<s>
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
historical	O
forms	O
of	O
soldiers	O
and	O
warriors	O
such	O
as	O
knights	O
,	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
vikings	B-Application
,	O
controlled	O
using	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
difficult	O
and	O
original	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
being	O
highlighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
during	O
a	O
medieval	O
,	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
factions	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Iron	O
Legion	O
(	O
Knights	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Warborn	O
(	O
Vikings	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Empire	O
(	O
Samurai	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wu	O
Lin	O
(	O
Ancient	O
Chinese	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
missions	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
accompanied	O
by	O
numerous	O
AI	B-Application
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tactical	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Art	O
of	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
initiated	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
player-like	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
higher	O
health	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
feature	O
perks	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
minions	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
feature	O
a	O
structure	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
a	O
"	O
shooter	O
with	O
swords	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
war	O
progresses	O
and	O
territories	O
change	O
,	O
the	O
changing	O
front	O
will	O
determine	O
which	O
maps	O
that	O
are	O
played	O
and	O
their	O
appearance	O
(	O
each	O
map	O
has	O
variants	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
it	O
is	O
under	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
Knight	O
or	O
Viking	B-Application
control	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
five	O
factions	O
in	O
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	O
Knights	O
,	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
fourth	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Wu	O
Lin	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
Marching	O
Fire	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
9	O
combatants	O
in	O
the	O
Knight	O
faction	O
,	O
7	O
in	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
faction	O
,	O
8	O
in	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
faction	O
,	O
5	O
in	O
Wu	O
Lin	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
3	O
in	O
The	O
Outlanders	O
faction	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
grand	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
currently	O
playable	O
heroes	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
additional	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
Outlanders	O
being	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Year	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
natural	O
catastrophe	O
pitted	O
the	O
most	O
fearsome	O
warriors	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
for	O
resources	O
and	O
territory	O
,	O
the	O
bloodthirsty	O
warlord	O
Apollyon	O
believes	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
Knights	O
,	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
have	O
grown	O
weak	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
age	O
of	O
all-out	O
war	O
through	O
manipulation	O
of	O
each	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his/her	O
time	O
in	O
Apollyon	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
the	O
Warden	O
helps	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
raiders	O
of	O
the	O
Warborn	O
,	O
but	O
soon	O
realizes	O
shortly	O
after	O
meeting	O
with	O
Apollyon	O
that	O
she	O
cares	O
nothing	O
about	O
protecting	O
people	O
and	O
seeks	O
to	O
manipulate	O
her	O
enemies	O
into	O
endless	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
Apollyon	O
and	O
her	O
warriors	O
including	O
Holden	O
Cross	O
,	O
the	O
Warden	O
and	O
fellow	O
lieutenants	O
Stone	O
and	O
Mercy	O
,	O
attack	O
their	O
settlements	O
and	O
sack	O
their	O
strongholds	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
land	O
of	O
Valkenheim	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
enough	O
food	O
and	O
supplies	O
to	O
fight	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
sparing	O
those	O
who	O
would	O
eagerly	O
fight	O
for	O
those	O
scraps	O
or	O
are	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
in	O
Valkenheim	O
,	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
clans	O
fight	O
among	O
themselves	O
,	O
killing	O
one	O
another	O
for	O
the	O
dwindling	O
scraps	O
left	O
by	O
Apollyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
their	O
rivals	O
,	O
Raider	O
's	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
army	O
retake	O
a	O
Warborn	O
stronghold	O
from	O
knights	O
of	O
Apollyon	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
Myre	O
to	O
raid	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Empire	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
powerful	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
to	O
resupply	O
and	O
feed	O
their	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raider	O
then	O
leads	O
the	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
kills	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
General	O
,	O
Tozen	O
,	O
and	O
causes	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
to	O
retreat	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
greatest	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
champion	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
for	O
speaking	O
out	O
of	O
turn	O
and	O
was	O
freed	O
during	O
the	O
chaos	O
of	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
raid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orochi	O
helps	O
to	O
push	O
back	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
but	O
fails	O
to	O
prevent	O
Apollyon	O
from	O
riding	O
through	O
the	O
chaos	O
and	O
murdering	O
the	O
Imperial	O
family	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
Daimyos	O
to	O
fight	O
one	O
another	O
for	O
supreme	O
rulership	O
as	O
Emperor	O
of	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
of	O
the	O
devastation	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
raid	O
caused	O
,	O
the	O
Orochi	O
,	O
fellow	O
samurai	B-Application
Ayu	O
,	O
the	O
Shugoki	O
Okuma	O
and	O
Nobushi	O
Momiji	O
attempt	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
Daimyos	O
under	O
one	O
banner	O
,	O
using	O
Apollyon	O
as	O
a	O
common	O
enemy	O
to	O
rally	O
against	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
factions	O
attacking	O
the	O
Blackstone	O
Fortress	O
;	O
Knight	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
and	O
Viking	B-Application
alike	O
all	O
turn	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
lasting	O
seven	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
the	O
war	O
's	O
futility	O
,	O
the	O
Warden	O
,	O
now	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Iron	O
Legion	O
,	O
sends	O
Holden	O
Cross	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
the	O
jarl	O
of	O
the	O
vikings	B-Application
,	O
Stigandr	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
Ayu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
Honor	I-Application
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
developing	O
a	O
strategy-action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
joining	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
With	O
Gold	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warden	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
DLC	O
character	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
2019	O
fighting	O
game	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
to	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Dead	B-Application
by	I-Application
Daylight	I-Application
crossover	O
event	O
called	O
Survivors	O
of	O
the	O
Fog	O
was	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
featured	O
Dead	O
by	O
Daylight-inspired	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
and	O
a	O
limited-time	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
featured	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Trapper	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionFor	O
Honor	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic.PC	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74/100	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
A	O
tense	O
,	O
tactical	O
medieval	O
brawler	O
that	O
will	O
reward	O
anyone	O
with	O
the	O
patience	O
and	O
will	O
to	O
master	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
2018	O
21st	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
