Players then can choose how to place and position their weapons from three directions (from above, the right, and the left) when they are attacking their enemies. Players enter a dueling mode with them wherein players aim at their opponent with their weapon. They are significantly weaker than the player character, and do not pose much threat.Ī tactical combat system, known as “Art of Battle”, is initiated when the player encounters stronger enemies, who have more health. In most missions, players will be accompanied by numerous AI minions. These perks allow players to gain additional points and strengths, call in a barrage of arrows or a catapult attack, or heal themselves. Players fight against their opponents with class-specific melee-weapons such as axes, swords, and katana, When players perform certain actions, such as killing multiple enemies consecutively, they gain Feats, which are additional perks. Both the Warden and the Conquerer classes are knights. The Kensei and Orochi classes belong to the samurai. While Ubisoft plans on adding more classes before the release date, the classes as of now are the Orochi, Kensei, Berserker, Raider, Warden, and Conquerer. All heroes are unique, and have their own weapons, skills, and fighting styles. The last class, known as “Hybrids”, are said to be a combination of the three types, and is capable of using uncommon skills. The Heavies are more resistant to damages and suitable for holding capture points, though their attacks are slow. The Assassins class are fast, are very efficient in dueling enemies, but they deal much less damage to enemies. The Vanguard class are described as “well-balanced” and has excellent offense and defense. The three factions represent knight, samurai, and Vikings, respectively. Players can play as a character from three different factions, namely The Legion, The Chosen, and The Warborn. Contentsįor Honor is an action hack and slash video game set during a medieval period inspired fantasy setting. The game features a hand-to-hand combat system described as “The Art of Battle” by the developers and allows players to play the roles of historical soldiers such as medieval knights, samurai, and vikings within a Medieval fantasy setting. It was announced at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
For Honor is an upcoming online action hack and slash video game in development by Ubisoft Montreal and set to be published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.