has some dents in its shiny armor, such as the mediocre campaign, the frugal economy, and the snowballing victories in team modes. But it's hard to be mad too long when I consider that the melee combat system is second to none and a joy to learn, take your licks, and then learn some more.

Death by a thousand cuts I spent a lot of time dueling other players in Dark Souls . I'd carelessly wander into the Darkroot forest and willfully invite the protectors of those shaded woods to come and try to force me out of them.

After many hours with demos, alphas, betas, and finally the full release, it's time to give the final For Honor review from Attack of the Fanboy.

Mastering For Honor's complex, but brilliant Art of Battle control system takes time and effort, but doing so is very worthwhile. While its campaign is short and rather underwhelming, For Honor's multiplayer really delivers the goods, featuring strategic, involving, and brutal medieval combat that...

For Honor Takes Pride in What It Does

I luckly didnt have to pay for the game. It is a really fun game when your able to actually play it. The severs are so bad that the only time im able to play is on slow times during the day.

I think that this game can actally teach kids about war and fighting. This is a good thing because it could be really interesting to learn about.

"The Art of Battle" at its basis gives players control. It allows them to block, attack and counter in any one of the three given directions, top, left and right freely. This mixed with different movesets and abilities allows the game to feel both strategic and like a traditional fighting game.

Robust and Strategic Fighting System; Fluid Animations; Interesting Premise; Low Bandwidth and Low Lag Online Play

Microtransactions in a Premium Game; Unmemorable Campaign; Balancing Issues

Starting your journey with For Honor, you'll pledge your allegiance to one of the three rivalled factions. Each of these factions contain up to four unlockable heroes which totals 12 unique characters for you to command out on the battlefield.

The question, now, is how it will evolve. It's far too early to draw firm conclusions about the game's meta (the broader play of competitive strategies the fundamentals give rise to), but going by my own forays and forum chatter, For Honor skews a bit too sharply towards defensive play at higher...