If you're looking for the most authentic medieval video game experience period, you'll want to check out Warhorse Studios and their development diaries showcasing Deliverance: Kingdom Come. Through Kickstarter and other, independant crowd-funding sources, Warhorse has been slaving away on a game that prioritizes realism and accuracy over more marketable forms of medieval fantasy. In fact, Deliverance doesn't have a lick of fantasy in it. Kingdom Come's map is based on an ever-so-slightly consolidated, otherwise completely to scale representation of an actual European landscape, as it was in the 15th century. All of these promises - including massive castle sieges, immersive mini-games and dramatically disparate paths your story can follow - wouldn't mean anything if you didn't know how to properly defend yourself. A dedicated parry button, when held, defends from an incoming sword swing. From there, you can knock your opponent's blade with a well-timed flick of the analog stick. You can strike from a 360 degree angle and even feign an attack before switching your stance and striking the opening you've created. Warhorse did a great deal of research, including first-person reference with head-mounted cameras and professional swordsman. The studio also just bought their own motion capture equipment. Here's hoping Kingdom Come's hyper-real medieval countryside is as exciting as it looks on TV.
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