About

The Flower of Battle is an upcoming RPG by Retrograde Software featuring realistic tactical turn-based longsword duels based off of the works and techniques of 14-15th century Italian sword master Fiore de'i Liberi.

The art of fencing has been sorely misrepresented by modern video games and other media, often depicted as merely little more than random flailing of a heavy block of iron. Yet historical swordsmen were masters of their craft and the elegant weapons thereof. We attempt to see the art more accurately represented in video games.

In the Flower of Battle (so named after the treatise of Fiore de'i Liberi) you can fight duels with a variety of historical plays and actions from the original sources.

Features

  • Use a dozen different guards, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, and all the 7 blows of the sword.
  • Campaign mode in which your character can work their way from itinerant swordsman to master.
  • Do more than just fence. Fight jousts, write your own treatises for wealthy clients, and more.

System Requirements

TBA