

These range from strength and agility, to weapon proficiency and those essential prisoner management skills. You begin the game by creating a character - male or female - and by choosing a series a multiple choice questions about your family and your upbringing, you define a character with a modicum of stats. The setting is in the harsh, peasant-swamped land of Calradia where many different factions are vying for control - God knows why, as it's actually a very dull place, with little much else for the population to do except look miserable or indulge in malnutrition.

However, Mount & Blade is a half-decent stab at the open-ended medieval RPG, especially considering the game began as an indie project by a Turkish husband-and-wife development team.

Combining Horses With sharp objects doesn't usually end up in fun - as anyone who's seen Equus will agree.
