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Medieval Machine Builders lets you catapult cows at castlesPossibly the ideal job sim
Possibly the ideal job sim
Image credit:PlayWay S.A./FreeMind S.A.
Image credit:PlayWay S.A./FreeMind S.A.
It is said that for every human being in existence there is a dedicated species of job simulator, a variety of job sim that speaks to that person, body and soul. In my case, that job sim isMedieval Machines Builder, probably better known as Siege Weapon Builder.
Itsfree-to-play prologuegoes live later this week, on top of ademofrom last year. I haven’t played either the prologue or the demo and who knows, they could be rubbish, but look, I had to spend three hours this morning queuing for an appointment, and all I wanted to do during those three hours was cobble together a trebuchet from plastic chairs and retractable tape. Let me do a quick 400 words on this? Pretty please?
Medieval Machines Builder - First Siege - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Medieval Machines Builder - First Siege - Announcement Trailer
The siege weapons in question include catapults, trebuchets and ballistae, together with, pffff, battering rams, for the less elegant siegecrafter. To assemble them, you will need to find materials - chopping down trees, dragging the logs to a worksite, then cutting and planing the wood to make planks. You will need tools, such as axes and, er whatever they call the thing you plane wood with, which can be forged using hammer and tongs (“it’s time to feel like MacGyver and create something out of nothing”, the Steam page goes on, much to my excitement/confusion), or bought from cheery beardy folk at marketplaces.
Monty Python- Holy Grail Cow-tapultWatch on YouTube
Monty Python- Holy Grail Cow-tapult
I wouldn’t mind being a professional siege weapon builder in some kind of MMORPG - there’s a touch of that kind of thing in Elder Scrolls Online, but you do have to wade in and fight up-close eventually. If you’re a filthy contrarian who loves sieges but hates the medieval period, you might preferAbriss, which is about smashing up Brutalist architecture in the far future.
