You were essentially left up to your own devices, free to play as good, evil or somewhere in between. The story and mission structure of the game was completely non linear and completely organic. The game featured no plot line to speak of, and simply dropped the player into a massive medieval Action Role Playing Game RPG) Sandbox as their very own fully customizable character. The original ‘Mount & Blade’ came out in 2008 and received as much criticism for its glaring lack of polish as praise for its immersive mechanics and deep combat system. However, with the sequel finally getting a concrete release date (sort of), read on to find out everything we know about ‘Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord’. Naturally, fans of the series were excited when developer TaleWorlds Entertainment announced a sequel in 2012, only to be disappointed year on year as the game’s development ambled along at a glacial pace. This was only expounded by the game’s two major standalone expansions – 2010’s ‘Mount & Blade: Warband’ and 2011’s ‘Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword’. ‘Mount & Blade’ was a hardcore Role Playing experience, with a steep learning curve and multi layered combat and strategy systems.

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