Helheim Hassle

Stupid аss point and click game (with Marvel level writing) prentending to be a platformer.

Story: In the time of Vikings, a kid named Bjorn doesn’t want to get involved with the battling and fighting like the other Vikings and tries to hide during the latest battle. But an accident caused him to fall to his death and land on a bear and while killing the bear was an accident, it made him too cool to go to Helhiem and was sent to Valhalla. Years later, a skeleton named Pesto tries to go to Helheim for an errand but can’t get by the new gate so she resurrects the first Viking she sees(Bjorn) to help her. But he only agrees on the condition he gets to stay in Helheim. I think the main factor if you’ll enjoy this game would be the main duo of Bjorn and Pesto. Especially Pesto. Bjorn is a pretty likeable guy. Sure he’s a pacifist but he’s considerate of others and if he’s given the chance, will make up for any crap he pulled. Like any side quest or activity that requires you to apologise to someone always left a smile on my face. Pesto can be a bit more of a turn off though if you’re not a fan of her character type. She’s impatient, doesn't do much, more bark than bite and tends to complain a lot. Granted there are signs she is enjoying herself and cares more than she lets on and she can fight as seen with her plague powers. But if you can’t stand characters like her, then you’ll have to put up with her 90-80% of the game. Now I would comment on the other characters but since this is a comedy, I don’t want to spoil the jokes for you all but you see appearances from a few figures from Norse mythology like Odin and Hel as well as cameos from a few others. I would talk about the setting for a bit with Norse Mythology adapting to modern times where our current religions are the ones getting all the dead folk which I thought was an interesting idea. Like the Viking Hell is being renovated with puzzles to make it more interesting for people to come and stay instead of just waiting to be rescued along with all the goblins, trolls, dwarves, elves, and so many other creatures that live inside this realm and just seeing what they are up to. We even get a brief glimpse of what Valhalla is like nowadays. Gameplay: This is a puzzle platformer where you have to remove parts of your body to solve puzzles. At the start you’re only able to remove you head so you’re body can jump higher and get pass smaller spaces, but over the story, more and more of your body parts become available to use ending with 1 head, 2 arms, 2 legs and a useless slab of meat that’s just to keep you’re limbs in one place as well as the game throwing new gimmicks to help spice things up like you need to get that useless torso on the button to open the do. And I really enjoy these puzzles. Sure there were some that got me stomped for a bit but everything you need should be attached to the torso. It also helps that the controls are really good since each limb combination has their own features like legs can jump high and run fast or arms being able to climb and soars when it’s jumping from something climbable and the head is need to talk to people as well as other things you get later. There are also a good number of side quests and collectables to find like an early one in the prologue where you find some food for a crazy guy. If you find and do these correctly or find a certain item, you might be able to skip an entire level or get a discount at the shop depending on what you do. And if you collect enough berries and find a secret shop, you can buy special smoothies that can have some nice benefits like finding hidden ladders or being able to jump higher. I also just like exploring this place and seeing what I can find. Maybe I’ll find some soul coins to play a bonus level in the puzzle con. Maybe I’ll find that item I need for that one side quest. Or I just find some more berries to make more smoothies. Plus having a decent fast travel system to take you to any taxi stop you find helps minimise some frustration backtracking could cause. And annoying is how most people might feel about the final boss. Now I was surprised the game had boss fights at all since there’s no death penalty but while the final boss is fitting for the gameplay and the checkpoints are generous, you only have a few seconds to solve each segment before you lose and you might lose a lot. Other annoyances include no simple solution to reach all your limbs so you have to regroup manually, or that both legs share the same shortcut button. Presentation: This game looks and sounds like a cartoon, which is good cause a cartoon is the best way I can describe this game. The music helps set the mood for some adventuring hi-jinks, the artwork, while looking stilted at times, looks well made and the voice acting is pretty good all around. And then there are the bonus levels which are based on other Indie games like Limbo or Minecraft and seem to have the feeling of those games down pat. There was even one that made me laugh as I was playing it. Verdict: I got to admit, I loved my time playing this Norse themed puzzle. I don’t know If I’ll check out their other work or just watch a let's play but I got to recommend this one. 9/10

非常有意思的游戏，只是键鼠鼠标不可用且不可改键位有点难受

ultra divertido de principio a fin

Игра просто отличная! Она захватывает с первых минут и не отпускает до самого конца. Разработчики явно постарались на славу, и я очень рада, что открыла для себя эту игру. Большое спасибо команде за их труд!

Забавная игрушка, но некоторые пазлы на нервы могут подействовать