Vikings: Wolves of Midgard

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 14 out of 67
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  1. CoolDadTx
    Nov 28, 2017
    4
    OK RPG with horribly balanced bosses. You effective play through an area and then fight a boss at the end. Other than completing 3 challenges within an area it really is just a march to the boss. The areas are pretty easy though. You rarely have to worry about dying. Then you get to the final area where the boss is and basically the difficult spikes to the unrealistic. Pretty much everyOK RPG with horribly balanced bosses. You effective play through an area and then fight a boss at the end. Other than completing 3 challenges within an area it really is just a march to the boss. The areas are pretty easy though. You rarely have to worry about dying. Then you get to the final area where the boss is and basically the difficult spikes to the unrealistic. Pretty much every boss has minions that attack either at the same time or before the boss. There is no health potions per se so you can heal a couple of times at most. If the boss fight has a fixed set of minions (how you regen health) then you basically get to the boss and have no health regen left. The boss then tends to either do a massive amount of damage or freeze/stun you and then stomp you. The areas are small so there is almost no place to hide and, without regen, you are just a couple of hits away from death. When you die you have to redo the whole boss battle. The area you just marched through to get to the boss provided no real benefit. This is the personification of bad game balancing. Even if you replay and replay an area over and over again to level it takes far too many times to get to the level you'd need to be to defeat a boss without a large chance of luck. Not really sure what the designers were thinking when they decided the level curve but it had to be - make the boss impossible so players have to repeat an area a dozen or more times doing the same thing over and over again for a very small level increase - this is awesome!!

    Perhaps if the devs bothered to actually fix the boss battles so they were a little more realistic in comparison to the areas you traverse first then I might raise my score but right now this game just reeks of rushed development.    … Expand
  2. Greywolf_
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Vikings Wolves of Midgard is an atmospheric, story-driven ARPG. Don't expect massive amounts of loot or infinite replayability, though. However, the game offers 20+ hours of fun combat in a fantastic norse mythology setting and amazing set-pieces. Graphics are very nice and support up to 4K resolutions on PC. Combat is very challenging and additional depth is being offered through weaponVikings Wolves of Midgard is an atmospheric, story-driven ARPG. Don't expect massive amounts of loot or infinite replayability, though. However, the game offers 20+ hours of fun combat in a fantastic norse mythology setting and amazing set-pieces. Graphics are very nice and support up to 4K resolutions on PC. Combat is very challenging and additional depth is being offered through weapon and armour crafting as well as rune additions and a customizable skill tree to suit your playstyle (dual-wield, swords, axes or ranged weapons). Use of magic and skills is absolutely required and make the game and its many different foes, sub-bosses and end-bosses very interesting. This is no stupid hack & slash like in other ARPG games but careful timing and skill execution is indeed needed for even minor enemies. If you like a somewhat more complex and challenging ARPG, Vikings Wolves of Midgard is a good choice. 8/10 cross-posting from my blog.… Expand
  3. KittyWhisky
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    A good representative ARPG. I don't love Diablo, I love the Vikings, and yet not regret the purchase. Fps with no problems at all, good optimization, and at the moment with technical problems encountered, although the Incentive is there anyone complains about the optimization. But what me personally is a bit annoying is the fact that male characters voiced by the same actor (as IA good representative ARPG. I don't love Diablo, I love the Vikings, and yet not regret the purchase. Fps with no problems at all, good optimization, and at the moment with technical problems encountered, although the Incentive is there anyone complains about the optimization. But what me personally is a bit annoying is the fact that male characters voiced by the same actor (as I understand).
    The gameplay is brisk, which is typical ARPG. Kill enemies, collect loot, sway - no surprises. Although the developers have added mechanics of "impacts" - when, for example, bitter cold and you mernisi, so you need to warm up. Variety. You can still roll that sometimes helps (especially the first boss).
    Classes as such, but there are gods that you worship, it is possible to choose Loki hack and all axes, then choose another weapon and you worship Odin, and you have other abilities.
    Me interested in the game setting. And the enemies look cool, especially the bosses. One of the major advantages is the soundtrack. The most memorable song played in the menu, but in battle you are accompanied by a bouncy tune that will not get the hump (well, pre-order give the soundtrack).
    As for me, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard came out not worse than Diablo 3 .    … Expand
  4. Bumbajack
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    A very nice ARPG. The setting is great and well transferred. Battles are fluid and controls work nicely even with Mouse and Keyboard. Coop is great but could also have been on a split screen. Great game though.
  5. VitaminK
    Jun 4, 2017
    10
    This is a fun hack-n-slash with rpg elements to it. Got a lot of flack at release for bugs but majority of them were ironed out within the first couple weeks if release. The game isn't the longest but it is fun to build up your village and has a unique way of leveling up. Great with a controller and can be difficult but not impossible (I only played at regular difficulty). Give this gameThis is a fun hack-n-slash with rpg elements to it. Got a lot of flack at release for bugs but majority of them were ironed out within the first couple weeks if release. The game isn't the longest but it is fun to build up your village and has a unique way of leveling up. Great with a controller and can be difficult but not impossible (I only played at regular difficulty). Give this game chance and play it yourself, best to grab it during a sale as I don't really think the quantity of content is worth the release price. Other than that a great time playing the game and posted this to pull up the score on a game that was well worked on and continues to get support from the devs. People complained about it not having native support for 4k at launch and give it negatives or zeros, what is wrong with people these days? I'd honestly give it a 8.5/10, higher if they add more content.… Expand
  6. lhmtgame
    Mar 31, 2017
    2
    Thís is a junk, not a game!

    1/ The Character's Creation Screen is terrible. They don't let us ZOOM to your characters. 2/ Why they don't let us LEVEL UP like the other ARPG games instead of using THE SATISFY BLOOD POT. 3/ Why there is no any option to change your QUICK SKILL SLOTS instead of Freezing them. 4/ The character at level 100 is the same power as level 1. WTF? 5/ Buying a    Thís is a junk, not a game!

    1/ The Character's Creation Screen is terrible. They don't let us ZOOM to your characters.
    2/ Why they don't let us LEVEL UP like the other ARPG games instead of using THE SATISFY BLOOD POT.
    3/ Why there is no any option to change your QUICK SKILL SLOTS instead of Freezing them.
    4/ The character at level 100 is the same power as level 1. WTF?
    5/ Buying a game with too many bug at the first "Final Arena" make the VWOM worse than a Flash game.    … Expand
  7. stef_h
    Mar 30, 2017
    0
    There is a game breaking bug after the first boss "jokul".
    If you defeat the boss the game wont open the path to the next npc you can see in the right area.
    You just stay at the small boss arena and cant do anything to leave the area instead of restart the whole map.
    Happened to me 3 times and then i deinstalled the game.
  8. metac42
    Mar 29, 2017
    0
    Don't let them fool you. It's one of the worst games i've ever played.
    First playthrough is... boring.
    Everything after this - worthless. U get everything deleted except of your skilltree (even the +% of whatever by leveling up - deleted!)
    So, i u wanna buy a game with 12h Content, many bugs and scripted loot......
  9. Klewer
    Mar 2, 2021
    5
    I found this to be an overall average game. Very repetitive with an overall uninteresting story. Combat is good enough but skill trees are fairly static. If you enjoy the grind might be worth trying.
  10. MR67
    Oct 12, 2018
    7
    A somewhat underrated action RPG that can be best described by comparing it to Grim Dawn, which is a pretty similar game. You play the part of a male or female viking warrior whose home village gets devastated by an army of giants at the start of the game. You then end up becoming chieftain and embark on a long quest for revenge.

    Graphics, combat and character customization are better    A somewhat underrated action RPG that can be best described by comparing it to Grim Dawn, which is a pretty similar game. You play the part of a male or female viking warrior whose home village gets devastated by an army of giants at the start of the game. You then end up becoming chieftain and embark on a long quest for revenge.

    Graphics, combat and character customization are better than Grim Dawn. The combat has a more dynamic feel to it and the attack animations are more fluid. However, Grim Dawn is a better game overall in terms of overall character development, loot, story and scope. Vikings is let down somewhat by its extremely linear gameplay, limited skill trees for your character, shortish length (which results in the player being underlevelled later in the game and having to grind through previously explored areas), dull loot drops and equally dull characters. There is also strangely no ability to rotate the camera or zoom in on your character. The diffculty curve at the start of the game is also a bit tough but things improve after the first 2 or 3 missions.

    Despite its flaws, it's a fun game that doesn't force you to think too hard and is worth picking up if you enjoy this type of game, especially as it seems to be heavily discounted on a lot of platforms nowadays as well.    … Expand
  11. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 4, 2017
    7
    Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
    Surprisingly enjoyable
    Wolves of Midgard is a diablo style hack and slash game that you can play solo or online if you can find someone where you play as a male or female Viking to save the world from the frost and fire giants The character you choose does change the story and dialog slightly, but both campaigns are the same But it will hardly matter as really    Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
    Surprisingly enjoyable
    Wolves of Midgard is a diablo style hack and slash game that you can play solo or online if you can find someone where you play as a male or female Viking to save the world from the frost and fire giants
    The character you choose does change the story and dialog slightly, but both campaigns are the same But it will hardly matter as really the story just became static before too long, I had no interest in what was going on..
    But I still managed to enjoy my time with this game…
    But that’s not the only reason this game is surprisingly enjoyable…
    Its mostly a surprise because of how repetitive it really is…
    Every mission from start to finish is the same
    and the dungeons here all start looking the same after a while as well…
    plus the loot isn’t really that cool..
    But I still enjoyed my time slicing through enemies and swapping out gear… collecting their blood to level up….
    When you do level up you get skill points to spend on a tree based off of a norse god..
    These gods are attached to weapons though which is just a little annoying…
    And theres a level cap of 30 here… so it isn’t as simple as just grinding for your new favorite weapon
    it forces you to have to choose your weapon type early on before you get a chance to play with them all or even see what youre going to get in the future… if you want to be as powerful as possible
    because unlocked skills in each tree as gifts from the gods…
    Theyre special moves and attacks you can do during battles that can only be done with certain weapons equipped…
    The combat here feels fairly satisfying…
    Theres decent challenge here and youre able to roll to dodge attacks… but there isn’t much more to it than hit and dodge and throw down some special attacks….
    And at the end of each level theres a boss…
    the bosses are pretty cool, only 1 or 2 gave me any trouble though…
    And they feel varied enough to still be an enjoyable endcap to each level..
    After youre done with this 10 hour campaign you can start again in new game plus, capped out at level 30.. but your gifts do carry over or play as the other character….
    there isn’t much incentive to do either though… especially due to the low level cap…
    I enjoyed myself..
    but theres nothing here that youll want to experience more than once…
    Wolves of Midgard is an enjoyable experience..
    You wont regret playing it.. but its nothing special…
    I give Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
    a 7/10    … Expand
  12. Wodzu_Andzej
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    Well, let me start this review with the positives. There is one in total. The bosses are ok, and that's about it. The fight is average. The plot is practically non-existent. The development tree is a joke. The graphics did not disappoint. Therefore, I cannot recommend
  13. Bloodnes
    Nov 9, 2020
    5
    Дошли в кооперативе до 5 главы, однообразность зашкаливает, вещи выпадают на обоих одинаковые хотя играем разными классами, вообщем проходняк лютый 5/10
  14. Patric49
    Jul 25, 2022
    0
    It has very similar style to tribes of midgard and diablo, however nowadays it's quite behind the times with both the graphics, gameplay and price
  15. DionisBlade
    Sep 23, 2022
    2
    The game is completely lacking in balance. You won't encounter any resistance at all on the level. But on the boss, you'll fight with one measly health potion and do endless rolls, like in the worst slasher. And you'll still die. While the game is beautiful in places, the terrible balance spoils the whole experience. Uninstalled the game on the first boss, after 5 attempts to kill it withThe game is completely lacking in balance. You won't encounter any resistance at all on the level. But on the boss, you'll fight with one measly health potion and do endless rolls, like in the worst slasher. And you'll still die. While the game is beautiful in places, the terrible balance spoils the whole experience. Uninstalled the game on the first boss, after 5 attempts to kill it with one healing totem charge. And that's on normal difficulty.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 7, 2017
    70
    It’s not a title you need to play to stay up to date with gaming trends. It’s a typical representative of the hack’n’slash genre, solid in every aspect but not unique in any. If you enjoy such games, walking the wolves in Midgard will be fun, because the essence of the genre was conveyed proficiently. [06/2017, p.73]
  2. GameStar
    May 25, 2017
    78
    Brutal action-RPG, combat system and setting are cool, but there's no complex character development, end game nor an exciting story.
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  3. Games.cz
    May 24, 2017
    70
    Straight-up Nordic fighting game, which offers core hack’n‘slash and a pleasant atmosphere of the Nordic mythology.
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