Expeditions: Viking

I really want to like this, i finished the prologue and enjoyed it but then when i try to leave the village i get teleported to the center, no matter what destination i pick. It's impossible to progress in the story, the game has been out for 2 full years and it's still nothing but a bug ridden mess. Don't buy it, you are just flipping a coin hoping you won't run into a game breaking bug.

Honestly if you enjoyed the last Expeditions game, you'll enjoy this. A few things are missing, like exploration of the Overworld map has been trimmed down (though the woven fabric art style is gorgeous). This was a trade in for the large cities you get to run around it seems. A few bugs still lurk in the game, but the devs seem to be addressing them with regular updates. Outside of that, its a good play. Good graphics, excellent writing, well balanced campaign supply situations, and some tough choices. Normally I'm a light side player, but Vikings muddy that water because of what you are. You ARE conquerers, you do follow a different faith than the church, and it was surprising to find myself picking more aggressive/harsher choices than normal because the writing pulled me into a roleplay style I've never explored. A bit upset the Picts are Catholic/you cannot convince them to convert back, otherwise 5 stars.

Really loved it, did not expect to! Skill system is a cookie cutter system, but lots of options and works well! Lots of variation, no tedious repitition, just wished there was more of this game or a bigger universe or a strategy version. Want more basically! Worth the money, never once looked back. Though I wasnt really sure in the beginning cause these RPGs/magic stuff isnt really my thing (no magic in this one, a bit of potions and healing but nothing that defies all reason.

The rating is based on mechanics rather than vision. In particular I found it impossible to engage the bandits in the Stolen Heirloom quest even as I ran alongside them. I'm a warrior runnind down my enemey, we are abreast, what in the name of the gods prevents me from cutting them down? I have to wait until a pre-determined ambush position is reached even if I am on top of them? I love the premise, I love the nuance, I love bones, but some of the implementation needs polish. The game deserves a 5 of 5, but I can't provide it with such a silly situation vexing me.

The game started interesting but quite fast it showed it's inperfection. - rest: it's not possible to make a camp- one must travel to campsite even if it's make you fatigue, hungry, whatever. There isn't possibility to rest in city, village, your own home - combat: no positioning, game force to use shield at least for a first rund - steal: you got cought, so what? Fight over it, pay price for deed, run, diplomacy? No. You steel or lose reputation - team: you want a team with similar poinf of view as yours? Not in this game. I tried to create a mercenary with stats and attitude as I like. Not a chance. In addition I noticed that base damage of mercenaries are much lower from companions who can you meet during game. Big plus for conversation difficulty, moral choices. Only one big plus from me. - some items are hard to reach, i had to move camera a lot to serch some barrows or crates - no force kill, no coherence: my firs expeditions to britan. I think, I'll stop throttle of human development by erasing christianisty. Ofc not. You can kill only during combat. In first city which I visited I started fight right away... NO ONE CARES. Citizen spoke to me like nothing happend, trade was'nt blocked, guards let me to the king. Conversation was the same as in peaceful solution. ALT F4, unistall. I tried...