FOR HONOR™

good gameplay, my favorite is when a viking sticks his big stick up your ass

games fun hard to start, but fun, and oh my god is it miserable to get 1v4'd perma on dominion

i can go into detail about every little reason but overall.. the game is honestly just bad.. there is a reason it has like 3 stars at most... you can have that once in a blue moon game where the planets align and every little interaction goes your way.. your teammates aren't complete and utter neanderthal's with zero understanding and your opponents are mindless dopes swinging and feeding revenge like a wild banshee's.. But for every game like that.. there are 20 that feel like sticking a railroad spike in your prison pocket and butt-dropping on concrete... this game is utterly infuriating... The developers's don't care, the community is probably the most toxic i've ever seen... Constant emote and chat spamming.. and people WILL message you in things like xbox chat with lovely words the start with N and rhyme with trigger.. all pretaining to how horrible you are at the game and how your family dosen't love you and so on... The characters they add are power crept, and the overall game direction of "You can literally only start your offence on light parry or when your opponent makes a mistake" is not fun and overall makes for stale and repetitive gameplay.. don't waste your money, time and sanity..

i have played this way too much. it will make any new player hate their life though. learning curve bigger than Opras a$$

if you like memorizing attack combos just to not use them this is for you

background i started in console 2018 marching fire expansion then i arrived to pc

short answer run away or play to get cancer

long answer

- new players: if u just started? give up ppl be breaking their keyboard and mouse and their controllers so u cant parry anything 50% of the game is read base because devs do whatever they want and 90% of ppl play S tier characters and spam if they dont know what they spam how will u?

future of for honor: the game is headed in a trash direction just adding more s tier heroes and moving more towards s tier adding more no skill moves and feats ur old feats do nothing while new feats sync with moveset and perks power creep is too real each heroe is hella stacked recoveries pins guarnteed damage unblockable bashes , wall bashes , hit stun , undodgeable , soft feints, full blocks , range that doesnt make sense or match weapons (all in afeera)

teamfight: teamfights are trash now u got Jiang Jun, medjay, kyoshin, Varangian Guard etc just full of pins/full guards/unblockables while not looking at you. no heavy charchter in middle of hyper armor unblockable spam? ur dead

revenge system (trash): the tick system that is racist set at trash values based on the devs who nerf and buff if they lose in ranked duels cause they trash,
- tags first of all sometimes it just does not work at all

-tags give revenge in the most stupid way 1.2x for parry / 1x for hit/block/deflect HOW CAN U COMBINE AND TREAT ALL AS SAME VALUE WHEN each of them is diff and defelcts even require skill, 0.25x for dodge/i frame sometimes u have to dodge or u will be hit it should be treated same as block or parry for example unblockable with bash u have to dodge but no trash game will reward u with more revenge if u parry then get bashed and get hit cause game is trash

- tags in teamfights if its a 2v2 there should be 0 revenge no matter what, but guess what game is trash if 1 of ur enemies has more tags than u and ur teammate because they are trash because they dont know how to teamfight in a 2V2 they start gaining revenge it even happens in 3v2 the 3 ppl can gain revenge because they are bad.

- tags are set to trash values some moves pin or are hard to read/know in a serious gank yet fade same as raw heavy cause game doesnt care if its unblockable or undodgable its the same as raw heavy in games eyes.

- tags in 100 to 0 ganks yes these exist and there are a lot if ganked perfectly u can die without being able to do anything defend urself or gain revenge not only that but most ppl forget there are many 90-80-70 ganks tthat are also confirmed u start as a 1 v1 suddenly its 2v1 with perfect gankers and they know what they doing ur like 75% hp ig ur dead

single pick: why do we not have single pick because game is trash i dont need to explain why we need this

feats: need a dire rework they can be the diff between a tier and s tier from c tier to a tier they change alot 3rd feat of afeera HAS FULL BLOCK activates super fast pins u and damages u with short cooldown WHY , sohei with his 1 shot mechanic and full healing and soul replenish feat got heavy parried once? ur dead

perks: just like feats u have bad perks? u could have been s tier for anti gank now ur only a tier stacking these perks with some charachters and feats can make u really hard to kill in ganks and teamfighs like pirate etc vengful barrier last stand etc

unstable mechanic: even stable machanics like guard break are diff some characters have fast gb some have slower gb even tho gb is a universal thing

exception trash: the game has too many exceptions dont make up rules or u will suffer, shugoki and conqueror cannot be guard broken on dodge bash while some can be same with dodge attacks. (btw there is no place not even wiki that has all these exceptions listed enjoy becoming a researcher)

another exception bullshit is the revenge gain u dodge fire flask? meteor? and got hit? guess what those level 4 feats u dodged? 0 revenge but that bow? yeah 50% revenge gain cause thats how the game work

unfair matchups: some charchters who are slow and power crept like kensei play really badly against some chars like afeera or conq u predicted dodge? and tried to punish? u will be punished for punishing boom recovery/full guard same with warden and conq u have to double dodge back to get a light in when ur enemy is brain dead and can do whatever they want u have to think 5 steps ahead for something as simple as a punish

s tier pooling: over 50% of chars are in s tier spam is real and u have to read a lot even if enemy is a noob esp if u play lower tier chars

level 3 bots: enemy bot (always spawns level 3) our bot never ever seen it at level 3 never not even once

trash matchmaking: some days u get 2 good teammates in 20 games (good day) otherwise ur enemy is read master near script like (sometimes even a real script) or even trash lag switches that make enemy attacks 50% faster teleporting delayed indicator losing half the animation, not to mention i started game pc ik im from console and know how to play but why is my enemy a streamer squad rep 1100 rep 1000 rep 700 rep 650 while our team entire rep combined is not 650 giving me perfect gank enemies like they are practicing for a tourney

trash glitches: teleporting mid attack on berserker switching mid attack

trash switching indicator when attacked from behind: sometimes flickers like crazy sometimes switches last second enjoy

in summary there is 0 aspect of this game that is good or perfect in every thing its full of trash

its ubisoft so u know its f*ckin garbage lol dont buy it, not even if its on sale. the inputs barely work so half the time you'll be wondering how tf did u not block that lmao

The game is good. But the people who play it (vast majority) are absolute cockwomble dick gurgling DICKHEADS. The skill matchmaking is inaccurate and puts new players up against seasoned "veterans" who are couch-borne sacks of sweaty anime watching shit who probably smell like a lighthouse keeper's jism. Fuck this playerbase and fuck my life.

We fight for Legion, clad in steel, upholding the knight’s code.
We fight for Power, as Vikings, embracing the chaos of war.
We fight for Tranquility, as Samurai, mastering the art of balance.

But in the end, we all fight for one thing…

We fight For Honor.

Yet, what we find is anything but honorable.
Ganks replace duels, cheap ledge kills outweigh skill, and the battlefield is ruled by toxic emote-spamming and broken mechanics. Ubisoft fuels the war not with honor but with overpriced microtransactions and unbalanced updates.

The strong are here, the weak have all been conquered, and all that remains is an age of wolves.

There is no honor.
There is only dishonor.

Dogshit game, dogshit story and dogshit mechanics.

I wish the ppl in charge of the game currently, knew what a competitive game is. The current state of this kill feeding monstrosity is not worth ppls time. The potential has always bn there but somehow always missed the mark, not 100% where things went off the rails but I preferred it he first 2 years after release. I cant believe its lasted nine years and I cant believe I tried it again.

To possibly provide some constructive criticism, There idea of balance is reducing and/or increasing the speed of ATK/MS, or just adjusting DMG values. As if that balances the game. Im not going to bother complaining about the grab/guardbreak mechanic that 80% of the characters COMPLETELY rely on. God forbid you throw a completely un-cancelable light attack, to then be parried and bent over whilst you stand there like a moron for eternity. Some characters are straight up unplayable, and others have hyper armor or undodge-ables they shouldn't have. My main statement here is, Lazy balancing.

Honestly I hope the game can be saved, it is still the only game of its kind. Or maybe someone else can do it better... without a battlepass... on a previously full priced game...

TIP, get good at grabbing and parrying light attacks. it doesn't matter who your fighting, and make sure you take your ad***all before hand.

The idea behind the game is unique but the execution in many ways leaves much to be desired. Terrible character balancing...and even worse community. would not reccomend this game to new players. Save your money and time, even if this game goes on sale resist the temptation of giving it a a try. your sanity patience and time will only be wasted on this "game". Invest that money into something else and or another /better game.

Terribly good fun when it works. But, it rarely does. Honestly, typical ubisoft, feels like you need to be an elite hacker to get any of their games to function; emphasis on fun (-or maybe on ction).

Anyway, the game was always running in my background for some reason, partly why I had to hard reset PC.

Would not recommend. Game can only be fun sometimes, but when it is not, it is insanely toxic, mediocre at best, has some of the worst balancing changes ever, and matchmaking is god awful. Not to mention you will sometimes get so far into a game, only to then be disconnected for no reason, and lose all of your progress, and you can't even join back into a game you got dc'd from either. OR, worse yet, you complete a game, and Ubisoft makes some bs excuse saying "Servers are taking a while and your rewards could not be processed", which also makes all your effort you spent like 10 minutes for just wasted down the drain.

And to top it all off, it is from Ubisoft. Ubisoft, with all do respect, can drown in a barrel of oil, especially with how they continuously make this game more and more unbearable. The 100 to 0 ganks, the matchmaking, and anything in between just make this the perfect experience if you are some form of masochist. If not, avoid this game at all costs.

I want my 613 hours of life back.

One of One Game No other Fighting Game like it! Took a very long time to get there but the combat and game play now that its had a long time to grow over time is top tier! Will always play it and have for 8 years, give it a chance it takes a long time to adjust and you will find it a top tier fighting game.

Not only does ubisoft not care about customer support. Their OWN workers will link your games to their account and steal them for months on end until you make like 20 tickets about it. Love them!

This is by far one of the best games I have played. I don’t have thousands of hours but I also NEVER write reviews. That should say something. Ubisoft not only conquered by creating this game but they completely dominate the genre.

I want to love this game and its a great concept, not new player friendly at all. You get attacked 20 times before you can attack once, and everyone gets revenge mode within 2 seconds and i don't. May seem like a noobish review cause you vets that i keep facing as a new person probably know how to counter everything but the game does nothing to explain how to do it as a new person. So take it as you will from a new player.

Currently the best of it's kind.
No pay to win.
A lot of customization.
Amazing skill based combat system. Huge amount of characters.

Could have been the best pvp games if the devs gave a single f*** about balancing this game. Its a s*itfest of unbalanced cheesefactory characters and forsaken unusable trash. You will often facea team of broken OP characters and getting spammed to death without being able to do anything about it.

Absolutely amazing game! been playing it for years now and enjoyed it every step of the way. Highly recommend for people who want a unique game to learn and grow with. Can be intimidating to pick up but there are a large amount of players who I know would be willing to help out and teach new player (and a good few players id consider creatures but what multiplayer game doesn't have those, just mute em and move on) but if you already know someone who plays the game that's even better cause i'm sure they'd be more than happy to help teach! Overall amazing game and is always fun to play with friends and incredibly rewarding

Been playing for a long time on Xbox, don't have the hours on PC. I recommend this game, the learning curve is basically a 90 degree angle, but once you get the hang of it, it's fun. Probably the most unique fighting system I've played with, sometimes you get stomped, but the theme of the game and the unique play style the game offers keeps me crawling back. If we got more new players the matchmaking wouldn't be so egregious. The game costs about as much as a bev right now, buy it!

its kinda like enjoying putting your hand on a grill but sometimes another guy comes and sledgehammers your hand harder onto said grill

This game's combat is unique and so fun, the only turn down for new players is the community, but dont let this stop you from playing one of the best medieval pvp game I've ever seen

Game crashes multiple times(5 or more) at launch and ~2 minutes after

their recent patch saids for pc players to disable the overlay, did that, it fixed NOTHING, ubisoft FIX UR GAME

save ur money, ubisoft needs to learn how to actually fix their games and make them fun again, so i do NOT recommend buying this, save the money dont support a game developer untill the game actually runs right

Terrible servers, toxic community, but it can also be a lot of fun.
Also, every few patches Ubi breaks something, so after an update your perfomance may randomly tank, or you may be unable to even launch the game if you have any overlay activated.

Stay away from it unless you've got time to waste.

This game is not good, i'll come right out and say it, it is unique and scratches an itch that other games don't, but it isn't "good", me and many others are like battered wives to this game, it keeps beating us and it doesn't get any better, but we keep coming back, also ubi is a bunch of cuckolded individuals for ruining LB in his "rework" and the newest update made the menus to join games incredibly gross and ugly, menu should go back to the way it was

do you enjoy intense action packed, rewarding, and balanced gameplay? are you looking for a community that you can have fun interacting with and building lasting friendships?? look further! you wont find it here!

Fun game, but if you DC, even for a second you can not rejoin your game. Really basic feature missing. Makes me think Ubisoft is kind of amature.

This game is great for people who are looking for a competitive game that is still a break from the normal run and gun shooters and MOBAs.

this game is amazing and very friendly for new players and the community is super kind and not toxic at all and they heavy all the time and don't rely on shitty little tactics to win a 4v1 they are the 4

Gotta be the worst game ive ever played. Horrible frame data and balancing issues.; Too many smurfs and its overall garbage. fix the revenge system and stop adding confirm ganking. Average ubisoft experience

Some heroes can spam attacks that breaks and down your character, you can't dodge, you can't block, you can't parry. You just die blocked in a corner without the single chance of retaliation, even for 5$ I feel scammed out of my money by ubisoft.

The game's combat is really cool and I can tell that it's very in depth even though I haven't played too much, it feel like a typical 2d fighting game with a focus on duels, but dpesn't lose control or depth by going 3d. It also does the whole "big battle" really well in my opinion. I especially like the revenge mechanic as I think it does a good job of solving gank fights (I suck so its not useful right now)

Ive probably put most of my hours right now into the story (i finished it). I think people say that the story is pretty mid, and to be fair, while the moment-to-moment is not the greatest, the combat definitely does a lot of heavy lifting, and the overarching narrative is solid. Also the vikings are so goofy they are great.

I cant even play the dang game. You have to have Uplay to even launch the game and Uplay keeps asking for a CD key and those aren't used anymore from what i understand. It totally a bogus purchase. Just go Ubisoft and buy it directly from there so you don't have to do all this set up for nothing.

Still getting new Fighters. Still getting updates. Still the only one of its kind. A lot of Fun but a lot of Rage making moments.

The fighting takes practice, you will lose a lot unless you practice against A.I. but once you find your Fighters that you really groove with, then the game gets addicting. Dirty and Gritty combat with satisfying finishers and combos makes for a barrel of fun in a game that still stands on its own. I hope Ubisoft continues to keep this game alive.

this game is peak as shit but also fun to learn fr i recommend this game to anyone who likes this type of style of games or fighting really with swords and etc!

I have 2000+ hours across ps5 and PC

This game is a bit pvp and skill based, but the game feels rewarding as you put more time in and do better in pvp matches. If you enjoy customizable everything about a character this game has that as well! In fact thats all you have to focus on upgrading in this game.

A REALLY good game. I've played it before on other platforms and it really is excellent! Looks great and the feel of it is remarkable! At least 8/10!

I have beyond a thousand hours on playstation. I cant play it on playstation anymore because I refuse to spend that kind of money on multiple game sources. We have been asking for cross save for eons, please give it to us. Me and thousands of others would make a full return if this happened. Ubisoft is not new to cross save either.

Fun game if you like tactical sword/melee combat mmo fighters. Which I like :)

The game may make you angry, but it will also make you feel the best you have ever felt.

High highs and low lows

Then again you're an awesome warrior

Great game as long as you want to actually learn how to play it and master the combat if you just want casuall combat this is definitely not a game for that

I had seriously high hopes for this game back whenever it released. All of that was quickly dashed upon seeing the boring and convoluted story, the buggy combat, and then having every single match non-stop plagued with cheaters. The issues were never fixed. Even on the current 85% sale, that still seems like a ripoff. 3/10

Awesome game, great concept, terrible company.

New characters always unbalance game, and pvp is an utter joke of lightspam + unavoidable movement stun attack (im probably not saying this right)

I bought this game when it originally released on xbox back in like 2017, and decided to buy it twice more, once on pc and once on ubisoft connect, only to learn all my progress is gone. The game is fun, but dont be fooled by the honor part.
Game is fun for me imo, but very not fun for new players as you get destroyed by players who kwtd and use new heroes.

This game started off great when it came out. but now in 2025 i don't think the DEVS even know what to do with FOR HONOR anymore the game is so bad now and it hurts to see it in this state. They keep making new characters instead of fixing the game and old characters so many characters have hyper armor for no reason but then you go and play a character like valkyrie who really needs a rework and does very bad against people. a few other characters in the game struggle too meanwhile the new faction along with Shinobi, Sohei, Hito, Varangian Guard and a few others get all the moves in the world. Please work on the old before getting to the new. also it is so sad to see Berserker fall behind like he did

1. Buy game and finish story
2. Play a few multiplayer games (its surprisingly fun)
3. You Notice that Shinobis are mentally crazy
4. Have the worst mutliplayer round of your life (you got absolutely destroyed)
5. 2 month break from sword game
6. Repeat starting from step 2
7. I did not take my pills
8. I really recommend this game if you are looking for an enjoyable sword fighting experience that requires skill in some way or another

The game doesn't even support cross progression like these devs actually couldn't give less of a rats about its player base

This is one of the worst high quality games I have ever played. A player that has spent thousands of hours mastering the game play can lose to someone with worse ping, or just someone pushing buttons. The skill ceiling on paper is pretty impressive, but in practice 80 percent of the player base just pushes buttons and throw random attacks praying that it works. I don't have a lot of hours in this game, but I used to play on console and I have watched probably triple my hours of game play and I can confidently say this is not a game for people who like to have intense 1v1 duels, its more of a game for people who like to gamble.

other than steam I've had 2000+ hrs on the PS4, the game itself is built on a great concept but as typical of any Ubisoft game, content is sparse,.... unless they pickup the pace wouldn't seriously recommend it