The Valiant - real-time strategy set in 13th century Europe/Middle East, from Sudden Strike 4 devs

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https://thevaliantgame.com/

We are the brave, the Valiant, and the strength of our brotherhood will see us to victory in our quest.

THE STORY
Follow the story of Theoderich von Akenburg, a former crusader knight who, after becoming disillusioned with the cruelty of war, is called back into action by events set into motion 15 years ago when he and his former brother-in-arms, Ulrich von Grevel, stumble upon a fractured piece of an ancient artifact - the Rod of Aaron. A young monk named Malcom appears at Theoderich’s doorstep, bringing him news that the Rod contains power never meant for mortals, and Ulrich has become obsessed with finding the remaining pieces and unifying the rod, an event that could bring untold evil and suffering to the world.

Theoderich takes on the quest of locating the remaining relics to keep them from Ulrich and begins a journey that will lead him across Europe and the Middle East. Throughout his journey, he’ll meet many other warriors that decide to rally to the cause, from the old, seasoned Reinhard von Kempten of the Teutonic Order to the ambitious young mercenary Grimhild Eidottr and her Raven Company, each joining for different reasons, but slowly forming bonds that will keep through the trials and tribulations to come.

GAMEPLAY

• Squad-based RTS with a range of units, from tanky Swordsman to quick cavalry
  
• Select hero-squads and auxiliary squads across 15 exciting, hand-crafted Single Player missions, each with custom cinematics, narrated journals, difficulty levels, and more
  
• 5+ Hero Squads each with 3 different skill trees providing players with unique passive and active skills to choose from while leveling up their heroes
  
• Large array of weapons and armors to loot and equip throughout the campaign, each with their own stats and special skill options
  
• Combine hero skills and weapons/equipment for a huge selection of hero builds
  
• Play cooperative with friends in the 3-player “Last Man Standing” mode, where you face hordes of enemies and earn experience to level up your knights and unlock new skills and cosmetics
  
• Play competitively in multiple pvp game modes that support 1v1 and 2v2, with cosmetic meta-progression and special rewards for ranked play

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Looks like Company of Heroes - Crusaders Edition.

Hmm....

 

[JarlFrank]

Looks like Company of Heroes - Crusaders Edition.

Hmm....

So basically this:

 

[Parsimonious cook]

Indeed - looks like Ancestors: Legacy with more storyfag emphasis, strategic map, RPG elements, less edgyness and a stronk wahmin character. I am OK with this - A:L has a very solid gameplay (both SP and MP), the only real issue with it is the small player base (ie MP has been dead for ages by now). The question is how much are the RPG elements and the strategic map going to add to the A:L formula. In any case this is worth keeping an eye on.

 

[Zariusz]

So it got released few days ago


Did anyone tried this?

 

[Parsimonious cook]

Its pretty good. The game is basically medieval version of Dawn of War II (ie there are hero units which can be upgraded with skills and gear, a simple strategic layer and boss fights). There are also elements from Ancestors: Legacy (a simplistic base building/reinforcements mechanic, cool looking melee animations, rock-paper-scissors type unit strengths and weaknesses against various unit types). Its very micro-focused just like DoW2. Heavy storyfaggotry with Myth style journal entries - cool shit that we dont get to see often (not quite on Myth level, but then again - nothing is).

The story is fairly cool historical fantasy (its set in 1200s Europe and middle East, there are real events but the plot revolves around what appears to be a magical artefact). Didn’t try the MP yet, but generally I am satisfied with the purchase.