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• gamedeal user

  Dec 26, 2019

  [i] Good old button-mashing hack&slash from 2004. If I am not mistaken this is from the developer of Enclave, which many people would consider a classic. Unlike Enclave, this game has no RPG elements, it's more of a generic brawler with the knight's theme, similar to games like BloodRayne. The stages are linear and there is no complex customization, just a few combos and weapons that you will unlock while playing. I still think it's worth $10, the kill animations are just so satisfying, you actually feel like you playing a knight. It seems like you can rebind keyboard controls with the gamepad, but I am not sure if there are any limitations with new models. Sadly, the normal difficulty is too easy, and the hard difficulty is almost too hard, sure hope you like blocking ;). If you grew up with games like Enclave, Rune or BloodRayne and somehow missed this, give it a try - it's not the best game by any means, but still fun to play. [/i]
• CamPINGstuhl

  Aug 13, 2023

  Nobody would produce something like this anymore today (; Just try it out, I think they did a great job. You always have to think about how old the game is - In this context I think it's really good!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 27, 2019

  Maybe it's not a masterpiece, but I like its atmosphere of great fight against evil. +: * Various environments, enemies and weapons (European soldiers, Saracens, assassins, demons, swords, scimitars, axes, maces…). * Unique atmosphere created by cutscenes. * Satisfying fighting system. * Highly customisable. It's built using Starbreeze Studios's Ogier engine, for which many tools are released and available for free. -: * It seems unfinished, especially after seeing credits and unused cutscenes and models. Also cutscenes that were used seems like a part of much big story, which can be developed fully in more sophisticated, RPG game and was chopped into pieces for this game.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 16, 2020

  When I saw Knights of the Temple on Steam, I instantly had to buy it. I played this 16 years ago, when I was still a teen (soooo close to the 16+ age rating it had here) and had to beg my dad "Can I please have it? It has knights in it!", oh the memories this reminds me of. Suprisingly, KotT aged very well. Besides the cutscenes, which are a rather jarring experience on modern resolutions, the textures are still fine. KotT shines with it's combat system and fantastically animated combos and finishers. While you progress through the game, you get new combos, weapons and magical powers to further advance in your own personal crusade. All you do is wander around and hack enemies into pieces with knightly skill, a pinch of button mashing and regular block-spam. (Beware of the executioners unblockable knee though :D) With each section of the story and accompanied new environments you encounter new types of enemies and bosses to test your steel and skill against. For 10 bucks, this is a steal. To finish this review with Pauls own words, so I can get back to knightly stuff: The lord always provides!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 6, 2021

  One of those rare games where you can play as a genuine Templar knight. It's a very atmospheric title that has some pretty nice audio-visuals and animations for its age The game is also quite challenging but mostly due to the clunky nature of combat system that could've used some mechanics to make the player attacks feel more fluid and dynamic like parrying and dodging. The game is also incredibly linear, there isn't any inventory management and even a simple RNG-based loot system. Noteworthy, the Steam version of the game lacks of the 2 player Duel mode included in the console versions. Despite of that, the 'Deus Vult' aura emanating from "Knights of the Temple" has a mitigating effect on the all mentioned flaws, making this title definitely worth picking up if you are into the knightly genre.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 6, 2023

  Crusader, Crusader, please take me with you The battle lies far to the East Crusader, Crusader, don't leave me alone I want to ride out on your Quest I'm waiting, I'm waiting, to stand by your side To fight with you over the sea The're calling, they're calling, I have to be there The Holy Land has to be free Fight the good fight Believe what is right Crusader, Lord of the Realm Fight the good fight With all your might Crusader, Lord of the Realm We're marching, we're marching to a land far from home No-one can say who'll return For Christendom's sake, we'll take our revenge On the pagan from out of the East We Christians are coming, with swords held on high United by Faith and the cause The Saracen heathen will soon taste our steel Our standards will rise 'cross the land Fight the good fight Believe what is right Crusader, Lord of the Realm Fight the good fight With all your might Crusader, Lord of the Realm To battle, to battle, the Saracen hordes We follow the warrior king Onward, ride onward, into the fight We carry the sign of the cross Warlords of England, Knights of the Realm Spilling their blood in the sand Crusader, Crusader, the legend is born The future will honour your deeds Warlords of England, Knights of the Realm Spilling their blood in the sand Crusader, Crusader, the legend is born The future will honour your deeds
• gamedeal user

  Mar 23, 2023

  Still waiting for Knights 3
• gamedeal user

  Dec 9, 2022

  As a fan of sword fighting, I have no idea how I missed this game so far. Combat is great and has some unexpected depth especially for 2004. This is of course no Dark Souls but this is imho alot more than pure hack n slash. The beginning of the game tricks you into thinking the opposite despite the brilliant and fluid combat animations, as you mow down through enemies fairly easily with minimum use of blocking and breaking guards, but the second part of the game definitely amps up the technical difficulty and you progressively need to play a lot more strategically. The game never gets hardcore though, as you are given fairly generous tools to keep your HP up, and save for a few puzzles here and there the gameplay inovations stop here. Comparisons have been made before to the aforementioned Dark Souls, and it's true you can't help shaking a feeling of "what if ..." as you play the game, at least I and others did. It's a shame too the game is fairly obscure due in fact to a lack of US release back in the days. I'm sure modders could turn it into something awesome with tweakings here and there. The base is truly great. No technical issues on my end so far. Game runs great at 1080p. No crashes. It's also really pretty for it's age, and again the animations are awesome. Story isn't amazing but does the job. As a medieval enthusiast I enjoy it. Nice to see Crusaders portrayed in a positive light in gaming for a change. I customized a controller config for myself similar to Dark Souls controls (triggers for light/heavy attacks + blocking etc ...). You can find it in Steam's community gamepad configs if you want to give it a try. Works quite well.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 26, 2023

  One of the greatest hack n' slash games ever! Very tactical; Positioning, resource and skill usage, and weapon reach are key! You've got 3 classes of melee weapons with different uses plus FPS bow and arrow. It's PS2 old, but aged really, really well! The story is sorta religious-cliché, but the sceneries are very interesting, and the whole concept of diving down to hell (in the last 25% of the game) to hunt demons and the big bad is always awesome! IMO a better game than most arcadey AAA PS2 hack n'slash'es of the time, and better than most HnS games of today.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 28, 2019

  Chad Paul the Crusader vs Virgin Cultists: The Deus Vult Edition I am extremely happy that this game showed up on Steam out of the blue since it is not a famous game but it is a game that many played in their childhood I think. This is a hack and slash game made the famous developer Starbreeze makers of Riddick games, Darkness, Syndicate and many other great games. Knights of the Temple is their second game after Enclave (which can also be bought on Steam). Enclave while good was a bit old school in design according to what was the standard for hack and slash games at the time so they decided to streamline things for this game and focus on the strong points of the genre. And that's exactly the end product here: game that while unremarkable is very strong in its main areas - combat, flow, and atmosphere. The story follows Paul, a rookie Templar, coming to a monastery of Belmont (probably a tribute to Castlevania) to investigate strange happenings only to find the monks and knights crazed out of their mind serving a corrupt bishop who kidnapped his love Adelle and is on a quest to open the gates of hell. From there the story follows Paul on his journey from the monastery to the Holy Land and even hell itself divided into more than 20 levels many of which are very short. The meat and potatoes of this game is the gameplay though. You get 3 weapons and a bow. Sword, axe, and mace. And during the game you find new versions of these weapons either from fallen enemies or from exploring the levels. Speaking of levels the flow of the game is very good, sometimes you explore levels, solve some light puzzles but most of the time you follow a path and just fight enemies. Which is ok since the combat is the true star of the show here. Paul will auto lock on to enemies and you unlock some combo moves and by using triggers and face buttons you use either special melee moves or divine magic given to Paul by Adelle during the game. You can upgrade these moves by finding special upgrades during the levels. Special moves are usually some crowd clearing AOEs and divine magic gives you special abilities like heal yourself or armor aura etc. The most useful on both sides are the first moves you learn, the block breaker and heal. Trust me on that one. Breaking enemy blocks is number one strategy with tougher enemies. The crunchy sound, the meaty strikes and gibs and great animation of Paul's moves all contribute to this feeling of being a knight badass. It is hard to put into words how satisfying and visceral the combat in this game is. It really carries the whole game. There are various enemies and bosses in this game starting with crazy monks who fight by flailing their hands to the demons of hellish nightmares. The graphics are obviously nothing great except Paul himself whose animations during combat are great and his attire changes in each chapter. Knights of the Temple is a super easy sell to fans of hack and slash games as well as fans of medieval combat games. It is very similar to games such as LOTR Return of the King and its spiritual sequel Demon Stone, none of which are available on Steam. If you haven't played this one as a kid - the combat is well worth it. PS: the game has a sequel made by the makers of Conan Dark Axe, both games which I would like to see on Steam in some point.