I don’t really see the graphical change being a reason to either purchase or not purchase the game though.Īlong with the new graphics style, Nidhogg 2 included a character customization option. I think people’s opinions on the graphical style are going to vary quite a bit. I personally see myself as somewhere in the middle as I prefer the style from the original game but I can appreciate the new style as well. This seems to be the most controversial change to Nidhogg 2 as a lot of people hate the new graphical style but a lot of people also seem to like it. The other major difference from the original game is the new graphic style of Nidhogg 2. If you get really good at the game this might not be a problem but if a level has a lot of straight paths with no obstacles, a player could kill their opponent several times before they even have a chance to react. Since you can keep the bow and arrow ready to shoot while running, you can run with it and if you time it right you can shoot off an arrow right after the other player respawns giving them little time to react. The one concern I have with the bow and arrow is that it has the possibility to be kind of cheap. To combat the advantage of being ranged, players are able to deflect arrows back towards the player who shot it. I actually like the idea of a ranged weapon since it adds variety to the game. After playing with the bow and arrow there are things that I like and things that I don’t like. The bow and arrow changes things up since it lets you continue attacking at a distance but doesn’t let you deflect the other player’s sword. You could always throw your weapons at the other player but once you threw it you no longer had a weapon. Being a game built around sword fighting I was a little cautious about the addition of a ranged weapon into the game. The one truly unique weapon in Nidhogg 2 is the bow and arrow. I can see players getting quite a bit of playtime out of the game trying to master all three types of swords. Each sword seems to have their own strengths and weaknesses. The long sword has a longer range but the dagger and short sword seem to swing faster. The main difference between the swords seems to be speed and range.
Outside of the bow and arrow the weapons do share a lot in common but play differently as well. At first I didn’t give the idea of different weapons that much thought since I thought they would mostly play the same. In Nidhogg 2 there are four different weapons: a long sword, a short sword, a dagger, and a bow and arrow. In the original Nidhogg there was only one weapon. I will begin with the weapons since they actually impact Nidhogg 2’s gameplay. Other than including more stages Nidhogg 2 has two other significant differences from the original game. With more stages (ten versus four) Nidhogg 2 slightly improves on this aspect of the game as there is more variety in the stages. This tug of war mechanic works just as well in Nidhogg 2. While the fighting mechanics were fun, the most enjoyable part of the game was trying to run away and avoid your opponent as you tried to progress towards your goal. This mechanic was the main reason that Nidhogg was a unique experience. The one thing that I liked most about the original Nidhogg was the back and forth “tug of war” mechanic.
The match ends when one of the two players are able to make it to their own goal. If they kill the other player they can then start running towards their goal. The player that was killed tries to stop them before they reach their goal. Once a player kills the other player, they start running towards their goal. Each fighter has a sword and the objective is to kill the other player. While Nidhogg 2 does improve upon the original game, I was left wondering if the additions are enough to justify needing a sequel.Īs Nidhogg 2 shares a lot in common with the original Nidhogg, I am going to give a brief explanation of the game to people who never played the original game. Three years later Nidhogg 2 has been released with a new graphical style and some tweaks to the original game’s formula. Nidhogg took a basic fighting game and combined it with a game of tug of war in order to create an interesting experience. Released back in 2014 the original Nidhogg was a surprise indie game hit.
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