Volgarr the Viking

Hard game. Not for everyone. Not worth 10€. Maybe 5€.

The graphics are charming and the controls feel good. The biggest downfall is the absurd difficulty. It seems to me that the developers wanted to make their game so difficult just to be more badass. Playing should be about fun, and I love challenging games from the good old days and Souls-like games are great, but this is just unfair. Save points are so rare, and with every enemy contact, the hero loses abilities. As a result, every mistake is doubly punished. I don't need an easy mode, but why does the game only give you an ultra-hard mode? Basically, you learn a level by heart through many deaths, memorizing exactly when to press each button. There isn't much room for deviation. And once you've perfectly memorized the level, then you move on to the next section. The game gives you very little for this frustration, which is why only the most perseverant players will have seen level 2 or beyond. It's a pity.

As others have said I quite liked the look on the game and thought that it was going to be a tough but fair experience however the lack of frequent checkpoints and an obscure level select system prevent me from recommending it just as I thought I got the hang of the game it would to constantly through challenges that took so long to understand and overcome purely from repetition that any fun I had and accomplishment I felt defeating its many challenges was lessened by the fact I couldn't save unless I beat the boss of the first level for which it takes far too long and is far too difficult to routinely bash my head against a wall just to make a sliver of progress in a game I stopped enjoying about an hour in has so much potential but is easily ruined sadly

I really tried to play this game, but after a couple dozen tries I gave up. This game is unforgiving. What I mean by that is that it is unnecessarily hard. I played arcade games back in the day when they sucked up your quarters like those slots were black holes. But they were so enjoyable and had a lot of variety to each stage. Not to say some weren't bad, because there were. I don't even know what this game has to offer since I never got past the first couple of screens. The monsters just keep pouring from either side relentlessly without any breaks at all. The character should be moving forward, but I find it exhausting to guard my back endlessly. To make it worse, you practically die if the mob so much as sneezes on you. I don't recall if there were difficulty modes, but by the time I gave up, I don't think it mattered any more at that point. If you're hard core about games like this, maybe you'll like it. But it was an absolute waste of money for me. I may watch a couple of videos to see if I missed much, but part of me dreads the thought. Overall this game made me like I was bad player and made me feel bad. I didn't enjoy the feeling. .

A platformer that isn't a fluffy kitties and rainbows. If you spent far too much time playing Rygar on the NES this is probably the game for you. The boss battles are a lot harder than anything from there, more like some of the more difficult bosses from Act Raiser, but Volgarr is completely fair in its repeated slaughter of your little viking. I'm glad it showed up on sale, I probably wouldn't have bought this if it didn't, but now that I have I'd say it's worth picking up even if it isn't marked down.