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Great addition the genre, albeit with flaws.
Knights of Honor (KoH) is a combination turn-based/real-time strategy game by European developer Black Sea Studios. With that in mind, the game is quite a departure from the `western' strategy titles out there, but in the case of KoH this is certainly one of the game's strengths. <
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>KoH lets players choose an empire, and manage it through one of three spans of time ranging from the early to the late medieval periods. The game is unique in that play centers around the player's `court', which is composed of a limited number of slots that can be filled with different types of knights. What knights you choose largely depends on your play style, but includes types such as marshals that can lead armies, merchants that can generate trade income, or clerics that can convert populations to your religion. <
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>Gameplay is paced slowly, and though at first it would seem like a design flaw this turns out to be one of KoH's strengths, forcing players to consider options other than the sword exclusively. This makes diplomacy and trade much more rewarding, and serves to really enhance gameplay in the long run. <
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>On the sound side, the music, voice acting and sound effects are all top not, and serve to immerse you into the game's world well. The graphics are also great considering they are 2D, which do the job nicely without having a full blown resource-intensive 3D engine to bother with. Strategy gamers will appreciate this, as it allows the game to be run on something like an economy laptop well. <
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>On the negative side, the economic model and combat systems are quite simplistic and feel very rushed or incomplete. Furthermore, there seem to be mary exploitable flaws in the AI which in the end serve to ensure that players of KoH will eventually look in other directions for more of a challenge. But this issue sheds light on a larger problem for KoH: <
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>Whereas developers such as Stardock are pioneers in giving gamers a more direct say in the developmental direction of games and in the longterm support of their games through patches and enhancements, Black Sea Studios seems to have abandoned support of KoH prematurely, despite the protests and inquiries of it's customers. Such a lack of support says much of the company, but fortunately the game itself is a great one as-is, despite the flaws. <
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>Pros: Well-rounded gameplay and pace, fun and effective diplomacy model (if at times erratic on the AI's part) , good graphics quality and animations, fun battle system, court concept of limited options for knights. <
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>Cons: Simplistic gameplay limits replayability in the long run, issues with AI, dismal developer support. <
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>Summary: Although not quite a classic, KoH is certainly one of the best titles in it's genre and deserves a look for those not yet familiar with it. For those seeking something more difficult or flashy, look at the Total War series. <
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Good game, but boring
The game is very good overall, but has 1 major drawback: you can't adjust the speed, and it is insanely slow. This isn't so bad late in the game when you have lots of $ and things going on, but when you first get started it is boring as hell. I don't know if you've ever played 1503 A.D. The New World, but it has the same problem.

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Knights of Honor
Very similiar to the "Total War" series.. but much more fun. The graphics are a bit dated, but the underlying game engine, the mechanics of play make, this one of the best games I have played in years. <
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>One of the side benefits is that the developers did their homework with regard to history. I have become much more appreciative of this era in Europe and the various influences than I had in the past. <
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>Appeal: Intermediate to advanced gamers. <
>Real Time strength: Medium. <
>Strategy value: High <
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>Main game emphisis: Astutely manuerving your empire via trade, diplomacy, building and warfare. <
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>I found myself thinking about how to outmaneuver advisaries when I was not playing the game directly. This is one of the few products I will go back to time and time again to play. <
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>I recommend the product <
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