringe, with medieval people talking too much like modern 21st century people (especially some of the women). Not in the typical western liberal "everyone is an SJW from California" style, just that they use too much modern slang and expressions that feel a little off.
Also, there are lots of grammatical errors. In particular, the devs don't know how articles work. It's the typical Slav English we all know and love. The devs are obviously Russians (you can pick English or Russian as the game's language) and their English is filled with the usual mistakes Russians make when speaking English. You need to have a tolerance for that, if awkward grammar and spelling mistakes break your immersion, you're gonna have a hard time.
Camel
Scholar
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You have chosen wisely. It doesn't really matter if you kill William de la Roche but it's way more satisfying to spare his life. You have a choice either to go back to England with the Prince or stay and make Rennes great again(it's much more interesting).
The key to making me day-1-purchase, yes.I can see what got JF's attention.
Very shameless game.
This particular image is precisely what made me buy it
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