Holdfast: Nations At War

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Its good 7.9/10

THIS GAME IS TRASH.
fighting physics makes zero fucking sense.
everything is clunky
aim is god awful u can watch ur shot trail go through someone and not get any damage.

the fact this game has any community AT ALL is beyond stupidity.
developers robbed you all.

Tally ho old chap let go bombard the Frenchies! Steal the cheese wheels and women HUZZAH!

Neat and fun. Playing with friends is the best

PROS:

➕2 distinct game modes - WW1 and Napoleonic-era (muskets)
➕Decent naval defensive gameplay

CONS:

➖Painfully slow gameplay
➖Dead multiplayer

Final Verdict – [3/10]

Just a very quick review for Holdfast: Nations at war, I won’t be spending the normal amount of time that I do for a review for a couple of huge reasons.

First the big reason, this is a multiplayer only game that is pretty much completely dead. I found 1 active server for the Napoleonic mode out of the dozens of empty ones and zero for the WW1 mode.

The time that I did spend in the game was in Napoleonic. The gameplay is painfully slow, which is fairly normal for MUSKET era weapons. You get 1 shot, and then a reload takes 10 seconds. You could always run in and melee. While the shooting and reloading are very slow, the general movement feels clunky and animations look really rough.
The few minutes I played WW1 mode, the gunplay was a bit better because you have clips and the reloads are only about 4 seconds, but yeah, the WW1 mode is completely dead. I joined a server with 4 other people fighting for points where you need 2 people on a point to even capture it.

I would easily not recommend this game. If you’re looking for a non-traditional MP combat game, look into Chivalry 2.

Recommend? [Y/N]

No

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It is very fun and its a good way to learn not to give up

in my 4 hours i have encountered everything but useful callouts or something informational during battle

just fun, pop in and pop out

i had a great time playing this game however this game does get kinda boring after a couple of games so it is a good game if you want some quick fun

Dunno if it's just I'm still new to the game but it feels like it's trying to be a more realistic depiction of Napoleonic Europe while still being overall friendly to newer players, which just results in the gameplay feeling a little slow/weird(?) There's no introduction to the games mechanics when you first play it so you're thrown into a 150 player mess with no idea of what you're doing initially.

Not to say I dislike the game, I do find fun in it but it's that with a pile of strange deaths where I don't know why I died

I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME EVERYBODY BUY THIS GAME

nothing but fun times. its other players that make this game great!

This game is amazing its not for everyone but it is amazing with a great community

Holdfast is a very novel game. Spending several seconds to reload a musket seems like a pain on paper, but Holdfast manages to make it enjoyable. Hearing the chaos of the proximity chat, as well as the spectacle of a Napoleonic battle unfolding right in front of me, makes those few seconds fly by.

nice game but have not good server

great fun just needs more players

The game is great. The sword play is not as good as other games but it's a lot of fun overall. Wish more people played especially in the naval battles.

Very fun, mildly unhinged community

Best game for getting drunk and having fun in the unhinged proximity chat

this game killed my gpu at high and ultra settings

This game is super fun and a good time to play. filled with funny moments

The voice chat in this game is hell and I love it. My first game I heard blatant racism and an enemy ugly crying because he had to shoot me cuz I crossed a bridge when he told me not to. Combat is also pretty fun.

Used to be better. Some maps have been changed for the worse. I used to love sieges, but now they feel different. It seems like some points are able to be captured before the defenders even spawn in. Most sieges are not fun anymore, or not as fun as they were.

The game can be quite fun at times, mainly due to the community. But unfortunately, the gameplay is quite poor.

The guns have terrible accuracy. Even if you aim perfectly, you can miss multiple shots in a row as the bullets curve away from the target like a bowling ball, and the melee combat is quite clunky, often times having people hit you without actually having visually touched your hitbox. These things alone make the game become frustrating, as there is only so much you can tolerate a dice roll dictating your success before you tire of it.

Shame, as a lot of other aspects of this game are quite good. The character models are quite pretty and historically accurate, the community is great and there are a lot of nice little touches, like the variety of music that musicians can play, with unique tunes for each country. Have a good day.

You want: Historical shooter
You get: Racism Simulator
:(

Community is Hilarious, very fun, and friendly for the most part (at least when i'm playing with the Brits haha).

If you're sick of the fast pace that's so common in modern games nowadays, then this will be a treat for you. One can easily play into the night and later watch the hands on the clock do a 180 degree turn.

To those complaining about the slow reload, that's the best part about it for me to be honest with y'all. You get 15 seconds of rest to hit v@pe, rehydrate, tell your gf you love her.........

But pls buy game its good game
And if you do hmu on the naval server :3

I'm always shocked anytime I actually manage to hit anyone or anything. Extremely satsifying.

it is a great experience, although i wish the WW1 gamemode had more players

is a modern game why is it so wonky and weird inputs. and even the best settings looks bad.

enjoyable game when this game its peak 2020-2022,rn this game is dead

Such a massive game. You can take part in trench warfare or sink a Napoleonic ship. this game is accurate, engaging and incredible.

war against the french had never been so fun. prox chat makes it all the better, absolutely hilarious.

amazing, only game i have left cod for

My favorite game for getting drunk and doing bad accents in proximity chat

My favorite Encounter so far was with a gen-u-ine Rasta-man

Ah yes

A napoleonic war game where the British ALWAYS LOSES, like most of the experienced players don’t select this faction idk why

10/10 game

A great game in itself, especially the historical aspect behind it, but if there weren't idiots around who had their mic permanently open so they could play all kinds of music that completely drown out all the other sounds! If the developers would do something about the fact that such running radios are automatically muted, for example if they were just disrupting the game instead of being helpful, you could enjoy the game. I for one don't want to listen to rap when there's internal music and you're concentrating on the scenery. Please bring out a patch or rework the whole thing, I don't know, I'd also be happy with server rules that take action against running jukeboxes.

fun game but be prepared to miss point blank shots some how :D

Can only recommend it.

-Has proximity voice chat
-Still receives regular updates
-A truly unique community
-Offers organised linebattles, many hosted by regiments (in game clans)
-Public servers where you can experience chaos and meet new people
-Multiple gamemodes with dedicated communities that host their own events
-Modding support, you can create your own maps and uniforms if you want
-very detailed and accurate uniforms and maps
-freedom to decide how you want to play with multiple classes available

If you already thought about trying it out for yourself just do it, and don't be discouraged when it is a bit harder in the beginning, stick around and try out different things to discover what suits you, be it a class or a certain gamestyle, just try your best to learn the mechanics or just be yourself and use the voice chat to further enrich the game. Over 3 years after buying Holdfast and with 1.300 hours played I can only say that it was worth every cent.

Literal garbage, cheap and clunky imitation of Warband: Napoleonic Wars.

bag pipes, and hot mics. great content.

it's fun i just want a mode with bots

I have never had an issue like I have with this game. I have owned this game for years, I decided to come back to it recently after seeing all the updates. UNFORTUNATELY, despite reinstalling the game twice, verifying files, and restarting steam client; it STILL says the game cannot be authenticated on steam. It's depressing as there are not many musket/bolt action games around but I guess this one is literally unplayable for now.

first things first i love this game. i use to like the nations at war game mode a lot when the game first came out.the reason i give it a thumbs down is because the front-line game mode is my favorite now and no one plays it. i feel like every time i get on i see the nations at war servers filled to the brim but front line servers are all empty. it makes me sad. i would recommend this game more if this game could have more players on it that play the front line game mode.

the costom maps are so good and cool and you can join thier dc to know when they will start and dont forgot about the normal servers thier kinda good but the costom maps are better

this has to be one of my fav games. Sad it lost a lot of the players

You ever want to be in the middle of the battlefield during the Napoleonic Era and WW1 reloading your weapon that takes at least 10 SECONDS while hearing someone's BLASTING Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso in the background and seeing people rping WAY too seriously at the same time? This is the game for you!
A VERY addicting game.

Critiques:
- Personally not a fan of the gun gameplay in Frontlines WW1. Probably because aiming your gun feels off in this mode.
- Few toxic people are still in chat saying the most 4chan shit you can think of. No idea where are the mods

i paid full price for dead servers there is only like 3 servers one is always full one is 11/150 the other is 70/150 but locked because your not appart of the club

It's an alright game there are def some very nice people but also very toxic people even when you're just playing the game how it's supposed to be played you get an insult from the same guy the whole match but other than that. Just make sure you find the right people to make friends with before saying anything.

It's a great game and devs are still updating it, a lot of different classes to choose from, tons of maps, good game to chill on

a fun game to play with friends