Отзывы

• gamedeal user

  Oct 5, 2016

  My advice is to try and fit as much of this game in your mouth as possible. It's fantastic. Let's talk a little, quickly, about the lane brawling and then I'll cover the elephant in the room. I think that lane brawling is absolutely the tightest way to cram as much information on the screen as possible. Now, onto the elephant. Castle Crashers. This is not Castle Crashers. There are mechanical similarities, sure. But castle crashers was ultimately a game about mashing attack while laughing. This is a game about timing, cooperation, and careful resource management. Lane brawling means that the screen is far more legible and that player interaction can be a lot deeper. The characters are much more differentiated, with hitboxing and charged abilities designed to create disjoint battlefield utility.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 5, 2016

  If you like Castle Crashers, get this. Simple as that really. It's a colourful, fun lane-based brawler, intuitive and not too easy nor too hard. Hope to see more playable characters in the future!
• gamedeal user

  Oct 12, 2016

  The game has an amazing art style and presentation, however where it is lacking in polish and most likely some testing is it's actual gameplay mechanics. The game uses 4 "lanes", however there is absolutely no transparency between these, so if enemies or allies are in a lane "in front" of you, you can't see anything, because they obscure everything behind them. And also, flying enemies only give off a very small shadow on the ground of the lane they are on, which visually does not match the actual height you perceive them as flying on. In general, during actual battles, you are most likely going to be confused with positioning most of the time, which is critical, due to all animations being cumbersome and heavy on frames and there being no animation cancelling as far as I could've figured out, which is dumb, considering that even common enemies can have super armor on certain attack animations. To be honest, the combat feels pretty unresponsive, chaotic and same-y button mashy. The movesets are also very limited, the few "combo" moves there are are very difficult to pull off consecutively and most of the time aren't worth it, because they lock you in unfavorable animations or positioning as well. Bosses are very generic, high HP beatsticks with massive damage, even telegraphing attacks does not help combined with mob summons and the frantic and obscuring lane system. Plus the later bosses also add very irritating mechanics like an impending pit of death, where you have to kill the massive HP pool boss before you reach it, or constant spamming of "barrage" attacks while fighting off mobs and the battlefield not fitting inside one immovable screen, so the boss can run away from your screen, and you have to chase after him while dodging everything through the obscuring lanes as well. Accidentally jumping, falling off, or being knocked off "lanes" in all four directions is very common as well, and the battles are just too chaotic and frantic to follow even with a single player, not to mention with 2 or 3 players at once. Golden Axe style "mounts" are a nice addition. Progression is there, but it's lackluster at most, items and level ups only add mostly insignificant + or - numbers to your stats. The few (as in 2 or 3) new moves you unlock also give you a message that you've unlocked them and the button combination ONCE, with no other way to show a move list of some sort at all. Overall, kudos to the art and sound designers, but the gameplay guys were probably slacking off. Get it only if you have some friends for COOP who can share the frustration and hopefully make it a more enjoyable ride.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 17, 2016

  Gameplay was okay and I thought the artstyle was fitting. However, it's not worth $15. Way too short of a game and I'm not sure why there's only 3-player Co-Op when there are 4 playable characters. Music was extremely grating, too.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 19, 2016

  This game is good. DAMN GOOD. Just a refreshing take on the beat em up genre with new ideas, but solid arcade gameplay. Every character has a different play style in this game and the combat depth is decently deep. You'll need more than mashing buttons if you're going to make it to the late game. The gameplay goes as follows. 1) Go through a level bashing as many enemies as possible 2) Survive and bring back treasure/loot to upgrade your character stats, and buy gear 3) Use money to buy potions and keys for treasure chests (any unspent loot is disgarded) 4) Set sail to go through another level You're given the opportunity to go back to camp with your loot and money at the end of each stage, any unused loot you disgard before your next run. Controls feel great and 3 players is just enough to keep things chaotic but managable. The game scales with the amount of players you've got. There's light puzzles in the world that you need to figure out that give you pretty cool rewards. They're clever but not too hard. Some hidden stuff in the world too, you just have to pay attention and experiment. Drop in, drop out multiplayer offline and online (Note, you join an online game when they finish a section of a stage). You only have one revive in multiplayer where your partner needs to get to you before the valkyrie gets you. There's a new game + that has its own content not accessible in normal mode. I've primarily been playing it solo by choice and occassionally hop online. Game is awesome for the price.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 20, 2016

  Do you enjoy classic "beat em' up" games such as Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe and so on??? Are you a fan of cartoony styled art like those found in games such as Castle Crashers and Gang Beasts??? Well you're in luck, because the devs at Slick Entertainment got you covered with their latest entry into the world of indie gaming with Viking Squad. A co-op brawler that is as much fun to play solo as it is to tackle with a band of your buddies. The plot is pretty simplistic within it's self: Choose a viking (from four playable options) and see how much treasure you can plunder from the enemy's clutches. Stylistically, the game is extremely colorful and vibrant. Lead Artist Jesse "The Drawbarian" Turner gives you amazing aesthetics similar to the "cutesy-chibi" art style of The Behemoth's Dan Paladin, but with more of a comic book feel. As an artist myself, I have to rave about the art direction in this game: Jesse's work is just too awesome for mere words to convey. This title is worth the price of admission on visuals alone... Gameplay is pretty simple and straight-forward... You have a basic attack, a special attack and a magic attack that can be charged once you've unlocked that particular upgrade. You can also unlock a series of weapons and equipment to further enhance your viking warrior with stat gains, useful for tackling the later stages in the game. There is also a leveling system based around all of the treasure you accumulate over your travels. These treasures can be used to increase your health, rune power (mana/magic) and attack power. As you progress the amount of treasure needed to upgrade an ability slot will increase as well, encouraging replays of previously played areas. Just like the title Golden Axe, there are a few "mounts" to seize in the game, each with their own unique abilities and style of play. I must say that I found the masked ostrich to be my overall favorite mount in the game; the combination of speed and attack style proved too much for enemies to handle lol!!! The music is very good in my opinion... It complements the art style, making you feel like you're playing a live action comic book or cartoon for a better comparison. It adds to the experience ten fold, and puts it on par with Castle Crashers which has the same sort of vibe going for it as well. A very great 9 out of 10 for the OST... If I had to complain about anything in the game, it would have to be the collision detection during attack sequences and control sensitivity. It's not really a huge hindrance, but it's something to keep in mind while playing the game. Overall, I'd give the game a solid 8 out 10 and recommend the Steam community to pick this title up and give it a whirl. The Nordic gods (as well as the gentlemen at Slick Entertainment) will be pleased with your decision!!!
• gamedeal user

  May 13, 2017

  Good time waster.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 3, 2017

  Great game for couch coop. Filled our "castle crashers void" perfectly.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 12, 2017

  Another fun, lane-based, couch co-op experience. My 4-year-old and I had a great time playing. Expect to farm levels to gain gold and experience before advancing to some of the harder levels. At times it can seem a little too repetitive and cumbersome, but it is still an enjoyable game.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 20, 2020

  I'm very sad to say that I've bought this...because it's mediocre. The art style is nice, at least. That's about all there is. Castle Crashers was cool. Zombie Vikings was cool. This is not really cool imho. The combat system is spammy, the enemies are stupid OR overpowered. It really all just depends on who can stunlock the other first. Either enemies will do nothing or will constantly interrupt you from the other end of the screen while you are locked into an attack animation, because there are 5 enemies on the screen at the same time. You can dodge or block, but only if you're not animation locked, which in such a quick and hectic game is counter productive. You should be able to cancel your attack animation. Switching "lanes" is finicky. Jumping and attacking is even worse. What I'm saying is that it is simultaneously WAY too easy and yet unfairly difficult at the same time. And that is by design. And that's not just because of the enemy and gameplay, but the overall "economy" of the game, which seems to focus in grinding levels for gold and trinkets to a) upgrade your character (and I am now at a point where 1 upgrade costs 4 instead of 1 trinket) and b) buy healing potions, the only real way to heal during one of the rather lengthy levels that also have a boss fight at the end. You can't even keep the fucking treasure if you don't spend it all (or exchange it for gold) before setting out again. What a scam. Kudos here: The boss fights have been somewhat fun, although they're extremely basic. Weirdly enough there are check points in the level, but when you die, you have to redo the whole level...and rebuy consumables...not sure what the point of those are. Maybe this is just valid for coop? But how would they work if both players are on the same screen at all times? "Lane based brawling with precise and intense combat system." I call that a bit of a lie. No story to speak of in case anyone was wondering. Edit: The "final" final boss is a fucking flying cunt who spawns bombs beneath you...and attacking flying enemies in this game is unsufferable. And now I'd have to defeat the "final" boss again to transition into the "final" final boss without ANY healing items, so yeah...no, thanks.