Vikings - Wolves of Midgard

A lot of 3D games feel a bit too blocky to me, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard didn’t feel this way - I enjoyed the graphics, and while it’s gimmicky, I like the slow motion graphics at particular points.

Something special that they did with the co-op invite system was using Steam to send invites but not pulling you out of game to the Steam overlay in order to do it—your online friends populate a list that you can select in-game.

Voice acting and the music score are up to triple AAA standards, as are environmental sounds effects.

There's a fair amount of character customization; you've got equipment, stats, and perks. there's... five?

For starters, definitely play with a controller—despite the genre history, mouse and keyboard is frustrating to control and dodge, and your character often won't move forwards because they're targeting some rock or hidden enemy—the controller won't fix everything, because skills still felt pretty unresponsive, but it helps.