This game provides quite some hack-and-slash fun, but not more other than that. Some gameplay mechanics feel either a bit out of date for a 2011 game or simply not well executed. At the end it feels like a game with AAA ambition, but budget game execution. The hack-and-slash fun is still undeniable, and it is not a bad choice if it is on sale.

The game seemed cool when i first looked at it ill be the first to admit i was duped. My main reasons for a game like this are: Combat (has to be fun and not repetitive), Decent story (not perfect its an action after all but the better it is the more of a bonus it is), and decent graphics.

This game failed almost flat out on all but combat.

Pros: Combats fun for a while but gets dull after a couple hours.

Cons:

[A] Voice acting flat out stunk. The content sounded like the publisher hired some company on the cheap to translate scripts written by extraterrestrials that got here a week before.

[B] The graphics for when the game was made and the publisher who supported it remind me of a game made back in 2000-2002 it was freaken horrible.

[C] The combat got boring fast and the skills were generic and made me wanna eat a crapfilled muffin to wash the taste out. (that bad ya)

Overall i recommend this game to anyone willing to blow 30 bucks to keep busy for 3 hrs. (A hooker would be a better buy fyi)

The game has very odd controls, a camera that tends to choose its own angles, frequently into some obscure corner during combat or somehow rotating to block the view of finishing moves.

The title is a bit odd for the story, as the main guy is obviously not the first templar, he is a part of an order. It was a bit hard to get into the story after noticing that, i just skipped most of it.

The game encourages you to check out every corner of the missions, some are rather hard to find. Sadly the rewards are not usually worth it, seemed to be more cosmetic, or bonuses limited to the duration of the mission.

When the camera was behaving combat was fun and fast paced, more often than not i found myself facing some corner rather than an enemy with my back being hacked apart on me. The traps in missions can be hard to dodge, for example when you see the giant blade swinging across the hall don't think you can walk up to it then step past as it swings on by, the character takes damage without touching it. Most other traps are the same, and all traps stagger you backwards once they hit. Very nasty combined with the larger collision size than it appears spike floors you have to run through.

The companion combat AI seems to be decent, and you can switch back and forth at any time.

I was disappointed by the First Templar. The setting is a pretty standard RPG, and that much is true about it. But the controls are awkward and the progress in the game is really non-satisfactory. I abandon this game just after a few hours. Maybe I will try again in the future to see if I can extract something more positive, but for now I don't think this game deserves any time, or money.

the First Templar is a actiony game reminiscent of a more grounded god of war or devilmay cry. you kill bad things then get exp then upgrade your moves in a series of linear levels. the animation is pretty bad and the graphics are bland but you can tell a lot of care went into making it fun. combat plays like assassins creed. itsa pretty fun game. i recommend it

This is a good thing as it is not a rip off. It is a separate game and has a completely different plot line and game mechanics. The fighting isn't nearly as advanced as of yet but from the skills menu it can get pretty complex and allows for online co-op multiplayer and fighting can be combined between the two allies. This can be done with or without a second player as the second player during single player will be AI controlled. It is not open world but then again the game isn't set up that way. But you can explore areas to obtain bonus items and complete bonus quests. Overall this game is pretty enjoyable.