For Honor is a medieval multiplayer action game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. Players can choose between knight, viking, or samurai factions and engage in close-quarters melee combat using swords, axes, and other medieval weapons on various battlefield maps.
For Honor is a medieval multiplayer action game developed and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The game allows players to play as a medieval knight, viking, or samurai and fight against other players online.
In For Honor, players can choose which of the three factions they want to be part of - The Legion (Knights), The Warborn (Vikings), or The Chosen (Samurai) - each with their own unique weapons, classes, abilities, and fighting styles. There is a campaign mode that can be played solo or cooperatively, but the main focus is on the multiplayer modes.
The unique combat system is centered around close-quarters melee combat with medieval weaponry like swords, shields, axes, spears, etc. Players must master the Art of Battle system which incorporates directional blocking, dodging, parrying attacks, and finding openings to break the opponent's defense. There are various multiplayer modes like Dominion, Brawl, Duel which take place on specialized battlefield maps.
Since its release in 2017, For Honor has seen many seasonal content updates adding new heroes, maps, customization items and gameplay changes to expand the experience. There is an active competitive community and the game requires quick reflexes and tactical mastery of the game's complex combat system to succeed.