Get to know the three classes you can play as in Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

Sometime this year, a new Game of Thrones video game will come out for PC and mobile devices. Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is set during the fourth season of the TV show; wildlings are attacking the Wall, Daenerys Targaryen is settling down in Meereen and King Joffrey Baratheon has died in King's Landing. You play the heir to a minor house in the North called House Tyre and go about building up your house's reputation as you interact with iconic characters from the series and explore an open world modeled on the Seven Kingdoms we all know and love.

The original story sounds fun, but you'll also spend a lot of time in combat, fighting enemy soldiers as well as bears, direwolves and ice spiders big as hounds; there's even a whole multiplayer mode just dedicated to combat.

In the single-player game, you'll pick from one of three classes. Developer Netmarble describes them like this:

• The Knight class practices the refined and balanced swordplay of a Westerosi knight, using a longsword to dispatch enemies with precise and calculated swordsmanship.
• The Sellsword class is inspired by the raw, destructive combat of Wildlings and Dothraki, featuring a brutal fighting style using massive two-handed axes to crush enemies.
• The Assassin class employs agile and precise attacks reminiscent of those of the enigmatic Faceless Men, while displaying a fierce fighting style using dual daggers in dexterous, dance-like combat.

And in the video at the top of this post, we can see each of these classes in action, whether it's a knight running through Thenns, an assassin dancing through rains of blows, or a sellsword swinging an axe around. The combat looks fast and heavy, recalling games like God of War or even Dark Souls. Overall, Kingsroad looks like one of the more robust Game of Thrones video games yet produced.

Does that mean it'll be good? Well, initial impressions have been decent, but I wouldn't blame fans who had reservations about Game of Thrones: Kingsroad presenting itself as a mobile game first, since those have a reputation for being a bit chintzy and small-time. The game is also coming out for PC, though, although we don't know when; Netmarble promises updates on a release date soon.

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