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The bizarre phenomenon of Half-Life 3 syndrome has taken the gaming domain in its grasp once again. Although a real thing, many developers still refuse to confirm its existence. This confusing happening occurs when the launch of any game or product or any media is postponed for a very long time, fans get bored and create their own fantasy inventing and expecting out-worldly features escalating far from reality. This overrated hype puts the developers in a risky position to satisfy the impossible demands of the fans and when the product is finally released it never matches up to the expectation of the enthusiasts, facing hard criticism and eventual downfall.
The exact thing is happening once again as Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is suffering from a modicum of Half-Life 3 syndrome. After the launch of Mount & Blade eleven years ago and eight years ago after Mount & Blade: Warband, the newest edition of the series has kept the gamers at the edge for this whole time. And with the poor connection on the developers' end, the fans have taken the task of overhyping the title to the highest pinnacle with earnest speculation.
Though Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has received 82% positive reviews on Steam after its initial release, out of 24,106 reviews, there were numerous negative reviews. These reviews came from mostly misguided players and some complaints about constant crushing and Early Access bugs that are quite normal at this stage. The fans complained that the game didn’t satisfy them as they imagined it would which is a classic example of Half-Life 3 syndrome.
The title maintains the original Mount & Blade combat style which was once adored and admired by the fans. But now it has become ‘clunky’ as they draw a comparison of the battle mode with other medieval games like Mordhau. The long wait of eight years has built-up an immense amount of expectation among the fans and when their impractical fantasy world came crashing down with reality, the storm of negative reviews came flooding down their anticipation. The team of TaleWorlds, the developers behind the franchise are now wrongfully accused of copy-pasting various elements from the previous games in the series into the newest title. The only reason the people are upset is because of their unrealistic expectation of the game which stays true to its prequels honoring the fans’ requests.
Fans have expressed disappointment with the gameplay as they feel like they deserved more after waiting eight years. TaleWorlds seemingly lost control of the narrative amid the development period and now they suffer the consequences regretting the occurrence.
Aside from this Half-Life 3 syndrome, the title suffers from many technical faults like numerous reports of crashing and the game not booting up correctly and many more. But TaleWorld is more likely to conquer all these obstacles very soon making Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord reach its potential.
Image Credits - HappyGamer[/caption]The bizarre phenomenon of Half-Life 3 syndrome has taken the gaming domain in its grasp once again. Although a real thing, many developers still refuse to confirm its existence. This confusing happening occurs when the launch of any game or product or any media is postponed for a very long time, fans get bored and create their own fantasy inventing and expecting out-worldly features escalating far from reality. This overrated hype puts the developers in a risky position to satisfy the impossible demands of the fans and when the product is finally released it never matches up to the expectation of the enthusiasts, facing hard criticism and eventual downfall.
The exact thing is happening once again as Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is suffering from a modicum of Half-Life 3 syndrome. After the launch of Mount & Blade eleven years ago and eight years ago after Mount & Blade: Warband, the newest edition of the series has kept the gamers at the edge for this whole time. And with the poor connection on the developers' end, the fans have taken the task of overhyping the title to the highest pinnacle with earnest speculation.
Though Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has received 82% positive reviews on Steam after its initial release, out of 24,106 reviews, there were numerous negative reviews. These reviews came from mostly misguided players and some complaints about constant crushing and Early Access bugs that are quite normal at this stage. The fans complained that the game didn’t satisfy them as they imagined it would which is a classic example of Half-Life 3 syndrome.
The title maintains the original Mount & Blade combat style which was once adored and admired by the fans. But now it has become ‘clunky’ as they draw a comparison of the battle mode with other medieval games like Mordhau. The long wait of eight years has built-up an immense amount of expectation among the fans and when their impractical fantasy world came crashing down with reality, the storm of negative reviews came flooding down their anticipation. The team of TaleWorlds, the developers behind the franchise are now wrongfully accused of copy-pasting various elements from the previous games in the series into the newest title. The only reason the people are upset is because of their unrealistic expectation of the game which stays true to its prequels honoring the fans’ requests.
Fans have expressed disappointment with the gameplay as they feel like they deserved more after waiting eight years. TaleWorlds seemingly lost control of the narrative amid the development period and now they suffer the consequences regretting the occurrence.
Aside from this Half-Life 3 syndrome, the title suffers from many technical faults like numerous reports of crashing and the game not booting up correctly and many more. But TaleWorld is more likely to conquer all these obstacles very soon making Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord reach its potential.
