

Want to play the political game? Become a scheming noble! Want to become a filthy-rich caravan master? Max your trade and leadership skills! Want to become a well-read do-gooder? There’s an option for that! The possibilities are near endless. Mount & Blade is definitely a sandbox, letting you find your fun in a variety of different ways. I ride for Calradia, a fictional continent trapped in ongoing wars between five different nations. Still, the original holds a special place in my heart. I played the original briefly, but I pretty quickly devoted more time to the improved Warband. Two new games had come out, the sequel game Warband and the spinoff With Fire & Sword. At this point, I hadn’t been following the series for a while. During one of the Steam Summer Sales, the Mount & Blade series was one of the daily deals. Mount & Blade was not among them.įast forward another few years. This meant I would have to pick up what few games I actually had on a new account for my new computer. I lost all the info for that account, and I had long since abandoned the email associated with with it. It died, and took with it all I could remember about my steam account. It was a good price, so I decided to pick it up. I was able to find a physical copy of Mount & Blade at Zellers, of all places. Ironic, isn’t it? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a stupid idiot.įast forward a couple years. I didn’t buy the game, because at the time, I was very worried about my Steam purchases spiralling out of control. I played hours and hours of Mount & Blade’s demo back in 2008, on my old Steam account. Time logged before Full Steam Ahead: 5 hoursĪccording to Steam, I have spent only 5 hours playing Mount & Blade.

