History VideoGame / Chivalry2

The core gameplay of its predecessor remains largely the same. Players still take the role of medieval soldiers on some kind of battlefield, wielding many different weapons with a variety of properties. The premiere mode is Team Objective, which generally involves one side attempting to overrun a town or castle while the other side tries to stop them. There are also Team Deathmatch, 3v3 Arena, and Free For All modes, the last of which can also be used for dueling via an honor system.

* AudibleSharpness: All over the place! Bladed weapons make exaggerated "sharpness" sounds when swung or drawn.

** Although it can sometimes be difficult to find a spare bow, the melee classes are perfectly capable of picking one up and relying on their decent secondary weapons for melee. For the Vanguard Raider, that secondary weapon could be a very ''large'' sword in accord.
* CharacterClassSystem: The four classes of Archer, Footman (renamed from Man-at-arms), Vanguard, and Knight return, now divided into three sub-classes each. Class determines the armor and general role, while the sub-class determines weapon options and their support power.

* MadeOfIron: In the "Escape from Falmire" map, Thawne is an Agathian war hero who had been imprisoned by the Masons. He's shirtless and wears no armor, yet he has a ''huge'' amount of health that outdoes the durability of a fully armored knight several times over. At half health, the Agathian announcer calls out that he's "gravely wounded", despite being able to take about ten more axe swings to the face without dying.

* SuperDrowningSkills: While a lot of water hazards are quite deep with no easy way out, the player characters will instantly die if water even touches above waist-height.

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Weapons can be used in ways they're not meant to be, such as thrusting with a blunt weapon like a cudgel or hammer, although it can sometimes do much more damage than it realistically should. Bows can be swung as a melee attack, but this is meant as a desperation move rather than something practical. Bows and crossbows can also be thrown for less damage than even a jab.

* ParryingBullets: The timing required is very tight, but it's possible to ''counter attack'' arrows to nullify their damage.

* AnArmAndALeg: Rarely, a player dealt a near-lethal blow may lose an arm and continue fighting for a while in "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail only a flesh wound]]" mode.

* CherryTapping: Scoring knockdowns or kills via jabs, fists, kicks, or ridiculous improvised weapons such as thrown fish or chickens.

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Weapons can be used in ways they're not meant to be, such as thrusting with a blunt weapon like a cudgel or hammer, although it can sometimes do much more damage than it realistically should. Bows can be swung as a melee attack, but this is meant as a desperation move rather than something practical. Bows and crossbows can also be thrown for a whopping 7 damage, which is less than even the 10 damage from a jab.

* GrievousHarmWithABody: Anyone's decapitated head can be picked up and used as a thrown weapon. Some maps feature baskets of severed arms that can act as a bludgeoning melee weapon. The Aberfell map features peasants and pigs that are intended to be carried to a boat, but they can be thrown at opposing players for damage as well.

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Weapons can be used in ways they're not meant to be, such as thrusting with a blunt weapon like a cudgel or hammer, although it can sometimes do much more damage than it realistically should. Bows can be swung as a melee attack, but this is meant as a desperation move rather than something practical.

* AnnoyingArrows: Arrows do a relatively small amount of damage, balanced by their very fast firing rate. Crossbows are much more dangerous in comparison, capable of taking off over 50% of a knight's health.

* UnbreakableWeapons: Zigzagged. Weapons are still unbreakable, but they can be knocked out of your hands by trying to block with no stamina. Shields do splinter and break after absorbing too much punishment.

The core gameplay of its predecessor remains largely the same. Players still take the role of medieval soldiers on some kind of battlefield, wielding many different weapons with a variety of properties. The premiere mode is Team Objective, which generally involves one side attempting to overrun a town or castle while the other side tries to stop them. There are also Team Deathmatch and Free For All modes, the latter of which can also be used for dueling via an honor system.

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Players may choose female faces and voice sets, but it doesn't change what the rest of the body looks like. While it makes sense that bulky armor would mask some differences, it still means that the women look quite burly from the neck down. There are armor sets that can only be used alongside the female faces, but this is optional.

* RegeneratingHealth: Under some circumstances, health will partially regenerate on its own. There is a soft minimum that each player will regenerate to (about 1/5 of max) if they haven't taken damage for a while. Damage dealt by friendly fire will also regenerate after a few seconds.

** Weapons are still at their best when swung correctly. Thrusting with a blunt weapon or swinging a javelin is still possible, but it does much less damage than using the proper attacks.

* SoundCodedForYourConvenience: The sounds made by your enemies are much louder than the sounds made by teammates. If you're ever running along and hear footsteps right behind you, it'd be a good idea to turn around and block.

** The Dane Axe is a potent melee weapon, but is specifically suited for throwing as well. It has a quick release, flies quite far, and does a lot of damage.

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Weapons can be used in ways they're not meant to be, such as thrusting with a blunt weapon like a cudgel or hammer, although it can sometimes do much more damage than it realistically would. Bows can be swung as a melee attack, but this is meant as a desperation move rather than something practical.

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Players may choose female faces and voice sets, but it doesn't change what the rest of the body looks like. While it makes sense that bulky armor would mask some differences, it still means that the women look quite burly from the neck down.

** The amount of armor worn by each class still reflects the amount of punishment they can endure, and the system has been simplified from the prior installment. Archers are essentially unarmored. Vanguards wear a bit of piecemeal chainmail, with their relatively low health making them most vulnerable to arrows and cutting weapons. Footmen wear some plate and chainmail, with decent all-round durability but some vulnerability to chopping and blunt weapons. Knights wear full plate, making them very resistant to arrows and cutting weapons, but take a lot of extra damage from chopping and blunt weapons.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: Regardless of which side you sympathize with more, the Agathians and Masons have good and bad traits in nearly equal measure. Agatha supports loyalty and honor (good), but their hereditary monarchy lends itself to power abuse (bad). The Masons support self-determination and meritocracy (good), but they started the civil war with an intent to kill everyone who doesn't agree with them, including defenseless peasants (bad).

''Chivalry 2'' is a medieval warfare game developed by Torn Banner Studios, and is sequel to ''VideoGame/ChivalryMedievalWarfare''. The civil war between the Agatha Knights and Mason Order continues unabated, still providing a proper ExcusePlot for players to brain each other with huge weapons. The core gameplay of its predecessor remains largely the same. Players still take the role of medieval soldiers on some kind of battlefield, wielding many different weapons with a variety of properties.

* BowAndSwordInAccord: As in its predecessor game, Archers carry a melee weapon and still have access to all of the basic combat moves. Their weapons aren't quite as good as most others, but a skilled player can definitely score melee kills as an Archer.

* HealThyself: Everyone starts with a single-use bandage for healing themselves, and a replacement can be grabbed from any supply box. Certain subclasses can throw down a bandage box that is consumed on pickup, or sound a horn that restores health to all nearby allies.

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Weapons can be used in ways they're not meant to be, such as thrusting with a blunt weapon like a cudgel or hammer. Bows can be swung as a melee attack, but this is meant as a desperation move rather than something practical.

** The amount of armor worn by each class still reflects the amount of punishment they can endure. Vanguards and knights wear the heaviest armor, but don't do as well against blunt weapons. Meanwhile, archers and footmen are more lightly armored, but are much easier to kill with bladed weapons and still susceptible to blunt weapons.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: The entire arsenal can be thrown for decent damage, including the biggest halberds and two-handed swords. Although the throw is somewhat inaccurate and may miss, it always lands blade first.

* All weapons may be thrown or dropped, and any class may scavenge any fallen weapon from the ground, regardless of class. Did you run out of arrows as an archer? No problem, pick up that huge axe and start swinging.

* Each class (Archer, Vanguard, Man-at-arms, Knight) is divided into three subclasses, each with their own unique properties.

* AnArmAndALeg: Rarely, a player dealt a lethal blow may lose an arm and continue fighting for a while in "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail only a flesh wound]]" mode.

* CharacterClassSystem: The four classes of Archer, Man-at-arms, Vanguard, and Knight return, now divided into three sub-classes each. Class determines the armor and general role, while the sub-class determines weapon options and their support power.

* CombatResuscitation: Dropping below zero health by a small amount may cause a character to fall to their hands and knees, only able to crawl and punch. A teammate may help them back up to their feet, or they may stand after successfully delivering a couple unanswered punches.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Maps are packed with miscellaneous objects such as brooms, fire pokers, chickens, fish, and more. All of these can be swung and/or thrown for potentially lethal damage.

* SwordSparks: For gameplay purposes, yellow sparks fly on a successful parry, and blue sparks fly on a successful counterattack. And, yes, this occurs even when the two weapons making contact aren't even made of metal.

''Chivalry 2'' is set to be released on June 8, 2021.

* AudibleSharpness: All over the place, naturally. Bladed weapons make exaggerated "sharpness" sounds when swung or drawn.

** The amount of armor worn by each class still reflects the amount of punishment they can endure. Vanguards and knights wear the heaviest armor, but don't do as well against blunt weapons.

* UnbreakableWeapons: Zigzagged. Weapons are still unbreakable, but they can be knocked out of your hands by trying to block with no stamina. Shields do break after absorbing a certain number of strikes.

* TheBadGuyWins: The ExcusePlot is this. The Mason Order took over the vast majority of Agatha by killing the king and most of the royal family, though a small amount of territory is still held by the legitimate government, who has crowned a new king in an effort to defeat the Masons once and for all.

* BowAndSwordInAccord: As in its predecessor game, Archers carry a melee weapon and and still have access to all of the basic combat moves. Their weapons aren't quite as good as most others, but a skilled player can definitely score melee kills as an Archer.

* EmergencyWeapon:
** It's possible to throw other weapons or be disarmed, but fists are always a weapon of last resort. It's not something you would want to use willingly, but a punch or two might be just enough to take down a wounded opponent.
** Throwing axes and mallets are tertiary weapons designed to be thrown, but they can be used in melee to strike and block if your normal weapons are gone.

* AnArmAndALeg: Rarely, a player dealt a near-lethal blow may lose an arm and continue fighting for a while in "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail only a flesh wound]]" mode.

* EmergencyWeapon: It's possible to throw other weapons or be disarmed, but fists are always a weapon of last resort. It's not something you would want to use willingly, but a punch or two might be just enough to take down a wounded opponent.