Nordic Ashes is the second title from Spanish developer Noxfall Studios, a bulletell-style game with a Nordic theme.
Vampire Survivors A few years ago, I created a subgenre of games ball. The title of Ponclé which is sweeping downloads and ratings everywhere, has laid the foundation for new gameplay that many are trying to emulate. But as always, in these subjects, a question arises: will this be enough to Northern Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok with copy?
And that’s it copy Gameplay can be very bad if you don’t bring your own stamp and identity to a product. We are tired of seeing things that are identical copies of the original product that don’t improve on anything that is already known.
However, much to the delight of a Bulletell and Vampire Survivors fan, Nordic Ashes, don’t fall into this trap. It is true that the similarities and the parallels with Poncle’s game are endless. But Nordic Ashes has own seal.
Basic but effective story.
This aspect is the least important in titles of this style. Even like this, Nordic Ashes took care of this area, giving meaning to our adventure. We will play as Axeldör, a courageous Nordic berserker, who fights against hordes of enemy creatures. In this scenario, the energy of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, was depleted after the end of the world. With only a few heroes surviving the apocalypse, Axeldör must face epic beasts, monsters, and bosses in order to recover the seeds of the sacred tree.
Nordic style and class.
To start, Nordic Ashes Account with concept art light years away from other similar titles. Its visual section is very careful with high quality animations and characters. With a Nordic setting, it stands out from the lines of other futuristic or medieval titles and leaves aside pixel art to focus on hand-drawn models.
This setting serves as a general script to give the game a big personality. Everything is finely woven into a fabric that overflows with Nordic and Celtic mysticism on all sides. Since the charactersto weapons, enemies and menus, we have hundreds of careful and well-thought-out references.
And the gameplay?
Nordic Ashes do not fall into the error of “copy and paste”. Its gameplay is 100% based on the Bullet Shell system from Vampire Survivors. That is, instead of avoiding bullets or shots, we will have to kill enemies that approach quickly to kill us.
But that’s where the similarities to some extent end. And that’s it Nordic Ashes
Furthermore, the weapons Yes powers They are all very well thought out, here weapons are not combined with states to generate megapowers. Talents mark the path to Valhalla. Each character has their own tools to destroy enemies and learning this branch of talents is what will lead you to success. There is no luck in choosing weapons and powers.
This branch of talents It improves when our character levels up and is lost when we die, leaving us only with the acquired knowledge of its use and effectiveness. However, we have a series of seeds that unlock general improvements for all characters. These are fixed and cannot be lost, so they form the basis of the style. roguelite
Variety to give and take.
In total in these Preview we appreciated 7 different characterss, each with a very different style. In addition, we have a good handful of scenarios, all different, all very well worked and polished.
What we really liked is that not only will we have to avoid enemies, but also scenarios They’re full of mini-events that will reward you with upgrades. They generally focus on staying near a source, defending it, killing enemies, or simply staying nearby while enemies try to finish you off.
CONCLUSION
Nordic Ashes is a bulletell that brings a lot of good and new things to the subgenre of Vampire Survivors type games. Its setting and concept art are light years away from games like Poncle, with an elaborate art section that moves away from the pixel art style to have its own stamp. It adds new mechanics that significantly improve the gameplay of these types of titles and further enhance their focus. roguelite. If you liked Vampire Survivors, Nordic Ashes will like.
Northern Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
$8.99
Benefits
- Very neat visual cut
- Provides new game mechanics
- Variety of situations, enemies and bosses
The inconvenients
- Currently only available on PC
- A little confusing at first
- We miss the online cooperative
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