![]() I’d look no further than Samurai Warriors 2, probably the best entry in that series. Even still, this is probably one of the few experiences you can get based on feudal Japan that offers both action orientated combat and strategic management style gameplay. And to be honest, if you’re looking for a hack and slash experience that features feudal Japan, Not everyone likes feudal Japan as a setting and moreover, people who are already fans of the game are probably looking to expand on the Viking lore or an expansion of Calradia, rather than a historical setting. The only reason this mod doesn’t take the top spot is simply because this mod is so niche. I personally love the era, and with the complete overhaul of all of the weapons, mounts and armor, along with several new dialogue options (taking advantage of the diplomacy mod) this version of Mount & Blade can keep you sated for hours and hours. If you want to play as a samurai and enjoy countless hours of pretty authentic feudal Japan, then this is the mod for you. This is a brilliant mod and one of my favorites since I am a big history nerd and I’ve always had a fascination with Samurai. Gekokujo is set during the warring states period (also known as Sengoku Jidai) in Japan, featuring all new weapons, armor, music & scenery. This is a complete overhaul mod that includes the diplomacy options from the Floris pack. The Floris pack does a great job of making the game easier to play but still makes it a rewarding experience. It makes you aware of what each option does, and how it will influence the game, rather than the original UI which left you to figure out most of this on your own, with many of the options available to the player hidden away in a text. There are also more ways to customize your playthrough, with options now available for tournaments, extra options for companions…naming all of the features would do this mod a disservice and for the most part, the main reason this is the top of my list is just how it affects the user interface. The mod offers a lot, with expanding the trade networks to sea trade, owning land within a city (not just the city itself), renting out property, trading stock with merchants, and expanding the item list by a ridiculous amount. It’s essentially the baseline for many of the popular smaller mods where additional dialogues and events have been created to further player immersion. The Floris mod pack is one of the best, if not the best mod that has come out of Warband. Floris Mod Pack (also known as Floris Extension)įloris Mod pack includes several tweaks that improve the UI, including tournaments.So without further ado, here are my top 5 mods that have kept me playing (until Bannerlord comes out least). I cannot emphasize enough how much of a difference some of the mods have made to gameplay, with some mods offering you almost a completely new game, but with the same brilliant mechanics featured in Warband. The main reason this particular game has kept me hooked despite being several years old now is all thanks to its amazing community support through the mods. There are many options for any player to explore, but of course, this isn’t a review of the game, no – it’s a bit late for that, by a few years I’m sure. There is a multitude of different ways to play the game whether that is setting up trade routes with cities, stealing from caravans, aligning yourself with a noble house and rising through the ranks, gaining power through deceit and influence or taking over settlements through brute strength. You start out in the fantasy world of Calradia as a beggar, or a descendant of a noble family, or even as a merchant and your role is to survive however you can. Warband features a multiplayer mode, but the crowning achievement is in the single player gameplay. The big selling point for the series is that no other game does what it does of course, you have medieval combat in the likes of Chivalry & War of the Roses, but those games are heavily PvP focused with no other stripes to bear other than multiplayer driven gameplay. Now, the game hasn’t aged particularly well visually but the gameplay itself is where it really excels, so you’ll find yourself looking past the crude graphics that feature in Mount & Blade. ![]() If you enjoy medieval combat, swordplay in a first or 3rd person perspective, role playing games, army and settlement management or just like pretending that you are a crazy ginger Viking you will love this. For those of you who haven’t played it, I highly recommend it. I’m a huge fan of the Mount & Blade franchise and even to this day, there isn’t anything else that really ticks all of the same boxes quite like Warband. Mods can really extend the life of a game and Mount & Blade has really made the most of the mod workshop on Steam.
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