Expeditions: Viking

After 50 hours into iron man mode, I am finally trapped in a dead end loop because of the one save game slot limitation in iron man. Before facing Skule Skullcleaver, one of the final enemies(?), I decided to first go back to Skjern to heal my team. As I tried to enter the world map, the game made an auto save and then gave me the "Game Over" screen. Reloading now will always lead to the "Game Over" screen without any chance to interfere. Thank you devs for ruining my experience, a well earned negative review.

A more detailed video review can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwKjrITB0JA If you liked [i]Expeditions: Conquistador[/i], you will definitely like [i]Viking[/i]. It got rid of some of the not-so-polished strategy components of its predecessor, and instead chose to focus on the RPG and turn-based tactics aspects, and it's better for it. The writing kept the same charm, while also having more interesting characters to interact with. Sure, the companions are somewhere in-between being stereotypes and characters with depth, but it's still an improvement. The combat itself is pretty well thought out, in particular when you consider that the skill tree encourages synergies between the abilities of your vikings. The battle arenas are well thought out, which is pretty impressive since they're dynamic and laid out in the place where you make contact with your enemies most of the time. Admittedly, the game's more forgiving than [i]Conquistador[/i], but it's also more satisfying to play, less cheesing necessary. Despite some of its quirks, it's definitely a RPG worth playing.