Dead in Vinland

Did not expect this much fun to be honest. Liked Bermuda, but this is a lot better. Too bad there is no community voiceover pack, or innate voiceovers :/
CONTROLLER SUPPORT WOULD BE A MUST!
Other than that, you will sink days into this and then tableflip...

The tactical combat portion of the game is pretty dull, but don’t fool yourself, in reality this is mainly a management game, and a very good at that.
Manage resources, relationships and character stats, and while doing it, solve a mystery involving the norse gods and find a way to beat a bully.
If in doubt play dead in bermuda demo from the save developer, it’s the same recipe.

I like it, but I like games that have elements of randomness in them. While knowledge and skill can minimize the elements of chance in this game, the chance will always be there. If you don't mind some RNG in your game, it's great. If you hate RNG, it will frustrate you. In conclusion, I recommend it for players like me, but I do realize it isn't everyone's cup of tea.

On sale? Definitely get it. Otherwise, no. I can see what other reviewers meant by the dialogue; that and the art often feel amateur at worst and just rough draft version at best. I enjoyed Dead in Bermuda less than this, I'll give it that, and I enjoyed Banner Saga more; this is essentially a blend of the two. It really needs another pass from an experienced dialogue editor and character artist.

Firstly, these style of games are not my favourites by any means. The sort of doom and gloom only games with the occasional win simply thrown in so you don't stop playing. I find them a little to fun destroying personally.

Why did i play it then i hear you ask ... Well you could whack a viking reference into just about anything and I would play/eat/visit/watch it...

Usually in these types of games if a character dies, there is just a mood debuff for a little while and you have to adapt to having lost what ever it is that character does. In this game its simply game over if one of the original characters die and you have you to reload constantly to try and either sacrifice a non-original character or try anything else in the hopes of slightly lower RNG odds resulting in your character not necking themselves.

For a while i just couldn't get past day 5 without someone taking a toaster bath and when I managed to fix that problem i couldn't get past day 20 without someone starving to death or becoming too exhausted and dying. I eventually managed to fix the food problem but then ran out of the relevant resources to be able to get food after that. It seems there is a specific build order you need by certain days and events or you're just gonna suffer from then on.

Why did I recommend it then i hear you ask ... Well the story is brilliant, there are many interactions between the differing characters and many unique characters to join you in your suffering and the visual style of the game was very impressive. Well, that, and the fact i enjoyed at least 5 of the 6.7 hours I played it.

All in all, 5/10 increased to 7/10 because mushrooms.

A unique and brutal spin on town-management blended with turn-based combat and a fun setting. Prepare to lose until you learn how everything comes together, min-maxing will be required.

Challenging and fun, great feelings of achievement when winning battles, leveling up camps, etc. There were one or two things I wasn't able to complete because of an unmet hidden condition and couldn't find any clues online, which kinda took away from my final feeling of success, but great play overall!