While there have been a number of historically accurate medieval games over the years, with Kingdom Come: Deliverance Series that lead the road do not strive for realism or come to simple obstacles. It is most remarkable that there are some tropes about the Middle Ages in movies, television and video games, with everything that was boring and dirty, when you were in fact exceptionally colorful, even shiny.
At other times, armor, clothing and architecture from different centuries mix and match, with these games that often have no grounded environment, instead take place in a generic European place, although this is not always a problem. Finally, there are historically inaccurate medieval games With realistic and detailed worlds, but ahistorical game. Usually, these games ignore the weight of armor, with main characters who avoid, roll and duel for victory, although these can also rank among the most fun medieval games.
Medieval dynasty
No religion, stone tools and modern pigs
Medieval dynasty is an open world simulation game where players, after surviving the first few days, can build their own medieval village and recruit travelers to settle, work and raise families. The game does a lot right, with crafts, agriculture and trade in all depths, and apart from some wolves or bandits, the experience is quite relaxing.
However, Medieval dynasty falls into the trap of presenting a generic picture of the Middle Ages. Above all, the game is missing any religion, despite its importance at the center of communities. While some explanations for this indicate that it could be set in Eastern or Central Europe in the 1100s, before Christianity had spread fully, this is contrary to the plate armor and brigandins from the 1400s and 1500s, and if that was the case, paganism would be present. In addition, the game has players who use stone and bronze tools in the beginning, the buildings are not correct, and finally the pigs are pink and modern, rather than brown and hairy, closer to wild boar. Yet these shortcomings are more acceptable than other games that show themselves as “medieval”.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Apart from the fantasy elements there are plenty of errors
Assassin's Creed Games are known to have very detailed and engrossing historical environments with real landmarks recreated perfectly. But when it comes to battle and games, historical accuracy is never in focus, for better or worse. This is no different in Killer's Creed Valhallawhich takes place in the late 900s, after a Norwegian intruder on the British Isles. Unfortunately, the battle is full of wild swings, simple decapitations and double shoulders.
Apart from the game's battle and northern mythology presented through dreams, Valhalla Also gets a number of things wrong when it comes to historical details. For example, most of the shields are completely off, with dragon shields around a century too early, as well as some crazy patterns and unrealistic materials. Clothing and armor is something else like this game and most depictions of Vikings get wrong, with Wine country law to be one of the few who succeed. Instead of wearing simple tunics, posts and helmets, characters, for example, are covered with leather and fur, where the latter is on the outside rather than as a feed on the inside.
Chivalry 2
Designed to elicit the sense of medieval action films
Chivalry 2 Is a multiplayer action game, where players go on each other with swords, crossbons and even siege weapons. It is also a game that admits that he is inspired by medieval films and popular anachronisms, rather than striving to portray the Middle Ages exactly. Yet, if players are not aware of the developer's intentions, they may be given the wrong idea of the time period it almost shows.
For example, armor is everywhere with components from different centuries, wrong proportions and unrealistic heraldry. Shields in Chivalry 2 are even worse, with some questionable shapes and materials used instead of wood covered with fabric. Worst of all, when it comes to authenticity, but understandable to make a fun game, is how armor is counted too little with all the weapons that slices through it. Instead of players having to find weak points or hit opponents with blunt weapons, as is the case in medieval games with the best battle, players can simply hack and slash.
The Plague Tale Series
Spreading the myth that rats spread the plague
While A plague story: innocence and A plague story: Requiem are both fantastic stealth adventure games in themselves, with captivating stories and fun games, they get a lot wrong about the Middle Ages. For starters, the clothes are completely wrong, with anyone who looks like fantasy adventures rather than residents in medieval France.
More illegally, however, the swarms of rats that follow Amicia and Hugo around help to reinforce the myth that rats spread the bubonic plague during the black death in the 1300s. While rodents like gerbils may have played their role in Asia, with their fleas and then infect merchant vessels, the plague is mostly believed to have spread through people. Anyway, big swarms of rats would not have taken over France, although it is of course a fun game element.
For glory
Not even closely realistic
For glory Is a fun game that beats fighting from different cultures and eras against each other. When the three main fractions were knights, Vikings at the game's launch were knights, Vikings and Samurai, ranging from the general medieval period, can now also take on the roles and gladiators from ancient Roman history, as well as pirates.
Of course, the fact that these fractions are facing each other in the same world is a fairly clear indicator that fans should not expect accuracy. However, a look at the supposed medieval armor in the knights is enough to make historians cry, and the depiction of Viking Warriors is potentially worse. All this worsens in the game, which, although fun, has spinning attacks every other second, topped with unrealistic finishes.
