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Half Sword Early Access Review: Brutal Medieval Combat SimulatorThe YouTuber reviews Half Sword's early access release, highlighting its brutal and realistic medieval combat, physics-based gameplay, and new features like outdoor areas and the Abyss. While noting some performance issues and slightly lighter physics compared to the tech demo, they highly recommend the game for fans of medieval combat.
1. ⚔️ First Impressions and Character Creation in Half Sword's Early Access
- ✅ The game has entered early access (version 0.6).
- ⚠️ Some performance issues are noted, as reflected in current game reviews.
- ✅ The player creates a character named Henry, choosing appearance and a sickle as the starting weapon.
- ✅ The player interacts with an NPC who provides guidance on trading gear with a merchant and seeking the jester for assistance.
00:00 - 01:22
1. ⚔️ First Impressions and Character Creation in Half Sword's Early Access
- ✅ The game has entered early access (version 0.6).
- ⚠️ Some performance issues are noted, as reflected in current game reviews.
- ✅ The player creates a character named Henry, choosing appearance and a sickle as the starting weapon.
- ✅ The player interacts with an NPC who provides guidance on trading gear with a merchant and seeking the jester for assistance.
01:23 - 02:54
2. ⚔️ Initial Combat and Mechanics Overview
- ✅ The player engages in a cellar duel, showcasing the game's brutal and realistic medieval combat.
- ✅ The game utilizes mouse movements for swinging weapons and changing attack orientation.
- ✅ Players can pick up and drop multiple weapons and grab opponents.
02:55 - 04:50
3. 🏞️ Exploring New Outdoor Areas and Physics-Based Combat
- ✅ The player explores new outdoor areas, noting their resemblance to Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
- ✅ The player praises the game's physics system, though noting it feels slightly lighter compared to the tech demo.
- ✅ The player references GTA 4 and GTA 5 to illustrate their preference for strong physics engines in games.
- ⚠️ The player gets knocked down during a brawl, highlighting the game's challenging combat.
05:08 - 06:37
4. 🏆 Champion Fights and Healing Mechanics
- ✅ The player fights a champion, demonstrating the game's combat mechanics.
- ✅ The player heals their character using Groshian after taking damage.
06:38 - 07:58
5. 💰 Trading, Inventory Management, and Gear
- ✅ The player rests to advance time to morning.
- ✅ The player interacts with a merchant to trade gear.
- ✅ The player evaluates and equips hosen (leg armor), managing their inventory.
- ✅ The player sells unwanted hosen to the merchant.
07:59 - 09:52
6. ⚔️ Slums Doubles: Intense Two-on-One Combat
- ✅ The player participates in a "Slums Doubles" fight, facing two opponents simultaneously.
- ✅ The player describes the intense and brutal nature of the combat, including a finishing blow to the throat.
09:59 - 11:37
7. 💀 Combat Learning Curve, Damage Models, and Retribution Mode
- ✅ The player acknowledges the learning curve and their previous experience with the tech demo.
- ✅ The player notes the absence of intestine-pulling from the original tech demo.
- ✅ The player expresses admiration for the game's damage model, comparing it to Dead Island 2.
- ✅ The player enters "retribution" mode, leading to the Abyss.
11:38 - 12:37
8. 🧟 Exploring the Abyss: Spooky Encounters and Zombie-like Enemies
- ✅ The player explores the Abyss, a spooky area with fog enabled for added atmosphere.
- ✅ The player encounters a zombie-like enemy and is killed.
12:38 - 13:20
9. 👍 Final Recommendation and Performance Considerations
- ✅ The player highly recommends the game, praising its fun gameplay.
- ⚠️ The player advises caution for those with lower-end computers or laptops due to performance demands.
- ✅ The player shares their experience running the game on a high-end PC (4080 with an i9 processor).