I’d say I don’t know what I was expecting except I know exactly what I was expecting and it was what I got. I wanted to know what the game was like so I plopped down my portrait of Abraham Lincoln and downloaded the game file. This autumn the game became backwards compatible for some reason or other and there was an Xbox sale on offering it for less than $5 and, well, if curiosity killed the cat then you can call me Garfield. I later misplaced that copy because, well, it was a cheap copy of The First Templar and it wasn’t exactly a prized possession. I remember the Giant Bomb quick look of this thing left me intrigued, though, and I bought a cheap copy a few months later with the intent of getting around to it at some point. This was not a shock to me, considering its 52% score on Metacritic* and my memory of coverage from its release in 2011. One player - Multiple Roles: Instantly swap between playable characters, focusing on the best skills for the job.The First Templar is an awful game.20 historically accurate locations from around Europe have been recreated for the player to explore

Expansive Historical Game World: Return to the 13th century, where European culture is on the brink of collapse.

At any moment a second player can join in and take control of the AI-controlled hero. When playing solo, you can switch between the two characters, leaving the control of the second hero to the game’s AI. The First Templar features both single player and co-op modes.

The heroes face powerful opponents at every turn, including Sacracen, King Philip the IV of France and the Inquisition. Taking control over these two unlikely allies, uncover the mysteries behind the Templar Order, play a role in a grand conspiracy, and discover the secret of the Holy Grail. The First Templar follows the story of two main characters – a French Templar, and his companion, a noble lady who has been proclaimed a heretic.

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