Ubisoft's new sword-wielding slasher For Honor pits knights against samurai
Yves Guillemot truly is the man with all the surprises. The Ubisoft CEO took the stage at Ubisoft's E3 2015 press conference to u𓂃nveil For Honor, a game about stabbing people in the head with freaking swords. In a brief teaser trailer, many heads were stabbed with many different swords🌜 - from the classic broadsword to the samurai's katana. And we may have spied a viking's handaxe in there somewhere.
After the tease, creative director Jason Wandenberghe took the stage to give us some insight into how For Honor plays. He stressed the importance of "feeling the weight of the weapon in your hands," and the visceral sensation of - you guessed it - stabbing people in the head.
A live demo of the actual game reveal it to be a Dynasty Warriors hack-'n-slasher through the lens of a MOBA. The player - a gallant, medieval-looking knig🍰ht - cut down a few minions before squaring off against ℱa pair of player-controlled samurai. The game is played between two teams of four, who are then supported by massive groups of lesser minions.
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