For Honor review: This brutal Xbox One multiplayer packs a double-edged sword
(Windows Phone Central)

Jumping back in time to medieval conflict, For Honor emerges more brutal and confident than ever. In recent years, Ubisoft gained a reputation for developing franchises around a universal formula. Although the publisher has continued to grow alongside its established franchises during the past decade, the company appeared to follow a certain model across its biggest properties. However, during this period, we also began to see some of the company`s biggest franchises start to lose their identity. Ubisoft began to shift in a new direction when sales eventually began to dwindle, though some refreshing concepts emerged from the publisher as of late. Following the company`s recent endeavors into multiplayer-centric titles, with The Division and Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor is a brand new franchise built from the ground up with an online ecosystem in mind. With a class-based, arena multiplayer experience at its core, the game strives to be a unique package among other triple-A titles. ...