Of Kings And Men

Just discovered this trailer at the Mount & Blade II thread from taleworlds forums:



I won't be able to run M&B II: Bannerlord, or this one, but seems a cool online mp game. It looks like 3d AoE, focused on multiplayer, with a vast persistent online world. If find the trailer nice despite the quality of some animations. Apparently it's developed by the guys who did the cRPG mod for Warband.

From their website (http://ofkingsandmen.net/):

"Of Kings And Men (formerly known as Melee:Battlegrounds) is an independently developed, third-person multiplayer “Persistent Medieval War” game.

Set in 13th century with both European and Eastern influences, you play as a character in a vast open world full of alliances and conflict, with an emphasis on player-driven experiences.

Find your play-style in Of Kings And Men with an abundance of different weapons to choose from, including Swords, Axes, Maces, Polearms, Lances, Spears, Bows, and Crossbows. Master the unique and straightforward combat system to crush your enemies. There are no predefined classes meaning you can create your unique warrior fit for the battlegrounds.

Construct, Explore, Fight; it is up to you to choose your role within the world".

 

So it went on EA on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/430440
To my eyes is not worth investing in at this very moment (it's an alpha build) unless you've been following the devs and you were waiting for it. It should show itself as a successfull online melee title or as another M&B bastard. One of the problems I see is that the Mount & Blade multiplayer playerbase will split even more when M&B 2 appears, meaning a lack of players.

However, the videos with plenty of ppl killing each others look great.