Mount & Blade: Warband

2013年，初中，家里第一次有了电脑，配置很低，小小的我在网络上搜索到了这款神作，从原版到战团，火与剑、潘德、三国、泡菜，数不清的mod陪伴我一个人度过了很多美好的时光。后来读大学，有了配置更好的电脑，2020年出了二代，2022年杭州暑期的实习也沉迷过一段时间，那个夏天在之江旁吹过的晚风、西湖畔与同学的游宴歌行，彷佛就在眼前。一晃又是4年过去，已经是在北京工作的第3年了，成为了社畜，也结了婚。今天偶然看到上次打开骑砍的时间还是2022，心生感慨与惆怅，上面提到很多清晰的时间点，我想是因为热爱这款游戏，也是因为回不去的青春真的很美好。

Mount & Blade: Warband is an amazing entry in the series, and it absolutely sucked up a huge amount of my time. This game feels like Pirates! Gold on steroids: you can pretty much do anything you aspire to. The possibilities are genuinely impressive. You can start out as a nobody, roaming the land with a small band of warriors, or eventually build yourself up into a powerful lord commanding huge armies and controlling entire kingdoms. From roaming bands of reavers to full-scale wars between kingdoms, this game really does have it all. There’s a fantastic sense of freedom and progression, and the game gives you plenty of room to make your own story rather than forcing you down a predetermined path. Every campaign can unfold differently, which makes it incredibly addictive. The mod support is also excellent and adds an enormous amount of replayability. I’d also strongly recommend checking out the official DLC, particularly Viking Conquest, if you want even more to sink your time into.