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Expeditions: Viking
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Developer(s)Logic Artists
Publisher(s)Logic Artists
Producer(s)Ali Emek
Designer(s)Daniel Eskildsen
Programmer(s)Juan Ortega Pérez
Artist(s)August Bøgedal Hansen
Composer(s)Knut Avenstroup Haugen
EngineUnity[2]
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseApril 27, 2017[1]
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Expeditions: Viking is a squad-based tactical role-playing game developed by Logic Artists and released for Windows on April 27, 2017.[1] The player takes the role of a Danish viking leading an expedition to Great Britain circa 790 AD. It is the second game in the Expeditions series, a sequel to Expeditions: Conquistador. The third game in the series, Expeditions: Rome, was released in 2022.

Gameplay

Expeditions: Viking is set during the Viking Age. Players take the role of a clan chieftain (which they can design with character creator) and can become either conquerors, merchants, or diplomats.[3]

Release

Expeditions: Viking was announced in May 2015.[4] In October 2016, the game was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2017.[5] It was eventually released on April 27, 2017.[1]

Reception

Expeditions: Viking received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6]

Daniel Starkey of GameSpot summarized: "Viking lives in its atmosphere, so it's appreciated that most of the game is a spirited romp. For now, that experience is mangled by dozens of technical hiccups and anachronisms. At its heart lies an earnest drive to recreate a slice of Viking culture, and those looking for just that niche will find nothing better. But for everyone else, it's impossible to recommend until it's given some major help."[8]

Charalampos Papadimitriou of RPGamer said that "Viking isn’t the most refined game, with limited camera control, repetitive graphics that lack detail, and a lack of high-production presentation. It nevertheless succeeds in immersing the player in its world through an intriguing main story focused on local politics and motivations and driven by realistic struggles and constraints."[3]

Ginny W. of Digitally Downloaded recommended the game to "anyone with a passing interest in tactical RPGs".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d RoboPandaZ (24 May 2017). "Review: Expeditions: Viking". Destructoid. Gamurs Group. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ Sinha, Ravi (23 May 2017). "Expeditions Viking Interview: Changing With The World". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Papadimitriou, Charalampos (18 August 2017). "Expeditions: Viking Review". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Alice (20 May 2015). "Conquist No More - Expeditions: Viking Announced". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ Meer, Alec (13 October 2016). "Fantasy-Free, Choice-Heavy RPG Expeditions: Viking". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Expeditions: Viking for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ Luibl, Jörg (27 April 2017). "Test: Expeditions: Viking". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b Starkey, Daniel (8 May 2017). "Expeditions: Viking Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b W., Ginny (1 May 2017). "Review: Expeditions: Viking (PC)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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