The sound of shouting and clashing metal fills the air. Fallen enemies and allies alike litter the battlefield. Every encounter is a brutal, tactical fight to the death. Kill or be killed. For Honor puts a blade in your hand like no game ever has before and sets you loose in a medieval battle. This is a game for everyone who grew up dreaming of knights and epic melee battles. Step into the boots of some of history’s fiercest combatants – the loyal Knights (the Legions), the fierce Vikings (the Warborn) and the brutally efficient Samurai (the Chosen).
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
The sound of shouting and clashing metal fills the air. Fallen enemies and allies alike litter the battlefield. Every encounter is a brutal, tactical fight to the death. Kill or be killed. For Honor puts a blade in your hand like no game ever has before and sets you loose in a medieval battle. This is a game for everyone who grew up dreaming of knights and epic melee battles. Step into the boots of some of history’s fiercest combatants – the loyal Knights (the Legions), the fierce Vikings (the Warborn) and the brutally efficient Samurai (the Chosen).
Using the new Art of Battle system, you will have full control over the placement of their weapons. You can attack and move around just like you normally would, and then you can also lock onto a single opponent and enter into a dueling mode. The second you lock onto a target, your right stick goes from controlling your camera to controlling your stance. If you flick to the right with your stick, you move to hold your sword or shield on the right side.
“Wherever you’re holding your weapon, that’s where you’re safe,” explains Creative Director Jason Vandenberghe. “You’re automatically blocking in that direction. So if I’m holding my sword to my left and you attack me on my left side, I’m going to block it. But if you attack me from the right or from above, I’m going to get hit. It takes time to change my stance, so I need to anticipate what you’re going to do.”
You’ll need to pay close attention to how your opponent is telegraphing their moves because if you leave yourself open to a heavy attack, you could find yourself out of the fight very quickly. You can perform a guard break to throw your enemy off-balance and give yourself time to quickly switch your stance to attack them where they’re vulnerable. Vandenberghe tells us to loosely think about this loop in terms of a fighting game. If you attack someone while they are defending, the attack won’t hit. Defense beats attack. Guard break beats defense. Attack beats guard break. You’ll need to be on the lookout for any move your opponent makes.
“We built the fighting system this way so that you’re really watching your opponent’s stance,” says Vandenberghe. “This is what you would be doing in a real fight. When you’re going up against someone with a weapon, you’re paying a lot of attention to where their weapon is. You care a lot because if you don’t… Well, the fight is over for you.”
But what is For Honor? It’s not just melee combat. It’s not just strategy. It’s not just any one thing. Rather, For Honor pulls inspiration from across the gaming board – fighting game combat systems mixed with some shooter reward loops and chaotic yet tactical battlefield scenarios.
“I haven’t actually been able to really put a name to For Honor’s genre,” Vandenberghe explains. “It’s close-quarters melee combat. ‘Shooter with swords’ is something we’ve been throwing around, and it’s pretty accurate. People have tried to call it a MOBA, but it’s not really a MOBA. It seems a little like one when you look at it, but it doesn’t play that way at all. I think what’s going to happen is we’re going to release the game and then our audience is going to name it. I think they will be the ones to really name that genre.”
This is why the game absolutely needed to be playable at E3 this year, says VandenBerghe. This is something totally new. The team can’t point to another game and say, “It’s a little like that.” People needed to be able to get their hands on For Honor to really understand what it’s all about.
“Medieval spec-ops” is another term VandenBerghe brings up, and this one sticks with us. It feels right. You are a unique warrior on a mission – wading through the battlefield with a clear objective in mind. You can slip into the fray and slaughter a few of the easy minions, but your true strength lies in your ability to go toe-to-toe with the other elite forces on the field.
“You’re the top one percent. The characters you play in For Honor are the difference makers. They’re the ones who get called in to finish the fight. The battle is about to be lost, but because these individuals showed up, the tide was turned. That’s how much these warriors matter. You are a true medieval badass, and you’re hunting other badasses on the battlefield to see just who the best fighter is.”
But Vandenberghe keeps circling back to For Honor’s shooter inspirations, referring specifically to shooter loops. It all starts with match-making. You start a match, cycle through maps, meet your new team and destroy the battlefield together.
“For me this is just a great way to blow anywhere from 20 minutes to four hours or even twelve if I really feel like going for it,” he explains. “There are a bunch of reasons why this loop works for shooters and why it’s so enjoyable. Well, all those reasons can apply to melee combat too. But now it’s not going to be about line of sight. You’re not sprinting around trying to find cover. So it won’t be like a shooter in the micro experience, but the overall macro experience will be very familiar to fans of shooters. We even have things called Feats, which are sort of kill streak rewards. Once you gain enough points for yourself, you’ll be able to call in support attacks like catapults or arrow storms.”
On top of these support attacks, you might be able to get a burst of stamina or improve the attack ability of the minions around you. The Feats are designed to give you an extra edge on the battlefield, just like you might see in a shooter.
The team isn’t offering any details on the campaign experience just yet (save that there is one), but VandenBerghe did have this to say: “This campaign is really an invitation into our world. This is our special place. Knights and Vikings and samurai all fighting on the same battlefield? I’m no history major, but I can tell you that never happened. But it does happen in the canon of For Honor and the campaign is your introduction to this world.”
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Astrology is the science that connects between the movement of the objects of the solar system (planets, moon, and sun) with human destiny. Because of all the planets, the sun, and the moon in a circle along the ecliptic, they all also automatically circulate among the zodiac. Astrology is based on the position of objects in the solar system in the zodiac.
Someone will bear the sign of the zodiac based on the position of the sun in the zodiac on the date of his birth. For example, people born in early December would be Sagittarius, because on that date the Sun is in the constellation Sagittarius. Position the Sun itself is divided between tropical and sideral time that causes there are two kinds of the zodiac, the tropical zodiac and the zodiac sideral. Most astrologers Western and Indonesian astrologers use the tropical zodiac, and since now all over the World Using the tropical zodiac.
Thus bro & sis meaning and the meaning or definition Zodiac horoscopes. If according bro & sis, what is the sense of the zodiac? Remove your opinion here via the comments field below yeah .. :)
A person who uses Ninjutsu is a ninja. Ninjutsu is not a martial art. Ninjutsu is an independent art of warfare that developed mainly in the regions of Iga in Mie Prefecture, and Koka in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
So, do you know what kind of job ninja were doing?
Most people imagine that ninjas flew through the sky and disappeared, like Superman, waving ninja swords around, sneaking into the enemy ranks and assassinating generals ... This is a mistaken image of the ninja Introduced by movies and comic books.
The jobs of a ninja are divided into the two categories of performing espionage play and strategy. The methodology for performing espionage and strategy is Ninjutsu. Espionage is similar to the job of modern spies, wherein one carefully Gathers intelligence about the enemy and analyzes its military strength.
Strategic activities are skills that reduce the enemy's military power. Ninja did not fight strong enemies by Themselves. Fought ninja enemies after they had reduced the enemies' military power. In times of peace,
Ninjutsu was called an art of "entering from afar", while in times of war, Ninjutsu was called an art of "entering from" nearby ", wherein ninja would constantly gather intelligence concerning the enemy, thinking of ways to beat the enemy, but not fighting the enemy Directly. Ninja who thought rationally thought of war by intellect as great, and war by military strength (weapons) as foolish. Therefore, Reviews their ninja ninja who swing swords about can be called the Lowest of the ninja.
The Ninjutsu of Iga-ryu and Koga-ryu stem from the same source, and are said to be the highest of the Ninjutsu.
1. Gi (義 – Integritas)
Menjaga Kejujuran
Seorang Samurai senantiasa mempertahankan etika, moralitas, dan kebenaran. Integritas merupakan nilai Bushido yang paling utama. Kata integritas mengandung arti jujur dan utuh.
Keutuhan yang dimaksud adalah keutuhan dari seluruh aspek kehidupan, terutama antara pikiran, perkataan, dan perbuatan. Nilai ini sangat dijunjung tinggi dalam falsafah bushido, dan merupakan dasar bagi insan manusia untuk lebih mengerti tentang moral dan etika.
“Seorang ksatria harus paham betul tentang yang benar dan yang salah, dan berusaha keras melakukan yang benar dan menghindari yang salah. Dengan cara itulah bushido biasa hidup.” -Taira Shigesuke
2. Yū (勇 – Keberanian)
Berani dalam menghadapi kesulitan
Keberanian merupakan sebuah karakter dan sikap untuk bertahan demi prinsip kebenaran yang dipercayai meski mendapat berbagai tekanan dan kesulitan. Keberanian juga merupakan ciri para samurai, mereka siap dengan risiko apapun termasuk mempertaruhkan nyawa demi memperjuangkan keyakinan.
Keberanian mereka tercermin dalam prinsipnya yang menganggap hidupnya tidak lebih berharga dari sebuah bulu. Namun demikian, keberanian samurai tidak membabibuta, melainkan dilandasi latihan yang keras dan penuh disiplin.
“Pastikan kau menempa diri dengan latihan seribu hari, dan mengasah diri dengan latihan selama ribuan hari”. -Miyamoto Musashi
3. Jin (仁 – Kemurahan hati)
Memiliki sifat kasih sayang
Bushido memiliki aspek keseimbangan antara maskulin (yin) dan feminin (yang) . Jin mewakili sifat feminin yaitu mencintai. Meski berlatih ilmu pedang dan strategi berperang, para samurai harus memiliki sifat mencintai sesama, kasih sayang, dan peduli.
Kasih sayang dan kepedulian tidak hanya ditujukan pada atasan dan pimpinan namun pada kemanusiaan. Sikap ini harus tetap ditunjukan baik di siang hari yang terang benderang, maupun di kegelapan malam. Kemurahan hati juga ditunjukkan dalam hal memaafkan.
”Jadilah yang pertama dalam memaafkan.” -Toyotomi Hideyoshi
4. Rei (礼 – Menghormati)
Hormat Kepada Orang Lain
Seorang Samurai tidak pernah bersikap kasar dan ceroboh, namun senantiasa menggunakan kode etiknya secara sempurna sepanjang waktu.
Sikap santun dan hormat tidak saja ditujukan pada pimpinan dan orang tua, namun kepada tamu atau siap pun yang ditemui.
Sikap santun meliputi cara duduk, berbicara, bahkan dalam memperlakukan benda ataupun senjata.
”Apakah kau sedang berjalan, berdiri diam, sedang duduk, atau sedang bersandar, di dalam perilaku dan sikapmu lah kau membawa diri dengan cara yang benar-benar mencerminkan prajurit sejati." -Taira Shigesuke
5. Makoto atau (信 – Shin Kejujuran) dan Tulus-Ikhlas
Bersikap Tulus & Ikhlas
Seorang Samurai senantiasa bersikap Jujur dan Tulus mengakui, berkata atau memberikan suatu informasi yang sesuai kenyataan dan kebenaran.
Para ksatria harus menjaga ucapannya dan selalu waspada tidak menggunjing, bahkan saat melihat atau mendengar hal-hal buruk tentang kolega.
Samurai mengatakan apa yang mereka maksudkan, dan melakukan apa yang mereka katakan. Mereka membuat janji dan berani menepatinya.
”Perkataan seorang samurai lebih kuat daripada besi.” -Taira Shigesuke
6. Meiyo (名誉 – Kehormatan)
Menjaga Kehormatan Diri
Bagi samurai cara menjaga kehormatan adalah dengan menjalankan kode bushido secara konsisten sepanjang waktu dan tidak menggunakan jalan pintas yang melanggar moralitas.
Seorang samurai memiliki harga diri yang tinggi, yang mereka jaga dengan cara prilaku terhormat. Salah satu cara mereka menjaga kehormatan adalah tidak menyia-nyiakan waktu dan menghindari prilaku yang tidak berguna.
”Jika kau di depan publik, meski tidak bertugas, kalau tidak boleh sembarangan bersantai. Lebih baik kau membaca, berlatih kaligrafi, mengkaji sejarah, atau tatakrama keprajuritan.” -Taira Shigesuke
7. Chūgo (忠義 – Loyal)
Menjaga Kesetiaan Kepada Satu Pimpinan Dan Guru
Kesetiaan ditunjukkan dengan dedikasi yang tinggi dalam melaksanakan tugas. Kesetiaan seorang ksatria tidak saja saat pimpinannya dalam keadaan sukses dan berkembang.Bahkan dalam keadaaan sesuatu yang tidak diharapkan terjadi, pimpinan mengalami banyak beban permasalahan, seorang ksatria tetap setia pada pimpinannya dan tidak meninggalkannya.
"Puncak kehormatan seorang samurai adalah mati dalam menjalankan tugas dan perjuangan." -Taira Shigesuke
* Dengan menerapkan prinsip-prinsip diatas dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita, dengan ditambah dengan nilai spiritual dan keimanan yang kuat, niscahya kita akan menjadi individu yang kuat dan handal dalam menjalani hidup,,,
The samurai, members of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, began as provincial warriors before rising to power in the 12th century with the beginning of the country’s first military dictatorship, known as the shogunate. As servants of the daimyos, or great lords, the samurai backed up the authority of the shogun and gave him power over the mikado (emperor). The samurai would dominate Japanese government and society until the Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to the abolition of the feudal system. Despite being deprived of their traditional privileges, many of the samurai would enter the elite ranks of politics and industry in modern Japan. More importantly, the traditional samurai code of honor, discipline and morality known as bushido–or “the way of the warrior”–was revived and made the basic code of conduct for much of Japanese society.




