Northgard: Definitive Edition

Northgard is an interesting concept on an RTS game consisting of nothing but vikings. You would imagine it would have a stronger focus on combat but that doesn't really seem to be the case alot of the time. Making sure you have a strong economy, keeping track of the seasons, and watching your opponents and what their goals are. These are the things that come into play when you play this game, and it really nails down just how unforgiving things can be if you aren't on top of your people's development. I've played a fair share of RTS games and the campaign does a great job of teaching you what's what. I'm not going to defend the story as it's pretty basic but, honestly, it made a solid effort and I can respect that. The UI can be somewhat "involved" so it may take abit of time to get a grasp on where to look at this and that but it's really not too bad. All in all, solid as hell game. 8/10

For a game i used to love this has over time become a soulless cash grab

This game felt very bland and basic to me when it first came out. Then the barrage of DLC came and this one is just like all the other DLC loaders out there trying to pass itself off as a game. One of the many that Steam should have never allowed to do this but here we are...

I started my Northgard journey around 2022. What a ride it has been. Northgard scratched an itch I had for a game similar to Warcraft. Maybe it’s a weird comparison, but the campaign, the different clans, and their own perks reminded me of the many hours I spent playing Warcraft III. The story introduces you to all the main clans: Goat, Bear, Crow, Stag, and Boar. The best way to get into the game, before starting Conquests or going into multiplayer, is to play the Saga of Rig. Since I started playing, the main game has had a few additions. A new campaign with new clans, including the clan of the Lion, inspired by Western Europe rather than the Norse mythos, the game got us used to. As previously mentioned, the best way to get accustomed to the new gameplay of these clans is to play the campaign. It is definitely a new way to play the game, and it has a bit of a learning curve if you’ve been used to the other clans. Another addition to the base game is three clans that were DLCs before. The clan of the Snake is very fun, and I recommend playing it. I think it fits beginners due to its gameplay. Then we have the clan of the Dragon, which, if you thought the Wolf clan was barbaric, takes it up a notch and is fully focused on offence. Lastly, the clan of the Horse, which combines offence with a bit of strategy and defence. I wouldn’t call myself a fan of this clan, but it was fun playing with them. Northgard is a game that keeps on growing. The team releases new clans regularly; some are more fun than others. This new Definitive Edition of the game showcases everything you need to know about it, things that hardcore fans learned step by step. This is the perfect moment to become a Northgard fan. Shiro Games Studio has struck gold with this one, and I am glad to see a team devoted to bringing fun and diversity to their game.

Я люблю эту игру. Компанейская игра. В игре с 2018. Это не симулятор стройки. Тут кто успел тот и сьел. Вся логика игры на поверхности. Как в шахматы играешь. Кампанию два раза проходил. В начале 2019 было попроще выигрывать. Неокрепшые умы против любителей стратегий. Как же у них бомбило. Я доту забросил потому что полюбил Нортгард. Без сожаления могу возвращаться к игре. Всем удачи. Не бойтесь проигрывать. Все победы еще впереди.

Northgard is a great game. My husband and I loved classic Warcraft, and this game is so like that. We have been playing Conquest together for several year now. There have been some bugs here and there, but anymore we don't have any problems.

Мы начали играть в Норсгард ещё на пиратке больше года назад, игра очень нравилась в первое время. Совсем немного весила, приятная графически, рефлексивный геймплей, на первый взгляд всё было супер. С течением времени закрылись как и пиратские сервера (из-за чего мы купили игру), и вскрылись главные минусы игры. Первый, это покупка кланов, основная игра стоит 1200 рублей, каждый отдельный клан 200, что же выясняется? Чтобы получить полноценный игровой экспириенс и просто поиграть в игру, за которую ты уже платишь полную цену, тебе ещё необходимо отдельно внести шекелей. Я понимаю, что этого нахватались из бизнес модели старкрафта и цивы, мол, можно забрать у игркоов возможности и начать продавать их отдельно, но я никогда не был приверженцем таких "DLC", это просто бессовестно по отношению к игроку, который уже заплатил цену за полный продукт. Второй минус, это абсолютно слабейший движок. Для РТС, где есть режимы, в котором выходят 50-100+ крипов, игровой движок начинает просто умирать, мобы начинают дико тупить и едва ходят, ломается логика путей, они застревают, начинаются лаги. И это удивительно! Для меня, игрока в стратегии, который обожает к примеру Warcraft 3, где ты можешь хоть целый экран юнитов насрать и игра у тебя не залагает, Норсгардов движок даже свои собственные выпущенные режимы не способен нормально выдержать в лейте. Уже доказано не одной каткой. Третий минус, уёбищные сервера и багованный реконнект. Уже не раз сталкивались с друзьями с тонной проблем, я молчу про ВПН, это уже русская реальность его юзать, но я живу в Германии, и по сути не должен сталкиваться ни с какими проблемами, а сталкиваюсь! Оказалось, что в режиме Захвата система коннекта совершенно иная, нежели в Бифрёсте, и мы с другом 3 часа пытались разобраться, как нам подключиться друг к другу и не вылететь. И это ещё цветочки, сегодня, к примеру, мои друзья вылетели на выборе дара в Бифрёсте, то есть при вылете интернета на выборе бонуса игра просто ломается, софтлокается, и продолжается без других игроков, из-за чего всем приходится перезаходить, и один человек в итоге вообще не смог переподключиться. И таких мелочей непродуманных, непротестированных, просто вагон и маленькая тележка, разработчикам абсолютно ♥♥♥♥♥ на свою игру, существующие в ней проблемы и слабый движок, ничего менять и переделывать они не собираются, хотя ИМИ же продуманные вещи в игре не работают на сегодняшний день. Экспириенс изначально был крайне положительный, казалось, что игра имеет бешеный потенциал и тонну часов геймплея, но он сместился в зону полной неподдельной фрустрации от происходящего сюра и всех этих мешающих просто поиграть в игру вещей.

Northgard, arkadaşlarla girip saatlerin nasıl geçtiğini anlamadığımız oyunlardan biri oldu. Özellikle sohbet ede ede, şakalaşıp kafa dağıtarak chill şekilde oynanması aşırı keyifli. Rekabetli anları olsa da oyunun sakin atmosferi insanı yormuyor, tam tersine rahatlatıyor. Klan çeşitliliği, kaynak yönetimi ve keşif sistemi oyunu sürekli taze tutuyor. Arada bir girip birkaç maç atmak bile yetiyor; her seferinde ayrı bir eğlence çıkıyor. Hem strateji sevip hem de arkadaş ortamında rahat rahat takılmalık oyun arayanlar için kesinlikle öneririm. Puanım: 10/0

This is a great game, and a unique take on the genre. People these days are very hard to please. If a game strikes out and does something unique, then people complain about the learning curve. They complain that the game is not like other games or the mechanics are too difficult or tedious to master. Then, if the game is a carbon copy of something else, they rightly complain about it being unoriginal, and non-innovative. Can't please everyone. This is an RTS, albeit different to what your probably used to. In terms of being "incredibly slow paced", that really depends upon the level of challenge your facing in multiplayer or your difficulty level in singleplayer. There's a decent amount of challenge here in singleplayer if you play on extreme difficulty as I did. It's not starcraft 2 and you shouldn't expect it to be. But people complaining about the game being 'incredibly slow' and yet also complaining about the difficulty of the game, are really just telling everyone without telling everyone how bad they are at the game. This is in my opinion an incredibly easy and casual game if you're playing on anything except extreme difficulty in singleplayer. There is a decent RTS/micromanagement challenge if you're on extreme difficulty and optimizing managing economy with responding to invasions from wolves, or attacking enemies and microing to optimize unit health for fights. But yes, it is primarily an economy and planning orientated game, combat is rather limited in depth. The first campaign at least the first few missions were good. I wasn't a big fan of the latter missions or the second campaign, although the second campaign is interesting in introducing new mechanics. The best challenge you will get out the singleplayer experience is extreme difficulty in solo conquest mode. I can't report on the multiplayer experience, some have reported that servers are down and the game has been abandoned on that front. If multi-player is important to you, you might second-guess buying to this. But as a singleplayer experience for an more planning/eco based RTS, I can recommend this.