Разработчик: Creative Assembly, PC Port - Hardlight
Описание
The goddess Hel – daughter of Loki, Norse God of mischief, has been banished from the heavenly kingdom of Asgard for defying Odin’s rule. Angry at her fate, she seeks to release the ancient wolf-god Fenrir which legend tells will bring about Ragnarok - the apocalyptic battle that will destroy Asgard and the Gods. With her army of resurrected Viking warriors, Hel marches on the unsuspecting mortal realm of Midgard.
Odin’s daughter Freya, goddess of love and wisdom, is appointed the task of stopping Hel and defending the future of mankind. For her champion she chooses Skarin, a great but troubled young warrior, ignorant of the true reason for his favour with the Gods and thrust into the midst of their bitter war.
As Skarin, players will experience unparalleled battle scenes, leading the charge in a titanic clash between powerful gods and mere men. War on an unprecedented scale will rage across a beautifully realised Viking landscape.
Key Features
A truly stunning graphical experience on PC
Viking on Steam will re-invigorate the game for 2012 with outstanding visuals taking full advantage of modern gaming hardware. Players can scale resolution, use anti-aliasing and other graphical effects according to the power of their PCs, for a truly stunning graphical experience. Viking: Battle For Asgard™ also supports play via gamepad, and includes fully re-mapped keyboard-and-mouse controls for PC gamers.
The story of a Viking Hero.
Skarin is an uncompromising force. A plaything of the gods rebelling against their selfish agenda. The definitive Viking warrior.
Rich Viking Lore.
The violent and glorious world of Viking mythology brought to stunning life. Players will write their own legends to be told around the campfire.
Vast open world environments.
Explore, uncover and fight your way across huge worlds full of combat, exploration and quests.
High impact, brutal combat engine.
Experience intensely physical melee combat. Dismember enemies with deadly combat moves in a whirlwind of death.
Mythical Powers.
Tame dragons and command them to rain fire upon your enemies. Call on magic and the power of the gods to win the mortal war.
Free your people.
Liberate your Viking kinsmen from the clutches of Hel. Earn their trust and their sword arm. Fight alongside them in battle.
Epic Battles.
Lay the foundations for huge battles featuring hundreds of dynamic NPC warriors. Subtly influence the battle through targeted assassination or wade in to save stricken allies. Become one amongst many and turn the tide in favour of your kinsmen.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german, french, italian, spanish - spain, russian, polish
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *:Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800 or better
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:GeForce 8600 GS, Radeon 3400 or better
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
- Sound:Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional:Keyboard, mouse, optional controller
- OS *:Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 or better
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:GeForce 9400 GT, Radeon 4350 or better
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
- Sound:Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional:Keyboard, mouse, optional controller
Отзывы пользователей
I was thoroughly disappointed with how shallow the game felt. There just wasn't enough meat in the story to get my interest and the combat felt so sloppy and dated that I couldn’t even get the same shut of my brain enjoyment that I have from similarly simple games. This lack of oomph really doesn't help salvage it’s shortcomings leaving a fairly strong negative impression to me. While I think some people could get something out of this especially if it is their fist hack and slash I think it isn't worth looking at.
Pros:
Looks okay
simple combat which is great for new or younger hack and slash players.
Cons:
Overall combat sucks
Feels like a Lord of the Rings Rip off
Semi open worlds with terribly slow movement.
QTE and button mash overuse
Probably one of the worst games I've ever played in the genre of Hack n' Slash RPG style games and this is coming from someone who loves that type of game.
and the 30FPS Lock isn't even the worst of it!
PROS
1, The Combat
The combat is slower and a bit more methodical than other Hack n' Slash games which is a nice change of pace and is refreshing. However this is both a pro and a con because of always having to fight more than one enemy. Gank fights are absolutely terrible in this game.
The different combat moves you eventually get actually do help quite a lot against the different enemies in the game and aren't completely useless which is nice.
2. Simple Achievements and No Achievements or anything in the game that requires any Grinding/Luck
I like to try and 100% most games i play, so i appreciate there not being any achievement that takes forever to get or any achievement that's complex. There is also no leveling your Character or Weapon, so no wasted time grinding for levels. At the time of review i have 16.6 hours and 45 of the 50 achievements so not too bad getting 100%.
CONS
1. No Run or Sprint
One thing that annoyed me a lot in the game was not being able to sprint. Instead of running or walking, you are consistently doing a slight jog which is very slow. There are also no Mounts or anything so it becomes a slog having to travel on foot when I'm not able to Fast Travel.
2. The problem with freeing the locked up Vikings in encampments.
One thing you spend most of your time doing in this game is going to different encampments over the 3 different worlds and freeing friendly Vikings that, after being freed, will help you fight the Legion that was keeping them imprisoned there.
A huge problem with this part of the game IMO, is that you end up having to solo kill most of the enemies in the camps before actually being able to free the Vikings to help you out. This a problem because whats the point of freeing the vikings to help me fight the enemies when I've already killed 90% of them in the camp by myself? Also doesn't help that each camp has a million enemies that want to attack you at once as soon as your spotted, so having no help from the Vikings just sucks.
Stealth unlocking the imprisoned vikings doesn't work 90% of the time either, as the game usually has 5-6 Armored Shield Legion enemies guarding the Vikings. The amount of enemies and the amount of Shielded enemies in the camps could've been because of Hard Mode, I'm not sure. Still absurd though.
3. The amount of times you fight a horde of enemies at one time is insane.
I'm not sure why so many encounters in this game have you fighting so many different types of enemies at once. The games slower combat works pretty well for 1v1s, 1v2s and 1v3s but it makes it very difficult to 1v6, 1v7, 1v10 etc a bunch of enemies, ESPECIALLY the Armored Shield Legion later in the game. (if you've played the game you know what i mean)
even in the Final Battles of each world, you end getting no help from the Vikings when trying to make it to the Shaman while you get swung on by 50 guys at once because the Vikings just stay in pretty much one spot, leaving you alone to go fight a bunch of enemies by yourself. The getting swung on by 50 guys isn't really an exaggeration either, It is just that bad in the final fights. Could also be because of Hard Mode.
but to be fair, if these devs definition of hard mode is to just spam more enemies at you (which the game and combat are clearly not designed for) is it really a good Hard Mode?
I could probably go more on about what i don't like about this game but I'll stop there. I think everyone who's reviewing this game positively and calling it "Old but Gold!" and a "perfect game" are just heavily blinded by nostalgia. The game is far from perfect and there's a lot that should've been done different.
Overall i give it like a 4 or 5 out of 10. Maybe would recommend getting on sale, but only if you really want to play it. Personally i would just go play a different game that has the same formula done way better.
Its okay, its not bad, but be prepared for choppiness, not just with your axe, but your framerate. Just go grab Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders. You'll thank me, they did it better 4 years earlier and on an older generation system lol
Everything is great about this game even if it gets repetitive, the combat makes this game so epic and this is a childhood favourite. I am so happy i can play this game it is worth it.
30FPS lock, controller support is janky at best. it supports modern resolutions which is neat but definitely better games to play out there.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Creative Assembly, PC Port - Hardlight |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 23.12.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 57% положительных (467) |