Vikings - Wolves of Midgard

Score: 6.5 / 10 A thematically interesting Nordic looter ARPG with colorful environments and interesting stage concepts, undermined by intrusive survival mechanics, dull loot systems, repetitive combat, and shallow build diversity, delivering an experience that left me more numb than the frigid slopes of Jotunheim. Gameplay & Mechanics: Combat is easily the area where the game struggles the most. Despite presenting itself as a loot-driven ARPG similar to Diablo, the actual combat loop feels repetitive very quickly due to limited enemy variety, shallow abilities, and awkward movement mechanics. The dodge system in particular feels stiff and unnatural, often making it seem like the character rolls in place rather than fluidly repositioning during combat. Combined with repeated enemy encounters and limited attack variety, most fights eventually blur together into repetitive hack-and-slash encounters without much tactical depth. The bosses are generally more interesting than the standard enemies. Jokul, one of the earlier bosses, forces positioning, pattern recognition, and environmental awareness in a way that breaks up the otherwise simplistic combat flow. Encounters like this sh…

Purchased this game, installed, hit play, start screen comes up, click start, acts like its loading then stops, Verify integrity of files, click play, click start and nothing. Not playable. Request refund. I Don't have time to fix something that should be working as its sold as a compatible working game.

It's alright, I guess. I don't even remember how I got the game (it was probably given out for free at some point), but after all these years I finally tried it. I didn't find it interesting at all. I'm not really a fan of Hack'n'Slashes, so that might be the reason. There are better games from this genre and for cheaper, so you should check out those

nope

Game has an interesting storyline. Great gameplay and mechanics.

Short review after completing one normal run as shield maiden: a competent ARPG set in the Nordic world. Pros: - Fitting lore and locations from the ice worlds to hellish fires and damnation found in the old Norse tales - Great monster and boss design - Satisfying and fluid melee combat with dodge roll and with a kill cinematic camera with great sound design to immerse you - Skills and attacks feel visceral and have an impact - The world is split in 26 maps and a hub are that are not connected however they feel big enough with some side challenges for you to do and explore for that extra kick, later you can return to the maps for resources or to do hunts for specific monsters Cons: - Survival environment hazards feel out for this kind of game you always have to stop fighting monsters and have to find a fire/cool/light place else the hazard meter fills up and you loose life, it breaks the flow of the game and combat when you are awesome killing machine that starts to get cold or hot and you need to find those spots - Some bugs persist, combining artifacts in maps and not hub area freezes your inventory screen, you can get stuck while rolling on some objects - While t…