Northgard: Definitive Edition

好玩

Bon RTS qui casse les codes avec son mix de prise de zone et des factions bien variées et pouvant fonctionner en symbiose.

Played the game a long time ago. Was nice, but didn't invest THAT much time. Played through the story mode at the time and was basically done. Years later, the Definitive edition came out, i give it another whirl aaaand suddenly i was hooked. Basebuilder RTS in fantasy Viking setting. You play as clans represented by animals, whom in turn usually give a theme that the clan follows too, some doing so better then others. The animals are also grounded on norse Mythology, even if some animals seem to have been a bit more freely invented and interpreted, whilst others are well known. 18 clans that all have a base template in common (and another 3 that have a entirely different one). Meaning all the same buildings and units with most of the research tree also being the same. Then the base template is changed with tech reblaced, stats changed, bonus or replacement buildings, some extra or replaced units, some clans having entirely replaced unit roster. This does not sound like much, but the gameplay of each clan is vastly different, no clan feels like the other. As for game modes, there are two story mode campaigns, the classic skirmish mode like most RTS games have, a conquest mode that is a series of matches with extra rules, also doable in coop mode, and a bifröst mode that is playable solo or up to four players in which you start out with less buildings than usual and the most barebones tech tree possible, but progressing through the missions you earn tech, buildings and passive effects from all different clans and some stuff even that is normally not seen in any other mode. achievement hunting, story mode, conquest, skirmishes and conquest mode all offer many ways to win each round (usually), so even skirmish modes offer plenty of ways that can even be customized at times. I recommend the game if you like RTS in coop and vibe with the Viking theme!

👍 Recommandé J'ai passé un super moment sur Northgard. Le gameplay est original et addictif, la courbe de progression et la difficulté de la campagne sont très bien dosées, j'y ai joué en mode difficile et je me suis fait challenger sans jamais me sentir bloqué. Le jeu de base propose deux campagnes soignées, avec des personnages hauts en couleur et attachants. L'univers mélange mythologie nordique et gestion de ressources avec une vraie cohérence. Quelques bémols quand même : les interactions entre personnages manquent un peu de chaleur. La narration est cool, mais elle aurait mérité plus de soin dans l'écriture des relations. Cela dit, pour un RTS accessible, bien construit et avec une vraie proposition solo, c'est une excellente entrée dans le genre. À recommander sans hésiter. À noter que je n'ai fait que les campagnes, mais le jeu propose d'autres modes qui ont l'air bien pensés et originaux, notamment un mode conquête et un mode Bifröst au gameplay roguelite qui semble apporter une vraie rejouabilité.

Skvela hra, ako aj odreagovanie tak aj dobre hranie z pohladu kratelnosti.

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When I think of the game Northgard, the best feature that comes to mind is that healers can heal a mob on the other side of the map from a completely different zone. There’s basically no sense of location or distance, which I think is a really nice feature. It’s well thought out and carefully designed. However, it’s hard to have enough healers. It’s very difficult for most warriors to receive sufficient healing before the next battle. The feature is good, but it feels insufficient and not well optimized. You have to wait a long time for a warrior to heal, and since you’re often forced to complete objectives, you end up losing your units. Even though it’s well designed, I think it’s unnecessary outside of specific story quests.