Setting up a Woodcutters Lodge in a thick forest, for example, will ensure a strong supply but don’t get carried away. Training a scout to venture forth and reveal new areas will be a priority as well as knowing where to place your buildings. The caveat here is that only a set number of buildings can be placed in each section of the map which is broken up into a grid similar to Civilisation. Healers Huts, Forge’s, Quarry’s and so on will all play a part in how you choose to develop your settlement. The same concept applies to Hunters Lodges and Farms to supply you with food resources. Building a woodcutters lodge will allow you to train villagers to become lumberjacks and supply your camp with a supply of wood which can be used to build more buildings and provide much-needed fire fuel during winter. Starting out with just a few villagers you can choose which trades to apply them to. The bread and butter of the experience will be building your settlement and growing your clan.
Hopefully, the community on Switch will grow as Northgard has a lot to offer. During my review, I was only able to experience one multiplayer game but I had no issues with connectivity throughout. Online multiplayer is everything from the Single Player accept this time you can go up against human players online. You can randomize the map’s and set specific victory conditions to suit your style and also spend more time getting to grips with the different clans who are impressively diverse. Single Player allows you to set up small, medium or large maps with up to five AI opponents to compete against.
Along the way, you will meet various Viking clans who can help or hinder you as well as a range of beasts and monsters from Wolves and Bears to Draugr and Fallen Valkyries. Once a level is completed it can be replayed with new bonus objectives to complete if you fancy a tougher challenge. Each level in the Story Mode will have a set victory condition to keep things fresh and also allows you to get to grips with the wider range of mechanics from launching raids to trading goods. The story is told through voiced cutscenes with sections of text dialogue in-game to guide you with objectives. Offering eleven levels this is the best way to begin your time with Northgard. Three game modes are on offer to suit a multitude of preferences with three difficulty settings to choose from.Īfter a valuable regal horn and the map to Northgard are stolen from you by the Raven Clan, you set out to reclaim what is yours.
Northgard is a Viking themed RTS with an emphasis on survival as well as claiming lands to grow and develop your community. It’s no secret the RTS genre has had it’s up’s and down’s on home consoles, traditionally the gameplay style is better suited to a mouse and keyboard set up, but that’s not to say the genre can’t flourish on consoles if the developers put some thought in and Shiro Games have done just that with Northgard, let’s take a look at what’s on offer.
What is lacking, however, is a selection of RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games, so it was welcomed news when we found out Shiro Games were bringing Northgard to our favourite hybrid. The back catalogue is riddled with everything from huge exclusives, third party greats and tons of indie games. One thing that cant be said about the Nintendo Switch is that it lack’s games.
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