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For Honor’s brutal medieval combat will pull you in and pit you front and center in some truly epic battles.
Game Info
Carve a path of destruction through the battlefield in For Honor, a brand-new game developed by Ubisoft Montreal studio. Enter the chaos of a raging war as a bold knight, brutal viking, or mysterious samurai, three of the greatest warrior legacies. For Honor is a fast-paced, competitive experience mixing skill, strategy, and team play with visceral melee combat. The Art of Battle, For Honor’s innovative control system, puts you in total control of your heroes, each with distinct skills and weapons, as you fight for land, glory, and honor. As a skilled warrior on an intense, believable battleground, you annihilate all soldiers, archers, and opposing heroes who stand in your way.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 105
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47% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Action, Fighting
DEVELOPER(S):
- Ubisoft Montreal
PUBLISHER(S):
- Ubisoft Entertainment
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
105
Critic Reviews
77
Average Critic Score
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CRITIC REVIEWS
All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.
High Score
95%
Median Score
80%
Low Score
55%
GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)
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8/10
“One of the best new fighting games of the last several years, and all the more exciting because of its originality and accessibility.”
Jeff Cork (Game Informer)
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8.3/10
“For Honor is as close as most of us will get to our sword-and-shield fantasies, and it is amazing when it all works. Unfortunately, networking and interface issues are a chink in its armor.”
Matt Espineli (GameSpot)
[Date Unavailable]
8/10
“For Honor is an incredibly entertaining fighter that’s satisfying both in single and multiplayer, even despite the narrative flaws of its story mode.”
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (105 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Алексей Лихачев | 8 / 10 | 02-24-2017 | Unusual and for the most part unique hybrid of action and fighting games. And it’s freshness is one of the main reasons why it stays fun for a long time. Unfortunately, disconnects and lags during the multiplayer matches are not that uncommon. | Read review |
| AR12Gaming | Rizentral | 8.5 / 10 | 04-08-2017 | If somebody came up to me on the street and told me about this plot to a game, I’d be a bit skeptical, as I’m sure many of you were when you first heard about For Honor. Up until the point of actually playing the game, nothing seemed too special about the new release from Ubisoft. For Honor seemed to strike a perfect balance of story, gameplay, longevity, and sheer fun to create a solid game that I’m sure people will be playing for a while. Fantastic: For Honor is the fighting game for people who don’t like fighting games. | Read review |
| Arcade Sushi | TJ Denzer | 8.5 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | It doesn’t always dance gracefully with the craft of battle, but For Honor is a game that harnesses some of the most impactful melee combat we’ve seen. | Read review |
| Areajugones | David Cruz García | 9 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | For Honor is one of the best multiplayer experiences of the recent years, offering a well-balanced combat system and stunning graphics that reflect the potential of the current generation. | Read review |
| Atomix | Emilio Reyes | 82 / 100 | 02-19-2017 | The Art of Battle combat system works better than we expected, giving us a combat multiplayer game full of possibilities and close matches. Ubisoft tried something new and succeeded with a very deep multiplayer experience full of potential. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Kyle Hanson | 4.5 / 5 stars | 02-14-2017 | For Honor offers up one of the most visceral multiplayer experiences in video games. The single player campaign is a nice diversion, but won’t satisfy those seeking a full experience. Once you hit multiplayer though, you’ll be hooked and finding time for other video games will be the real problem. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 8 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | The War of Factions stuff sounds great, but feels lacking in its overall presentation. But there are memorable flashes of brilliance when playing the multiplayer modes, and you come up against another player. And through sheer skill and understanding of the combat, you’re able to gain the upper hand in a heated and intense exchange of metal. And then, put the exclamation point on the outcome with a suitably violent execution. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Bahram Bigharaz | 8 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | The first few hours of For Honor can be slow and frustrating, specially if you are a newcomer to the fighting genre. But once you learn through its very deep and unique combat system, you’ll definitely fall in love with it. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Gabriel Bogdan | 7.8 / 10 | 02-14-2017 | For Honor developed from a promising concept to a sloppy execution in the final version. The Story misses some depth and it’s still questionable if the game offers some long-term motivation in the Multiplayer-Part. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Cole Watson | 8.5 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor is a great example that Western developers can make some great innovative twists on a primarily Japanese-built genre. | Read review |
| Chalgyr’s Game Room | Robert Risdon | 7 / 10 | 02-27-2017 | In typical Ubisoft fashion, For Honor has received some significant hype over the past year or so. Set in a fictional world full of strife and chaos, choose your Hero from the noble Samurai, the relentless Vikings, or the bloodthirsty Knights and represent your faction in a war for dominance. Whether you are in the captivatingly beautiful wilderness or the majestic ruins of civilization, your Hero will stand as a bulwark against the oncoming threat of annihilation. With an interesting twist on the action-fighting platform, For Honor uses an innovative control system called “The Art of Battle” that provides full control over your choice of one of twelve heroes. Stab, parry, and block your way through the fight control. For all of the interesting new fight mechanics, focus on faction-specific persistent PVP world, For Honor is both new and exciting while feeling, at times, incredibly frustrating and empty. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Jenni Lada | 4 / 5 stars | 02-14-2017 | The campaign offers an interesting enough solo experience that lets people gradually face greater challenges. The multiplayer is extraordinary, when it’s working properly. It’s just that Ubisoft has once again not anticipated the needs of a game such as this. I feel like peer-to-peer wasn’t the right system for such a game, and that it would have been better for everyone if this had been a client-server game. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Anthony Gomez | 85 / 100 | 02-17-2017 | On the surface it may look like nothing much is happening, but the act of positioning and quietly feeling an opponent out can be surprisingly thrilling. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Alessandro Barbosa | 6.5 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | At its core, For Honor is a stunningly great game with exhilarating combat the likes of which are hardly seen. But it’s crippled by online issues that reduce its core multiplayer to a frustrating mess. | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Ofisil | 7 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | There are lots of bad things that can be said for Ubisoft’s newest idea, with the most annoying one being its poor single-player portion. For those looking for the best medieval-themed PvP melee fighting game, however, it just can’t get any better than this. For Honor is not flawless, but it’s the current King of the Hill. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Nic Rowen | 5.5 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | As it is, this is a game with a disposable single-player campaign, multiplayer matches that crash or disconnect as often as they complete, and a slew of fantastic mechanics that only rise to the surface in a single game mode out of a half-dozen. | Read review |
| Digiato | Pouria Daneshvar | 75 / 100 | 02-22-2017 | When it’s working, For Honor is a satisfying multiplayer game with an excellent combat system and interesting playable characters. While ubisoft’s medieval fighting game builds a solid foundation, issues such as weak story campaign, poor balance and unstable servers, bring dishonor upon for honor. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Alex Tudor | 8 / 10 | 12-15-2016 | For Honor is a game that not only excels in it’s combat, but excels in it’s multiplayer execution. Nothing is more satisfying than challenging friends to a quick 1v1 battle to see who is the superior fighter, only to have your clock cleaned in a public match. While I found the story to be lackluster and more of a set of tutorial stages, there’s enough there to get players engaged with how the game operates. Multiplayer is the real crown jewel of For Honor, and is set to have players wanting more for the weeks and months ahead. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Phil Hornshaw | 3 / 5 stars | 02-17-2017 | ‘For Honor’s dueling is focused and fun, but the best stuff is overshadowed by many smaller problems. | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Nick H. | 3 / 5 stars | 03-02-2017 | For Honor takes some risks and creates a new property that I’d love to see more of in the future. Unfortunately, there is this impression that perhaps Ubisoft was not entirely confident in this first outing. The online modes are fun enough, but they can get grindy and their lack of depth begins to show after a time. This when coupled with the lack of dedicated servers leaves For Honor feeling somewhat incomplete, despite some beautiful environments and engaging combat. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Ryan Meitzler | 7.5 / 10 | 03-06-2017 | Where a lot of other competitive games use melee combat as a secondary means, For Honor shows a respect and admiration for the art of combat that’s as compelling and thrilling as any gunfight in a first-person shooter or battle in a strategy game. For the most part, For Honor is a competitive game with a unique, sharply-honed combat system that’s easy enough to pick up, but filled with depth and challenge to truly master. While the game’s fairly high skill ceiling and emphasis on micro-transactions might be off-putting to some players, For Honor is an experience that’s truly fit for those that are warriors at heart. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Michael Huber | 4 / 5 stars | 02-25-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| EGM | Ray Carsillo | 7 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | An inventive premise and surprisingly deep combat system sits at the core of what could’ve been a great game—if so many technical issues didn’t surround it and detract so much from the whole of the experience. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | Recommended | 04-30-2018 | Ubisoft’s novel fighting game finally comes into focus. | Read review |
| Expansive | Ray Willmott | 8 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor is a genuine surprise and occassional delight | Read review |
| Fextralife | Languard | 7 / 10 | 02-27-2017 | For Honor is fun game to play, and a gorgeous game to look at. If you have an interest in medieval sword fights or fighting games, you definitely should pick this one up. For everyone else, I’d still say you can’t go wrong with it, though perhaps wait until the first DLC is out which will add in some more play modes. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Jeff Cork | 8.3 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor is as close as most of us will get to our sword-and-shield fantasies, and it is amazing when it all works. Unfortunately, networking and interface issues are a chink in its armor | Read review |
| Game Rant | Brad Jones | 4.5 / 5 stars | 02-20-2017 | For Honor is a must-play title for anyone that’s looking for a fresh take on multiplayer; it’s fun, it has plenty of depth, and the new game hits hard. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | James Kozanitis | 4 / 5 stars | 02-15-2017 | Against all my better instincts, I have to sit down and Ubisoft’s dinner table and eat however many crows they put in front of me. Everything but the beak and feat. For Honor is a damn fine experience, and while it’s held back by a few technical issues and an underdeveloped campaign, learning and mastering its every complexity is rewarding enough to balance those out and then some. | Read review |
| Game Volt | Moustafa Gad | 7.9 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor offered a redefined Melee Combat with a detailed and realistic animations , skill tree options also offers far more content to unlock for months, in addition to environment design diversity and character selection Variety each one has unique play style and tactics, but the game lacking few game modes which gives you the feeling of repetitive content not to mention the weak story line. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Angelo D’Argenio | 7.8 / 10 | 02-16-2017 | For Honor is a fantastically innovative game that deserves to be played by everyone at least once, but whether or not it ends up being a multiplayer classic is still yet to be seen. | Read review |
| Gamefa | Amirhossein Dehnavi | 8 / 10 | 03-07-2017 | So far For Honor is one of the Best Multiplayer game in 2017 and I can Even call the best on this genre. Unfortunately For Honor Couldn’t, at the moment, Provide a Steady Connections & Matchmaking Performance, Which is the Most important part of a Multiplayer-Focused Game but Ubisoft Prove us with Rainbow Six Siege that support his games strongly post-launch, so we can hope for fixing the correct issue. | Read review |
| GameMAG | ACE | 6 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor feels like a Free-to-play title that deliberately was turned into a retail product, but kept the elements of a Pay-to-win system. Unfortunately, except for graphics and animations, the single-player mode cannot offer pleasant revelations and the multiplayer mode, instead of beautiful battles, reminds only white trash street fights. The problem with an imbalance of characters in duels makes the situation even worse, but we hope that most errors will be fixed with future updates. If this happens, you can give the game a chance, but for now we recommend postponing the purchase or waiting for discounts to devote time to other more worthy projects. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Conrad Reyners | 7 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | The campaign’s story falls to earth with a thud, and technical problems are currently marring its online component, but For Honor’s masterful presentation and combat rescue it from mediocrity. Given a few patches, it’ll be a force to be reckoned with. | Read review |
| GamePro | Dimitry Halley | 82 / 100 | 02-21-2017 | Ambitious multiplayer brawler with a clever medieval fighting system. Could run out of steam in the long term because of a lack of depth. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Synzer | 8 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | For Honor is a brilliant new hybrid fighting game that’s only issue is connecting to servers. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Richard Seagrave | 8 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor has quickly become my favourite online multiplayer game, and one that I’m certain will have me honing my skills, and my blade, for months to come. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Matt Espineli | 8 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor is an incredibly entertaining fighter that’s satisfying both in single and multiplayer, even despite the narrative flaws of its story mode. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Chris Thursten | 4 / 5 stars | 02-27-2017 | A deep and gratifying medieval swordfighting sim that risks putting off newcomers. Persevere and the rewards are well worth it. | Read review |
| GameWatcher | Christian Vaz | 7 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | Does Ubisoft’s new medieval fighting game do enough to impress? | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Nathan Carter | 8 / 10 | 03-01-2017 | For Honor is an incredibly fun online experience with fast and fun game modes and a fantastic battle system that is simple to use but almost has the depth of a fighting game. Unfortunately, the loot box system for unlocking important items for your characters and connection issues hold For Honor back | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Pramath | 7 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor is, most of all, a fun game, and it is a game that has some real depth and soul to it. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Rachel Berry | 95 / 100 | 02-21-2017 | Whether you prefer, multiplayer or story, Dominion or Duel, viking or knight or samurai, there’s something for every gamer in For Honor. With a compelling story, beautiful customization options, competition, community, this game is both a triumph and a damn good fight.unity, and a damn good fight. | Read review |
| GearNuke | Khurram Imtiaz | 8.5 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor offers a unique online multiplayer experience with its fights that remains unmatched in the current gaming landscape. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | LJ Lowery | 7.7 / 10 | 02-28-2017 | For Honor is completely unlike anything else on the market due, primarily, to its deep combat. Players can easily sink hundreds of hours into the game with so many customization options for twelve different classes. The weak campaign and one-sided Deathmatch battles are, thankfully, not a killing blow. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Gonzalo Sánchez | 8 / 10 | 02-16-2017 | For Honor is a remarkable game with a deep combat system. The campaign has a cooperative mode for two players and the multiplayer mode will give you tons of hours of fun. For Honor is a safe bet to have fun alone and even more with your friends. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Chris White | 7.5 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | If the single-player had been better put together, there would be a lot more to scream and shout about, but the combat and online multiplayer is excellent at times. | Read review |
| Guardian | Keith Stuart | 4 / 5 stars | 02-22-2017 | Ubisoft’s multiplayer-focused fighting game is a single-minded simulation of melee battle, with an emphasis on epic physical confrontations | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Chris Shive | 4 / 5 stars | 02-18-2017 | For Honor can be likened to a third-person medieval Call of Duty: the single player campaign is well produced and tells an interesting story, but the bulk of the replay value comes from becoming involved with the Faction War in multiplayer. | Read review |
| IBTimes UK | Sam White | 3 / 5 stars | 02-18-2017 | In short, For Honor is bloated in a way it doesn’t need to be, but in a way that’s completely unsurprising for Ubisoft. A ton of cosmetic upgrades and progression rankings can’t save it from being an ultimately narrow experience. It may not wholly satisfy anyone craving an enormous single-player campaign or competitive multiplayer, but if you want a surprisingly competent fighting game that’s capable of offering some great, tense and skill-based encounters, For Honor has enough to offer. Ubisoft may have marketed the game as a big, broad battler, but in truth it’s just about you and your opponent and that’s where it is at its best. | Read review |
| IGN | Brandin Tyrrel | 8 / 10 | 02-18-2017 | For Honor has some dents in its shiny armor, such as the mediocre campaign, the frugal economy, and the snowballing victories in team modes. But it’s hard to be mad too long when I consider that the melee combat system is second to none and a joy to learn, take your licks, and then learn some more. I could feel myself becoming a better warrior with this deep, flexible, and complete fighting system. The more I play For Honor, the more I want to play For Honor. I hope Ubisoft doubles-down on support, because it’s something truly special. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Gianluca Loggia | 8.4 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | A great but very demanding multiplayer game, with a unique and deep combat system. | Read review |
| IGN Middle East | Mufaddal Fakhruddin | 7.5 / 10 | 02-19-2017 | If you can ignore the glaring connectivity issues, there is strength in For Honor’s arms. It’s multi-layered combat is its biggest selling point, which demands patience, wit, and intelligence to excel. Its moments of failures and successes resulting from it are some of the best I have had, but I only wish that they come in more often and consistently. Not everything works for For Honor, but there is tremendous potential. Right now, at launch, For Honor is a game envisioned by its developers. Now it’s up to the community to mold it into something of their own. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Juan García | 7.8 / 10 | 02-14-2017 | For Honor is a great idea dumpered by wrong choices. We love its combat, its visuals and it’s a very fun game. But we don’t like the chaotic 4 vs. 4 batlles, its F2P nature and the metagame Faction War is too shallow. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Tony Smith | 4.2 / 5 stars | 02-22-2017 | Sure, the story in the single-player campaign is a little contrived at times but it’s a great introduction to the game and more importantly the controls. Given that, the combat mechanics of For Honor is quite sturdy and can be very brutal at times, particularly in multiplayer but the amount of grinding and use of both in-game and real-world currency may deter some people. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Ethan Gach | Recommended | 02-16-2017 | Even the most clumsy and gnarled duel will achieve moments of greatness. And when two experienced players operating on the same wave-length begin stringing together slashes, parries and counter-attacks in an unbroken chain, the resulting exchange feels as much like a choreographed ballet as a fight to the death…if ballets ended with severed heads flying into the orchestra. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Luis Sánchez | 6.5 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | For Honor has the best, most innovative and rewarding combat system we have seen in years. However, the whole experience is crippled by poorly designed game modes and progression schemes; a broken matchmaking system and online instability. It’s best to avoid it for now and wait a few months until the developer can fix its problems. | Read review |
| M3 | P-A Knutsson | 8 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | With an outstanding combat system For Honor offers a unique take on medieval action games. The combat truly excels against other players online and it is apparent that the online mode is where your time should be spent. Offline players, however, will not find much to do except hammering around in a repetitive story mode. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | One of the best new fighting games of the last several years, and all the more exciting because of its originality and accessibility. | Read review |
| MMOGames | Nia Bothwell | 8 / 10 | 03-08-2017 | I’ve enjoyed For Honor immensely and I’m still looking for spare time to play it for a few more hours. The game is beautiful, the fighting is satisfying, and having a decent challenge for once just makes the experience all that more rewarding. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Tim Reid | 70 / 100 | 02-25-2017 | Even though For Honor’s core combat is essentially an elaborate quick-time event sequence in disguise, the production values and novelty factor are high enough that there is still a good deal of fun to be had here. | Read review |
| NZGamer | Brian McDonald | 7.8 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | Held back by its own ambition, For Honor isn’t a masterpiece, but delivers where it counts. | Read review |
| OnlySP | Dylan Warman | Recommended | 02-27-2017 | Despite its few rather minor flaws, For Honor provides a new experience for both experienced gamers and those new to the genre. With exceptional graphics and mostly-superior audio quality wedded to an immersive and dynamic gameplay experience, Ubisoft Montreal’s recent fighting game with hack-and-slash elements grants hours of addictive virtual warfare. Whether looking to sit back and relax with a few friends or play it solo, For Honor is a bloody and thrilling addition to Ubisoft’s repertoire. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Yasin İlgün | 7.8 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | I could have given For Honor a better score if it was only released with the multi-player mode but the single-player falls short of the mark. If you have time and patience to master the game, you may give For Honor a chance. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Sina Rabiee | 7 / 10 | 03-21-2017 | For Honor is one of the newest and of course one of the most interesting experiences at the current time, a game that’d easily claim to have the strongest and the most realistic Melee-weapon based combat system but sadly, the issues that we were hoping to be resolved by the time the final version was released were not yet fixed and at this time, it’d much better for you to wait for the updates in order to have a much more fixed and solid experience either from the game or from the servers because as you see, For Honor has completely the potential to entertain you with it’s massive battles for hours. | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Imran Khan | 7.5 / 10 | 03-06-2017 | I think, however, that I ended up liking it in spite of itself, and could feel the pushback more and more aggressively the longer I played it. It is an enjoyable game, and I have no qualms about calling it one of the best fighting games of this gen, but it does not solve the problems that keep the genre from being for everyone and, in some cases, accelerates those issues. Perhaps that is too heavy a burden for any game to carry, but I still find myself wishing For Honor were capable of it. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Andy Kelly | 74 / 100 | 02-16-2017 | A tense, tactical medieval brawler that will reward anyone with the patience and will to master it. | Read review |
| PCMag | Jeffrey L. Wilson | 3.5 / 5 stars | 02-27-2017 | Packed with tense, weapon-based action, For Honor is a fun combat title that shines in its many multiplayer modes. That said, its online requirement and loot system dim its shine a bit. | Read review |
| PCWorld | Hayden Dingman | 3 / 5 stars | 02-14-2017 | The best thing I can say about the campaign here is it will prepare you for multiplayer, especially if you go through on the higher difficulties. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Paul James | Recommended | 02-27-2017 | For Honor has crafted itself a really cool niche in the competitive space that few currently occupy, and provided the game continues to run as it has been online, that the game gets continued support from Ubisoft, then you can be sure we’ll be hearing much more about the game and the franchise in the weeks, months and perhaps even years to come. | Read review |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | Tyler Treese | 7 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | Judging by how Ubisoft has handled support for past multiplayer games (like Rainbow Six Siege), I’m confident that some of For Honor‘s issues will get rectified down the line. Gameplay can be tweaked, matchmaking enhanced, and better modes can all be added over time. However, as the game stands right now it’s more of a proof of concept than a fully realized idea. There’s a great base to build upon mechanically, but it’s too rough around the edges to shine as bright as it should. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | John-Paul Jones | 8.5 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | A small handful of flaws aren’t quite enough to dull the appeal of For Honor’s peerless combat and deceptive depth. For Honor looks like it’ll be my go-to multiplayer game for quite some time and if you give it a go, chances are it’ll be yours, too. For anyone with even the slightest love of melee combat, For Honor is a must-have. | Read review |
| Polygon | Owen Good | 8 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | For Honor is worth the work you have to put into it | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Daniel Kaszor | 8.5 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | For Honor can be overwhelming, but its deep combat is more welcoming than most shooters | Read review |
| Press Start | James Berich | 7 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor feels like both a triumph and a failure in some senses. On one hand, it’s an exceedingly genuine melee combat experience that manages to leverage the wild and varied styles of the knights, Vikings and samurai in a comprehensive package. The single player is great, if not terse. The multiplayer well designed. On the other, it’s let down by consistently disappointing server and networking issues. These can be fixed in the future, no doubt, but for now, For Honor has some more territory to conquer before it becomes truly great. | Read review |
| Push Square | Alex Stinton | 8 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | By successfully meshing team based multiplayer with the sorts of mechanics you’d normally find in a fighting game, For Honor manages to offer an experience like no other on the PS4. While the skill barrier to entry will likely cause frustration for some, anyone who puts time into learning the extremely deep combat will find each hard-fought success immensely satisfying. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Mike Boccher | 9.2 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | For Honor is an incredibly competitive multiplayer game and one of the best action titles in years. | Read review |
| Reno Gazette-Journal | Jason Hidalgo, Cameron Duren | 7.5 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor is a great new IP that takes the fun parts of competitive online shooters and sprinkles them into medieval-style combat. Add excellent visuals to the tight, polished gameplay and you have the makings of a potential esports contender. Unfortunately, microtransactions and free-to-play inspired unlocks take the sheen out an otherwise enjoyable experience. If you don’t mind that, however, then For Honor is good fun. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Brendan Caldwell | Not Recommended | 02-16-2017 | Overall, I don’t know exactly how I feel about For Honor. It sometimes feels like a Ubisoft hired a bunch of scientists in white coats to observe Dark Souls PvP from behind reinforced perspex and experiment on it with Dota DNA in a mad attempt to recreate a tame monster in a safe environment for their own nefarious ends (profit). What they’ve made is an interesting chimera, something that is both more accessible but sometimes just as unforgiving. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | مصطفى جاد | 6 / 10 | 02-21-2017 | For Honor delivers accurate and unique gameplay, unlimited upgrade options for every character, variety in levels design and a multiplayer mode that depends on cooperation with teammates more than playing solo. However, the game suffers from a weak and disappointing story mode, overpowered abilities that some characters have, limited game modes, pay-to-win microtransactions, and various connection issues. | Read review |
| SelectButton | Kevin Mitchell | 8 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | Although I never considered myself a competitive fighting game enthusiast, I found both the combat mechanics and the flow of engagement in For Honor refreshing. Individual matches don’t overstay their welcome, and it’s a hard game to put down due to the faction metagame. Seeing your faction losing a territory is a strong incentive to place additional war assets, requiring you to play one more match. Not to mention the game has additional legs with a rewarding loot system and customization options. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Jason Faulkner | 8 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor will inevitably be a favorite of mine. It combines easy to pick up, complicated to master fighting and action-style gameplay with compelling gameplay types and there’s nothing quite like it. However, if you were looking for a single-player game, you might not want to purchase this title. The heart and soul of For Honor are its multiplayer modes, and unfortunately, at this time, there are enough issues with matchmaking and peer-to-peer connections that you may want to wait until Ubisoft has some time to fix those problems. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | David Rix | 8.5 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | Overall, For Honor is a unique multiplayer experience that brings the art of intimate combat mixed in with the fan faction of your favorite warriors clashing to the death. Ubisoft has another great title under its belt that has a long life ahead of it… | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Yuri Polverino | 8 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | For Honor is for sure one of the best pvp games of this console’s generation: an incredible combat system with an even better variety of classes draws a painting made for competitive players. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Steve Wright | 9 / 10 | 02-15-2017 | For Honor is a refreshing new take on combat, and one that everyone should experience. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Matthew Arrojas | 7 / 10 | 02-27-2017 | The ingredients for a great game are all there in For Honor, and many of those ingredients are put to good use. However, it is by no means a perfect game, and many of its flaws are fatal. There is an audience for For Honor, but it might be more niche than Ubisoft was expecting. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Tom Hoggins | 4 / 5 stars | 02-24-2017 | I suspect that this game will follow a similar path to Ubisoft’s equally interesting Rainbow Six Siege, building up a mid-sized, but fervent and dedicated fan-base. And due to For Honor’s ferocious combat system and boldness to do things a little differently, its followers will find a war worth fighting. | Read review |
| The Angry Joe Show | Joe Vargas | 7 / 10 | 02-24-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Andrew Phillips | 7 / 10 | 02-24-2017 | For Honor brings us a surprisingly deep and downright fun co-op / multiplayer fighter held back from greatness by an incoherent, mundane single-player campaign and the use of peer to peer networking for online matches. | Read review |
| The Game Fanatics | Forbes Jones | 9 / 10 | 02-23-2017 | For Honor is an ambitious IP that hit the blade right in the jugular, creating a beautiful new combat system, character in its various roles and factions, and an underlying amount of depth and customization that contributes to an engaging multiplayer experience with tons of replayability. If you’ve wondered what it’s like to hold a 5 foot long sword, For Honor is going to be your best chance at feeling the intimacy of dueling with histories deadliest warriors. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | Laura Kate Dale | 7 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | Ultimately, For Honor doesn’t focus on making sense or being historically accurate, it just puts cool stuff in a field and tells it to go out and fight. Everything outside of playing online sucks, like microtransactions, customization options and single-player. Hell, the multiplayer itself sometimes sucks when it pairs you with a badly selected host player. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Jim Hargreaves | 8 / 10 | 02-17-2017 | For Honor joins Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, and Destiny, as a game that is destined to grow over time. Right now it offers a strong core experience, but will ultimately be defined by months of rebalancing and a steady flow of new content. Having such a long tail will make For Honor even more enticing further down the line as it continues to snowball. That said, it’s refreshing and addictive enough at present to lure in anyone looking for a multiplayer game that defies the norm. | Read review |
| TheXboxHub | Richard Dobson | 4.5 / 5 stars | 02-24-2017 | For Honor is a game that I am not even close to finishing with. Its campaign is big enough to not feel tacked on, but the draw of the multiplayer action keeps dragging me away from finishing it. I can feel my skills improving after every round because it’s a new way to play against other players and that deserves highlighting in a highly saturated section of the market. | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Dave Horobin | 4 / 5 stars | 03-02-2017 | For Honor’s learning curve can be punishing at first, but if you’re willing to stay the course and invest some time into understanding the nuances of its deep combat system, you will begin to appreciate how exciting and truly addictive the “Art of Battle” can be. There are issues with connectivity and a campaign that falls short of its potential, but they can be forgiven because what For Honor does get right is at once brutal, rewarding, and unlike anything else we’ve seen in games. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | عمر العمودي | 7.5 / 10 | 02-22-2017 | A unique experience and very different from anything that Ubisoft had ever produced. It is most certainly a welcomed change of pace. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Hayes Madsen | 4 / 5 stars | 02-17-2017 | For Honor tries something new, and ultimately succeeds much more than it fails. With its surprisingly fun campaign, intense and challenging gameplay, and varied multiplayer, there’s plenty to keep you busy. There are balancing issues I sincerely hope get worked on, but for now, For Honor is a unique experience well worth your time, and could be the start of a daring new franchise. | Read review |
| USgamer | Jaz Rignall | 4 / 5 stars | 02-21-2017 | Mastering For Honor’s complex, but brilliant Art of Battle control system takes time and effort, but doing so is very worthwhile. While its campaign is short and rather underwhelming, For Honor’s multiplayer really delivers the goods, featuring strategic, involving, and brutal medieval combat that puts you front and center in some truly epic battles. Few games are as gritty and bone-crunching as this. | Read review |
| VGN | Angelo Bianco | 8.5 / 10 | 02-20-2017 | Values such as honor, courage and strength perfectly exemplify the concept behind For Honor, another bold bet won by Ubisoft, thanks to an innovative combat system, as well as a rich and well-structured multiplayer mode. The lack of a more spectacular single-player campaign prevents it from being one of the first of 2017’s true masterpieces. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Alice Bell | 7 / 10 | 02-16-2017 | For Honor’s multiplayer is special, but as a whole it’s let down by the less good single player, sometimes dodgy matchmaking, and a surfeit of microtransactions. The combat, though, is fantastic — it’s gutsy and weighty, and you feel like a badass. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Jordan Hurst | 3 / 5 stars | 02-17-2017 | For Honor’s tactical, forceful swordplay is extremely well-executed, especially for a first attempt. It’s just a shame it’s attached to so many distractions, including a bewildering story mode. | Read review |
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