Ewan's Art and Things (and Also Stuff)

Foes to conquer, battles to fight, and power to take: this world has much of these, and more, to offer those who can handle them. Hey there, everybody--tiding over this week's consumer review with a game that's been sucking up my free time particularly severely this past little while--Mount and Blade: Warband. Mount and Blade: Warband is a role-playing game that puts focus on action and strategy; players must fight their way from poverty to power in a merciless medieval world called Calradia. Multiple warring kingdoms pull and tug at one another, hoping to put down their rivals and eventually dominate the continent. Deciding which--or none--of these powers emerges at the top is up to the player. The world is entirely open from the very beginning of the game; if you really want, you can start riding horseback all the way to the opposite corner of the world the second you first pull up the map. It's always wise, though, to see about performing local tasks, gathering some fres...