Medieval Arms
- November 11, 2021
- gl_games
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has shown improvement with recent updates, enhancing the core gameplay loop and fixing major bugs.
- It offers a unique medieval battlefield experience with large-scale battles and realistic archery mechanics.
- The developer is committed to ongoing support and updates, which gives hope for future improvements and new content.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, janky controls, and a lack of polish, making it frustrating to play.
- It has been criticized as an asset flip, with many assets not properly credited and a lack of original content.
- The game currently lacks essential features like a resolution change option, a viewable map, and meaningful graphics settings.
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally considered very good for the price, but players are frustrated by the lack of resolution options and meaningful graphics settings, which are limited to basic presets like "low" and "high."
“The graphics, I would say, are very good for the asking price.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“You can't change the resolution; the graphics 'tweaks' are just 'low, high,' etc. Garbage and meaningless to gamers, as I stated in my review.”
“Third lie: resolution changing and meaningful graphics tweaks.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a core loop centered around capturing locations, which some players find enjoyable, particularly when playing as an archer due to the realistic arrow drop mechanics. However, the overall execution is criticized for lacking depth and quality, suggesting a rushed development process.
“Let me start out by saying, I actually had perhaps a bit of fun with the core gameplay loop following the new patch.”
“I love playing as an archer because the actual arrow has realistic drop mechanics.”
“The gameplay is just like described, you capture locations.”
“So this 'developer' who never had a professional job in the industry slapped this game together in the space of probably a week and a half, crapping this garbage out with a number of full AAA quality game assets, fully animated, with no backing gameplay of any quality?”
“The gameplay is just like described; you capture locations.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate mixed feelings about the game's optimization, with some users experiencing performance issues that may be hardware-related. Limited customization options for performance settings have also been noted, leading to a general sense of dissatisfaction. Overall, while some players attribute performance problems to their own rigs, the lack of optimization features is a common concern.
“Performance could be a rig issue, but there are still very few options to customize, so I would rate it as 'meh.'”
“I can't really comment on performance because I have a gaming laptop with poor cooling.”
“My biggest complaints with this game are still the music and performance.”
“Performance I'm willing to admit could be a rig issue, but seeing as how there are still very few limited options to customize, I'll simply leave it as a 'meh.'”
“Performance is not something I can really comment on because I have a gaming laptop that has bad cooling.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as exploitative, with accusations of plagiarism and cash grabs through asset flips. Users have noted that the developers fail to credit original creators, and there are concerns about the authenticity of reviews, suggesting a coordinated effort to mislead potential buyers.
“The developers didn't credit any of the real game developers who created the assets; this is plagiarism and a cash grab.”
“The reviews are all written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost simultaneously shortly after the game launched on Steam, and the accounts are consistently used to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received significant criticism, with users citing it as a major factor detracting from their overall experience. Many feel it lacks polish and fails to enhance the gameplay, contributing to a less favorable review.
“My biggest complaints with this game are still the music and performance.”
“Truthfully, what is really weighing this down from getting a positive review from me is the music, the kind of 'rapid fire updates,' and general lack of polish.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous glitches, leading to frequent instances of players getting out of bounds, which negatively impacts overall stability.
“I must say there are a lot of glitches, and you can easily get out of bounds.”
