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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux • 2012

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Quick resume

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Skill-based, deep melee combat system
    • Varied classes and weapons
    • Immersive medieval atmosphere and gore
    • Multiple game modes including team objectives
    • Active community and social play

    Cons

    • Toxic player behavior and teamkilling
    • Bugs and occasional lag
    • Limited single-player content
    • Slow progression at higher levels
    • Some paid cosmetic content

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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      "High skill ceiling with challenging timing and precision required; players improve through practice and mastery."

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    • Competition

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      "Strong competitive multiplayer focus with ranked modes, duels, and skill-based matchmaking."

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      "Strong multiplayer focus with ranked servers, leaderboards, and skill-based duels fostering competition."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report habitual play, long sessions, and desire to keep playing despite some frustrations."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Team-based gameplay and multiplayer modes encourage working together and forming alliances."

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    • Creativity

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      "Customization of characters and weapons is available, but limited mostly to skins and attachments."

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    • Domination

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      "Community emphasizes balanced gameplay and mutual respect; some reports of toxic behavior and cheating exist but overall the game fosters shared participation rather than domination."

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      "Community includes some toxic behavior and power-tripping veterans, but in-game voting and kick systems promote fairness and mutual respect."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse in medieval fantasy and escape real life stress."

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      "Players use the game as a stress relief and immersive medieval fantasy escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different game modes, weapons, and strategies; some mention learning and adapting to controls."

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    • Exploration

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      "Some variety in battle maps and missions, but mostly structured and familiar environments within the tactical RPG framework."

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      "Some map variety and community-created content, but mostly familiar medieval battle environments."

    • Expression

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      "Character customization allows some self-expression, but limited cosmetic options."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Medieval fantasy setting with some magic elements and heroic battles, though grounded in realism."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Community and clans foster social connections, though some toxicity exists."

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      "Community and clans exist, with social interaction and friendships formed despite some toxicity."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills through learning combat mechanics, character builds, and map knowledge, with a rewarding progression system."

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      "Players develop combat skills, map knowledge, and strategies over time; progression is skill-based."

    • Health

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "Some players lead teams or coordinate strategies but no formal leadership roles emphasized."

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    • Progression

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      "Leveling system unlocks weapons and abilities; players collect power-ups during matches."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay can be intense and strategic but also provides satisfying flow and catharsis for players."

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong sensory feedback from combat sounds, gore effects, and visual executions provide emotional fun."

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    • Status

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      "Leaderboards, clans, and ranks provide social recognition."

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    • Story

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      "No narrative or campaign; multiplayer-focused with minimal story context."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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      "High tension and risk create thrilling moments and adrenaline during combat encounters."

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    • Value

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      "Generally considered good value especially on sale, with satisfying gameplay length and content for price."

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    • Violence

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      "Enjoyment of brutal melee combat, dismemberment, and gore is a core part of the experience."

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Domination.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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