Expeditions: Viking

Don't look at any bad reviews. This game is 100% dope, no bugs. Solid fun for hours. I got this in 2018, didn't beat it, got Rome loved it, then game back to enjoy this and beat it. Now waiting for Samurai release. Like any game like this if it frustrates you, you are not paying enough attention. It can be brutal if you take it causal. Also you can heal everyone for free in 1 hour in your home town, find the old lady bottom right of map.

I wish I could give this a neutral review because it was an okay game, but I found myself disliking more aspects of the game as I played versus enjoying. Pros: - Music was great. - Banter was good between characters - Morale system was easy enough to understand and so was leveling, traveling, etc., across the maps. - The system itself/recycling/repairing gear, tinkering, etc., also was very easy to do and easy to understand Cons: - The UI was tiny. I am playing with my TV as a monitor, so I am sure that if you are on a PC it wouldn't be as bad. I had UI settings increased to max and was having to squint to still see anything. The suggestion/tooltip boxes were so small despite increasing the UI and it was just a miserable experience for me - Pushing WASD made the camera fly. I wish I was exaggerating. There was no way to adjust the camera scaling speed. It was a major adjustment having to get used to my camera being halfway off the map for pressing WASD even minimally. - This game was pretty short, or felt pretty sparse in comparison to the other games in this franchise. There are only two acts, one of them being an introduction to the system, one traveling and doing your expedition, and then the few ending quests. I would say that I would maybe get it if it was on sale, but not at full price.

This is a pretty good game for fans of RPG's and turn based strategy. There are a few flaws with the combat system that make the early going very difficult (enemy archers shoot through cover with ease, many abilities don't work as advertised). It does a good job capturing Viking flavor. I give it a B-, so I recommend buying it on sale.

I played Expeditions: Conquistador some time ago, so I kind of expected this game to be more or less like that one but with Vikings, and it kind of is. But it's also a much better game that improved upon almost every aspect in the original. The systems feel familiar and they resemble the systems in Conquistador, but they're tweaked to be simpler to use while having somewhat more variety and/or depth. The camp mechanic, combat, companion loyalty based on choices, and traveling the overworld are all recognizable from the previous game but made significantly better. It also feels much more like an actual RPG than the previous game in the way it approaches the story, the character progression, equipping gear and visiting locations like the towns, and cities tied to the main quest but that also include a fair amount of NPC's or situation that trigger side quests. Same thing for your companions, who now have their own quests too. And being a more recent game, it looks way better than Conquistador. I also like that it includes some fantastic elements, but they're approached in a way that is unclear whether something supernatural happened or not. Every situation can be reasonably explained as a weird animal, a dream, a drug-fueled vision, a folk tale, and so on. Even your companions tend to be split regarding those things, since some are superstitious and some aren't. I got it on sale for less than 3 bucks, so IMO it was a steal, because I enjoyed it a lot and it got me hyped for Expeditions: Rome, which I've heard is considered the best game in the franchise by far. My only complaint is that the injury and healing mechanics are kind of annoying, which was already a thing in Conquistador, but that's more of a personal preference than an actual problem with the game.

Viking is a real improvement over Conquistador. An excellent indie CRPG. I'm eager to see what Rome improves over Viking.

Really nice tactical game, if a bit short unless you decide to clear all points of interest on a map Also time limits aren't fun

I pretty much love all the Expedition games, but this one is my favorite.

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Expeditions: Viking (E:V) is a good game but what holds it back is that it wants to be too many different games. RPG: There are RPG elements and it is nice that choices do matter. There is some banter and it feels like your hird is invested in you. You can develop all your members in a variety of ways, but despite this it does not feel like there is a ton of variety. Tactics game: There is some wonkiness with how battles play out. First is that the AI is either crazy smart (or lazy) and focuses on one target... or they go running off to the other side of the battle map. Otherwise it is a serviceable combat system. Exploration: On the location maps they do a generally good job of telling you where you need to go which is good. The bad is you pretty much have to explore every single map which is on point for being a an rpg. The only benefit here is there is usually material benefit for doing so. The overland map is 100% revealed which for a game about exploring (and pillaging) that is an interesting choice, given the location maps. Overall E:V is a good game and totally worth picking up on sale. It gets a lot of things right and I like it.

This game is definitely worth it, especially if it's on sale. I've replayed it 3 times and I still come back for more. If you really like this game I recommend checking out the other Expeditions game, especially Expeditions: Rome.