Northern Journey

this game is great! however you shouldnt play it if you are afraid of:
bugs, water, heights, beautiful grassy meadows, poorly animated scandinavians, interdimensional travel, slippery geometry, flutes, witchcraft and children.
other than that its awesome

Just a phenomenal game. There is some jank and a few frustrating boss fights but otherwise I love this game and I think abck on every moment fondly. It feels like how games used to feel, fresh new and weird.

Nice-looking exploration game with clunky but at the same time meaty combat.
If you'll be asking yourself "Does the next area have spiders too?": yes, yes it does.

What would it look like if you took the low poly graphics of old games but without the restrictions of old hardware, letting the game have far render distances and high foliage among other things. This is the thought I have had for a while now, while trying to find a game that answers the question. Northern Journey is exactly what I have been looking for, It is personally one of the most beautiful games I have ever played, it is not about the high level of detail but in the way that the artist uses the assets, like how a painting can be more beautiful then a picture from a camera. Many times I found myself just enjoying the environments with all the amazing views while listening to the ambiance. Now the other things the game has to offer where very interesting, It has a bizarre story with weird characters to interact with and some fun and unique scenarios to navigate through (I don't want to spoil anything, so I won't go into any detail about it). The other thing is the combat that uses only slow bow type weapons while throwing dozens of fast moving enemies at you, which can get very difficult, but I found very fun and engaging. I am so glad I found this game because it is now one of my personal favorite games.

Bring back the good kind of weirdness in games
Just 15 minutes into the game and already fallen in love with it. It's as if someone had a very bizzare dream in beautiful landscapes filled with even more odd characters, the psychedelic music makes the experience even more of a trip.
I just wish we could see such creativity from AAA studios and even indie devs - since even on itch.io and gamesjolt it feels difficult to discover an unique game, most are anime femboy relationships simulators (which is absolutely okay, but there's just way too many of those) and also way too many horror games.
Please, just more games like this

More variety than some modern triple A games. More tense and scary than a lot of horror games I've played. A soundtrack that I won't forget. Graphics that go between beautiful to haunting in a moment. Despite some slippery physics that lead to many many deaths, I can't deny that for some of it's faults, this game is one of the most unique and engaging experiences I've had in a game in awhile. It feels like if you mixed Pathologic and Morrowind steeping in some mid-European lore

This is a very good game. It has an extremely unique vibe and atmosphere. the characters were engaging and the game was surprisingly beatiful considering the rough, to say the least, graphics.

That being said, it SEVERELY overstays it's welcome. the last third or so was just unpleasant to play. I was so ready for the game to end for about 3 areas and god knows how many bosses. It feels like the devs didn't know when to stop and just kep adding stuff. as a result the game ends up feeling bloated.
That is not helped by the fact that the last few bosses were just not fun fights. adding 35 minions to a fight against a toughter than normal enemy doesn't make a good boss. Did we really need 5 version of the final boss one after the other?

I don't want to sound like I hate the game. I still enjoyed it and the devs should be very proud of what they acomplished. It clearly has a lot of passion behind it. I can't overstate how much I love the bizarre vibe of this game, I just think it would have been better as a shorter experience. took me around 13 hours to beat and personally I think something between 8 and 10 would have been perfect