Somewhere in my 40-somethingth hour of Chivalry 2, my head was struck from my shoulders, and I watched as a superior force overran our defenses and danced on our corpses. But I wasn’t owned. I was laughing, actually. In fact, I have never been mad. Not once. Not for a second. And I’m dead serious. I was having a really good time.
Playing games online can make you feel bad. Even in games I love, I’ve hated my opponents, quietly cursed my teammates, and felt personally attacked by the developers.
64-player Medieval battlefield sim Chivalry 2 has all the ingredients of a bad time online, but somehow, it’s one of the least stressful multiplayer games I’ve ever played. Because for every pain point in modern online competitive gaming, the devs have crafted a perfectly silly or genius solution.
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