Expeditions: Viking

1. Just_a_Gamer

   Sep 4, 2018

   10

   This is a TRUE RPG.
   Since the very first moments in the game you already feel like you are living in that world thanks to the many choicesThis is a TRUE RPG.
   Since the very first moments in the game you already feel like you are living in that world thanks to the many choices and many outcomes (like in the duel with Asleifr)
   You can be who you want to be: a viking that raids monasteries, a trader or even an ally of the people of England.
   
   (It's true the game had few bugs at launch but now Logic Artists fixed everything so ,for me, it's a must-play game)
   
   Expeditions: Viking is a brilliant RPG that deserves more love so it's a 10 for me!… Expand

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2. Frosty1979

   May 27, 2017

   10

   Waited a bit until most bugs were sorted out. With patch 1.04 I consider the game in a quite good state now.
   
   Considering the game itself itWaited a bit until most bugs were sorted out. With patch 1.04 I consider the game in a quite good state now.
   
   Considering the game itself it has become my favourite rpg this year. I played (or well at least tried out) practically all western crpgs since the days of Baldur's Gate and this game here has been the first this year, which managed to get me really invested in it's world setting, story and characters.
   
   I would recommend that game to anyone who likes games like Baldur's Gate, Pillars of Eternity or the new Wasteland games.… Expand

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4. Flaming

   Apr 29, 2017

   10

   It's a 10, definitely. and yes there are bugs, but the devs are clearly working hard hard to get them squashed, and are doing a great job ofIt's a 10, definitely. and yes there are bugs, but the devs are clearly working hard hard to get them squashed, and are doing a great job of helping people. So buggy game but still a 10? Yes, because I couldn't just leave the game for 5 days and wait until the bugs were taken care of. Once I started the game I HAD to play -just a little bit more, and a little bit more ....
   As you would expect in a game from these devs, it is solid game design, it is excellent writing, it is truely glorious music. The characters have .. character (!) and the story is engaging with choice and consequense. This is a great game, and will be fantastic in a week when it's been patched a bit more.… Expand

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5. Joseph65

   Sep 11, 2020

   9

   very solid effort from a small indie developer. Addictive, with RPG and tactical turn based combat.
   Very refined experience, now with veryvery solid effort from a small indie developer. Addictive, with RPG and tactical turn based combat.
   Very refined experience, now with very few bugs. Excellent music score. Interesting historical period. I definitely recommend this game… Expand

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6. LaDix

   Feb 13, 2021

   7

   Good fun "small" CRPG game.
   
   I am danish so ofc I love vikings. I love DnD so ofc I like CRPG games. I would 100% recommend it on saleGood fun "small" CRPG game.
   
   I am danish so ofc I love vikings.
   I love DnD so ofc I like CRPG games.
   
   I would 100% recommend it on sale idk if it is 30€ worth but it is fun and intresting.
   
   I would highly recommend to use portraits mods, sins them there is, is fine but some of the mods is just way better looking, and use the wiki | fandom to get info about the game mechanics beacuse they dont explain anything useful in the game.… Expand

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7. MR67

   Jan 24, 2020

   6

   Fairly enjoyable turn-based RPG set in the historical Viking era around 800 AD that will make you feel like you're in the Vikings TV series,Fairly enjoyable turn-based RPG set in the historical Viking era around 800 AD that will make you feel like you're in the Vikings TV series, except this game begins in Denmark, not Norway. Basically you play as either the son or daughter of a recently deceased thegn (or chieftain), and you have to build up your wealth and power by either raiding or trading with the British Isles in order to protect your lands from the machinations of rival thegns.
   
   You begin in Denmark and have a set period of time to get a crew (or hird) together, arrange a ship to travel aboard and build up some experience and resources, before you have to then leave for the British Isles, where you can decide whether to forge alliances, establish trade routes or else just pillage the place, before a second timer expires and you then return home to wrap up the story. You generally travel with all your companions (some of which are, by necessity, custom characters) but only up to 5 of them can be used in combat situations, which are handled using a turn based system that feels a bit like a poor man's Divinity Original Sin 2. There is a clever camping system where you assign duties like guarding, hunting, scouting, resting to all your companions over 4 shifts when you need to rest while travelling overland. All your story companions have their own backgrounds and personalities, and behaving in certain ways may decrease their morale, which affects their physical and mental resistances in combat. Romances are also possible.
   
   What's good?
   - Feels like you're playing the Vikings TV series!
   - Camping system is quite involving and different from the usual "just rest for 8 hours" in other games.
   - Game music is pretty good.
   
   What's bad?
   - Developers seem to have omitted some "quality of life" features that normally exist in this type of game; if you're travelling through an area where combat can take place, there is no compass and no display of the current date or time; this info is only shown on the main overland travel screen. Unless you have quest markers turned on, finding some people or objects on the map can be almost impossible. You can't rest or heal any injuries in towns or villages, only at set "camping sites" on the overland map, which is a bit strange.
   - Combat often seems set up to give you the middle finger, even on medium difficulty. Most fights begin with a so-called "surprise round", where you can only move your characters a short distance to position them before the fight starts, often with no cover being available for most of them. The enemies then get all get to attack before you do, and the AI tends to target your most squishy characters first. Characters without shields or decent armour can go down in one or two hits, and you can regularly find yourself with at least one of your team down by the time you get to take your first turn. Closing down enemy archers quickly is a good idea, but enemies seem to have invisible traps all over the place which can knock you down or take off half your health, unless you have a character who can spot the traps by moving really close to them. Enemies also seem to succeed at their physical or mental resistance checks (eg. to resist a stun attack) more often than your characters do. Some strange combat mechanics mean that melee attacks always hit, but ranged attacks have a chance of missing.
   - Stingy loot system. You can't generally get weapons and armour off enemies you kill, generally just a random crafting item or a scripted item off a more powerful enemy. Merchants and blacksmiths do not generally buy or sell weapons, armour or usable items like torches or potions, just resources like wood, salvage, or hides. If you want a suit of armour from a blacksmith, you have to pay him (in valuables and salvage or hides) to craft it for you, and this is ridiculously expensive. You will usually destroy your spare weapons to create salvage, as even repairing a slightly damaged sword or shield costs 1 unit of salvage for each point repaired, and you only generally get 1 or 2 points of salvage for destroying a spare sword or knife.
   
   The *TLDR* section:
   - In summary, a fairly enjoyable turn based historical RPG for fans of games like Divinity Original Sin 2, that's perhaps let down a bit by a lack of polish and an often difficult, tedious, and frustrating combat system.… Expand

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8. Oskorei

   Oct 6, 2017

   0

   At first i thought this game is fun, but soon it turned out to be the worst game i ever played in ten years.
   The best phrase to describe itAt first i thought this game is fun, but soon it turned out to be the worst game i ever played in ten years.
   The best phrase to describe it would be "Total frustration".… Expand

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