Games Would you play a multiplayer sword-fighting game?

[DaGaffer]

...Because Neal Stephenson wants to do it properly:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260688528/clang

Looks interesting, although I think their insistence on PC first probably limits appeal.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Bushido blade was excellent, so why not

 

[Raven]

Probably not, not if I have to stand there waving my arms about like a dick or using some wiimote type add on.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Probably not, not if I have to stand there waving my arms about like a dick or using some wiimote type add on.

True, nice caveat there

 

[Exioce]

Been there and done that in 1998.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_by_the_Sword

 

[MYstIC G]

Jedi Knight II had some fun moments with the old lightsabers but not sure I'd play something like this.

 

[opticle]

I'd love it

 

[Cadelin]

Not to derail this topic, but I can't have been the only one, who thought of monkey island when I saw the thread title?

Have you stopped wearing diapers yet?
Why, did you want to borrow one?

How can sword fighting like that possibly be improved upon?

 

[Chilly]

The problem with sword fighting in games is the feedback - you can't do it, unless you actually start swinging swords at each other. At which point you are literally sword fighting and the xbox is just keeping score. To be fair, that would be pretty awesome...might as well just join a fencing club though, even if it is pretty gay.

 

[opticle]

Feedback, fair point.. a decent, novel vibration/feedback mechanism ?

Fencing is the gayest of all the sword fighting forms - they've taken everything cool (the sword) and made it shite. Give me a Bastard sword Now THAT would be a club worth joining.. it'd hurt, but it'd be worth it.

 

[Ctuchik]

Meh, bastard swords are for sissies...

Two handed greatswords are the ones to use if you're a real manlyman...