Northgard

I feel like the game had a solid start but then devs lost interest and left an unfinished product. Some parts of the game are even unplayable (including the campaign scenario) which left me rather disappointed and after a few days of playing I never wanted to come back.

The title states it. I bought this SOLELY for multiplayer but even while having Galaxy running, even having installed NG through Galaxy, it insists that I am "not connected". Has been through several updates since then and also through two Galaxy updates, no change. No version of Galaxy, even the old 1.2.x, has worked. All other titles multiplay just fine, and obviously my internet connection is working, otherwise Galaxy would have failed to download this in the first place. Changing the region ingame only makes things worse because it gets stuck in a server finding loop and greys out even the singleplayer "Bifrost" campaigns until the game is restarted. There is no meaningful error message, no log, nothing to help me diagnose or remedy or at least point out the cause of the issue. Very bad coding practice, makes debugging near impossible. This is on Windows 7 which is listed as being supported. -2 stars for not working MP -1 star for lack of error diagnosis -2 stars for requiring Galaxy at all Zero stars in total, but I seem to have to give at least one, so +1 start because it at least starts.

This game has an existential crisis. It has a horrible stressed experience of making the perfect build order, with small mistakes pretty much ruining a game if discovered too late. And control of units in combat is a horrible experience that just sours the whole deal even more.

This is the first game I feel ambivalent about. On the one hand is a fantastic mix of game mechanics, on the other hand you have unfair challenges that are unplayable, even on easy difficulty setting. E.g. you have to take up (fight) 3 AI-players that team together! On top of that, the AI cheats (see other reviews). I really love this game, the developers must have the right mindset, but the scenario's that are frustrating makes me dismissing the game for an indefinite period of time. This game makes me happy, but unfortunately, sometimes it makes me mad.

its fun and relatively easy to play, but still kind of complex, with several win conditions, allowing you to play in many different styles, and which probably keeps the game entertaining for awhile. Each game takes awhile, but i guess that not necessarily a bad thing. The story is well presented, and the characters and factions are different and interesting. And, the graphics are dope.