King Arthur: Knight's Tale

Mordred dies killing King Arthur, but both return from the afterlife. When Arthur is corrupted by evil forces, the Lady of the Lake tasks Mordred with stopping him. Players control Mordred as he fights through the corrupted denizens of Avalon via turn-based tactical combat. Three more knights from a roster of twelve can accompany Mordred. Other knights can be added to the roster, but this requires removing an existing one.[2] Knights can be upgraded through skill trees,[3] and titles bestowed upon them can increase their loyalty and give them special abilities. Between battles, players can recuperate and upgrade their chosen castle, including Camelot. Knights can optionally be sent on quests, which makes them temporarily unavailable to join Mordred. Depending on choices made during quests, players move their kingdom along a graph with two axes representing Christianity vs paganism and tyranny vs benevolence. These choices can affect the loyalty of knights, each of whom has their own preferences. Knights who do not go out on adventures can be trained at the castle, gaining experience points based on how well upgraded the training yard is.[4] A player versus player mode is available.[5]

King Arthur: Knight's Tale was funded on Kickstarter in 2020,[6] entered early access in January 2021[7] and released for Windows on April 26, 2022.[8] Console versions are planned but undated. In November 2022, a skirmish mode was added to the game for free. At the same time, two paid DLC were released that add more skirmishes.[9]

King Arthur: Knight's Tale received positive reviews on Metacritic.[10] IGN praised the game's depiction of playing as a heavily armored knight in tactical combat, but they said that the battles eventually became repetitive and felt like filler.[2] Eurogamer felt that the default difficulty level had all the requisite tactical options but lacked depth and challenge, making the battles seem boring.[4] RPGFan called it "a feast with meaty tactics, a sumptuous story, and luscious visuals".[3] RPGamer enjoyed the tactical combat, but they said the grimdark atmosphere can make the game feel oppressive and repetitive.[11]

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