Chivalry 2
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Melee and ranged medieval combat sprays blood freely, with decapitation, severed limbs and lingering bodies on the battlefield.
Combat dismembers foes — heads and limbs are severed and can be picked up and thrown as weapons.
Alcohol appears in taverns and battlefield settings, with bottles that can be drunk or thrown.
Battle cries, insults and taunts include moderate profanity and crude remarks scripted into the characters.
Warfare, death and mass battlefield casualties are the backdrop, presented in an over-the-top comedic tone.
Real money buys cosmetic customization items with no effect on combat.
Horses used in mounted combat can be struck and killed as ordinary gameplay.
Voice lines and taunts include bawdy, suggestive humour; nothing sexual is shown.
An optional in-game store and rotating cosmetic passes exist; play is not gated behind payment.
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What it is
Chivalry 2 is a large-scale online medieval combat game where up to 64 players clash in first- or third-person melee battles, sieges and free-for-alls using swords, axes, hammers, bows and thrown weapons, on foot or horseback. Fighting is deliberately chaotic and gory: strikes draw heavy blood, and heads and limbs are severed and can be picked up and hurled at other players. Alcohol appears in the medieval setting, character voice lines carry moderate profanity and crude, bawdy humour, and cosmetic items can be bought with real money. It is played online with strangers through open voice and text chat.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as knockabout, cinematic spectacle rather than serious brutality, drawing on Monty Python-style absurdity so that dismemberment and battlefield carnage read as comic excess. War is presented as a boisterous team sport of factions storming castles, with kills celebrated and rewarded rather than mourned.
Details
- Developer
- Torn Banner Studios
- Publisher
- Tripwire Presents
- Released
- Jun 12, 2022
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