Nordhold

good tower defense game for personal computer on steam

There's definitely some enjoyment to be had with this title, but the balancing and progression is just so poorly executed. The roguelike aspects are in opposition with the consistent level of difficulty you will face in the early phases of the game - you have to draw the exact pieces you need to make whichever strategy you're trying, and even then it may come down to a dice roll on one of your tower's abilities triggering when you need it to, or the enemy path building out in a way that is optimal for your tower placement. On the other hand, once you cross a certain threshold in the run, it is effectively easy mode, because the only way to make it there is to have had everything work out in your favor up to that point. Most infuriatingly, you'll find most of the village buildings and abilities are not available to you until you have played quite a bit. The decisions on which buildings unlock early and which unlock late are sometimes cruel, especially in the case of the Druid House, which can heal your village shield (basically your health for when minions manage to make it through the gauntlet). Even that feature isn't amazingly helpful but, hey, doesn't that sound like something a newer player would take advantage of? It just all feels like a game that's designed to be overly difficult solely for the purpose of being overly difficult. Which, hey, it's gonna be someone's favorite game. Not mine, though. And probably not yours.

飓风+渡鸦有点强

별로 기대를 했는데 생각보다 잼있음. 디펜스 난이도가 머리를 쓰게 만들어서 중독성이 있었음. 반복플레이를 통해서 필수 건물을 해제해야 클리어(30웨이브)가 가능해 보이는 구조. 까마귀+서리 타워의 배너 업글로 퓨전만들면 쉽게 클리어 가능

Oh man how did I loved to be sucked into this. I did and it sucked well. But.. There is couple of pretty major issues.. First off is how hard the game is.. The micromanagement side of it. And the second is the lack of instructions. I mean at times you dont even get a wee pop up that would guide you on your decision making. So at times you dont even know, did I chose well? And then there is the system that you need to play the game in order to open permanent upgrades until you really get to play the game. And after a while you just start doubting yourself. Cause it starts to feel like pattern recognition and pattern repetation.. So even tought I feel like I have been sucked off pretty well. I can't reccomend the game. Maybe if they fixed how the game gives information, then maybe but not as it is.

I am a BIG fan of strategic Tower Defense games. And Nordhold delivers the fun in spades. I've played for 132 hours, and for me, the replayability still strongly compels me for 'just one more game.' Each turn a new random tile is laid out to extend the path. Every third turn, YOU get to choose one of three tiles to place down. So the layout can vary from game to game, and you actually have some agency in how it lays out. Things that Nordhold has that bumps the gameplay up another notch: 1) The nine tower types each feel unique with their own qualities involving both tactical and strategic implementation. 2) Banners can be acquired that can grant unique qualities to ALL towers of that same type. And then those qualities can be further augmented with further banners! One banner for the electric towers even grants an ability for individual electric towers to further level up just by scoring critical hits! 3) Towers can synergize with each other depending on your choices and playstyle. There are even special banners to further amplify certain synergies. 4) Relics can alter gameplay or even enhance towers. Relics can be obtained by quests, killing bosses/elites, or via the market. These are some of my favorite features, but there are even more... THINGS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT (in my opinion) 1) While the village has an impact on how the game unfolds, i find village management to often be tedious. a) making an adjustment to a village building scrolls you off the battlefield and over to the building. You then have to manually scroll back to the battlefield for tower placement or play. b) village buildings are too far apart (I'm looking at YOU, LIGHT HOUSE.) Scrolling around to check on stuff is Tedious. In fact, all village management could be condensed into a single screen where everything is presented at a single glance. The village impacts play, but how it's implemented is a downer to me. c) when i mouse over a tower on the build menu, there is no tool tip showing me its stats. If it's the first one im building, i find out AFTER i place it. If I have built prior ones of that type, i have to go find it and select it to show me its current stats. d) I have yet to find an in game tutorial or even a glossary of enemy unit types and abilities. After 100 hours in game, I'm still finding out stuff that I didn't know I could do. OVERALL: The cool stuff far over shadows my personal nit picks. If you enjoy tower defense games, then I recommend you give it a go, even at full price. On sale, it's a steal!

One of the better TDs I've played in a while.

Note: This was written during season 4 and forgotten on my computer. I have not played season 5, so some issues were hopfully resolved. TLDR: Nordhold is a fun game for a while, but once most things are unlocked, The economy side of things can feel repetitive. Pushing to higher waves(past the final boss) seems like it requires good RNG and certain tower builds. Starting with the good: On the surface, the loop sounds nice. A rougelite tower defense game where you gradually get stronger to push further along the game. Unlock towers and perks to get more powerful and get further to unlock even more things. Each run will be unique as the map is generated gradually during each wave and you start with a different relic/bonus. There is the usual variety of towers that are common in tower defense games such as the basic arrow tower, the cold tower, the long range mortar tower, the sniper tower, and the close range beam tower. These towers will slowly get stronger by leveling up where you can power up one of their characteristics such as range or damage. Additionally, there are perks(called banners) which will further strengthen one type of tower, usually in somewhat unique ways such as splitting attacks into multiple but weaker ones. Picking only a single tower’s banners will eventually unlock an ultimate skill which can significantly strengthen them. Otherwise, there is a fusion system where choosing banners of two compatible towers will let you pick between two synergistic skills. To build towers, there is an economic system with resources such as wood, stone, wheat, and gold. Wood is used to build most buildings, outposts, and some towers. Stone is used for more advanced towers. Wheat is used to hire villagers and brew beer. Gold is used to buy building upgrades, tower upgrades, and relics. Other buildings have functions such as healing your life total, researching tech, or increasing productivity. So there are choices that have to be made between strengthening your defense or economy/tech. In the beginning, you don’t have every option unlocked. You need to gradually unlock towers and city buildings.There are also meta upgrades that provide you permanent bonuses such as an increased worker or more starting resources. You won’t need all of of them to finish the game for the first time and it does give you some feeling of progression. After unlocking all the meta upgrades, winning to the final boss isn’t too difficult. Then you can move to the additional waves. This is where things take a hard turn. Level 38 is the bane of many runs where a sudden jump in difficulty causes the run to end where the previous levels never even got close. If you have good RNG and strategy, it is doable, but expect most builds not to have enough power to get through. There is a certain RNG element required to get into the higher levels, but the game does try to mitigate them somewhat. The map expands after every round, but with an upgrade, you can choose how the path expands every 3 rounds. You get a few choices for the bonus perk and starting bonus, but some are clearly more powerful than others. Banner choices are random as well, but this can be partially mitigated through research to increase rerolls or remove weaker options. Tower targeting can be prioritized with up to 3 priorities. These different priorities can range from distance, monster traits, or health. There is a further meta mode for additional grinding. Every run you can earn a bit of currency and unlock bonuses used in this mode. There are a lot of levels to unlock, so you can keep getting more powerful and push further waves. I played a few runs, but felt the currency earning rate was a bit slow. Overall, while the game is fun, I think there are currently limitations with build order. Once you know the minimum amount of towers needed to defend, you know the level of greed you can get away with. Thus a lot of the game can feel a bit samey. Of course the build order slightly changes depending on what towers you want to focus on. And the map changes every run, so towers need to be placed differently, but the strategy overall is the same.

Buenísimo defensa de torres y roguelike juntos. Es muy completo y muy bien diseñado. Muchas horas de vicio aseguradas.

A fairly short Roguelite with a lot of attention to providing a gameplay loop with player interaction and agency, despite the reliance on RNG. You'll get ten to twenty hours of enjoyable, progression-heavy content from the game, depending on if you just want to play the main game mode or want to dabble in other modes and chase achievements. A very good tower defense offering, and an excellent value for the money. Added benefit: plays well even on an ancient potato.