


Then, like in the original Mount & Blade, the character will have to hire soldiers, buy gears, and do quests to gain fame with the factions of his side. The player creates a character and begins alone near a camp or town of the faction which he chose, already attached to it, and equipped with the gear of a tier-1 unit of that faction (or tier-2 if you chose that in game creation). It features three sides (Good, Sauron, Saruman - Sauron and Saruman begin as allies) divided in several smaller factions which act as traditional Mount & Blade factions(Gondor, Rohan, Mirkwood, Harad, Rhûn, Mordor, Moria, etc).

It puts the player in the middle of the War of the Ring, with a lot of factions, units, and towns. Its draws its inspiration from The Lord of the Rings, especially the books (although some clothings and city appearances come from the movies). The Last Days (of the Third Age of Middle Earth) is a Game Mod for Mount & Blade and now Warband, a Strategy Game with tactical action and RPG Elements.
