Medieval Combat Simulator Mordhau Has Gore. Lots of Gore.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare is going to have some stiff competition in the area of ultraviolent melee combat simulators, as Mordhau will also have incredibly detailed gore system.`
Powered by the Unreal Engine 4 and set in a fictional world modeled after Medieval Europe and filled with warring factions, Mordhau will strive to create deep and complex swordfighting mechanics in which you’ll need to pay attention to your enemy’s every move in order to strike them down. They’ll be everything from two on two fights to large-scale battles featuring 16-64 players.
And then there’s the gore. They’re not holding back. The gore is as detailed and realistic as you could hope for, and we couldn’t ask for anything else.
Comparisons to For Honor are probably inevitable (both games even have knights and Vikings), although developer Triternion don’t have the luxury of having a AAA publisher like Ubisoft showering them with cash, which is why they turned to Kickstarter. With a goal of $80,000, Mordhau’s already raised over $225,000, and with the campaign ending in just a few days, so make sure you celebrate your love of all thing red by giving them some extra cash before it ends.
There’s currently no PC version plans, and Triternion are planning to release Mordhau on PC in early 2018 for $25-30.
Synopsis
Mordhau is a multiplayer medieval fighting game where fights range from duels all the way to large, open battles of up to 64 players with horses, siege engines, and castles to be stormed. It features a skill-based free-flowing combat system that is easy to learn, but hard to master.
The game is being built on Unreal Engine 4 and will be released on Steam for Windows PCs. Other operating systems and platforms might follow post-release, but there are no concrete plans at the moment.
Check out some of the game’s key features below.
FREE-FLOWING COMBAT. Chain your attacks into combos, punish your opponents with quick counters, push them away with kicks, trick them with feints, grip your polearm closer to the head, use real halfswording techniques — and much, much more. And the best part? You can combine it all, any way you want. Get creative with your play-style.
EXPRESSIVE CONTROLS. An entirely new dimension of input. Our melee combat system allows players to cut and thrust from a total of 240 different angles by flicking their mouse in the desired direction. If you prefer a controller over a mouse, or a more traditional control scheme, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
REAL-TIME COLLISION DETECTION. Your blade will cut exactly where it looks like it should. Weapons can clash together, resulting in fast-paced exchanges and the occasional loss of hands.
BELIEVABLE FIGHTS. A game where fights look believable, Mordhau strikes a balance between gameplay and realism. Ballerinas and circus performers are replaced by carefully designed combat mechanics. We are confident that our system solves most of the common problems of this genre, and is also heaps of fun.
GORE. LOTS OF GORE. Decapitate your foes, cut off their arms, hands and legs and watch throats being slit while they gurgle their last breath away. And for those who prefer a more family-friendly visual effect, we will offer options to tone the gory visuals down a notch.
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