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Northern Journey Review
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- Published on Jun 7, 2023 veröffentlicht
- Northern Journey is an adventure FPS game set in a Norwegian happysad land full of mysterious creatures and secrets. Also lots and lots of spiders.
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Game Premise
02:23 - Visuals
05:55 - Music & Sound Design
09:52 - Gameplay Mechanics
13:42 - Conclusions
14:27 - Credits
15:35 - or Air Breathing
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Northern Journey on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1639790/Northern_Journey/
Maybe the real treasure were the spiders we found along the way.
Hey Mandalore what's your favourite Shrek film?
Feels like a good occasion to once again ask if you plan to do a vid about other Ice Pick Lodge game: The Void (aka Tension, aka Turgor)? Flawed execution to be sure but one of more unique games I ever played.
Amongus
@The Spruce Moose You
@vlkafenryka I've never felt more honoured.
Interestingly, the developer of this game made a vlog about his development process, and indeed his hobbies include hiking, scuba diving, and archery. He even went so far as to photograph native plants where he lives and turn them into the textures and foliage you see in the game. It's remarkably genuine. The developers' name on youtube is Slid Studio btw.
Other favorite bit from the making of: He considered following tutorials and making a couple smaller games first which is the smart thing that everyone recommends, but decided he wouldn't be able to keep his interest up doing that so he went straight to making this as his first project ever basically.
Archery makes a lot of sense. I build medieval crossbows as a hobby and I was amazed by how realistic the ones in the video were. Some of them were obviously invented, but the rest were dead on the money in terms of scale, shape, and design. I might have to pick up this game just to get some inspiration from his designs.
I saw that video. He seems like a really eccentric person. It's quite inspiring how much work he put into this. Truly a passion project to see his vision realized.
I love that so much. I need this dev to make more games, this was great. Buying it now.
@Russell Nesbitt you build crossbows? That's pretty rad
I LOVE when folklore is portrayed as a balancing act between creepy and quirky
Amusingly enough, I've assumed that the reason why schizophrenia episodes tend to be whimsical outside of the US is because they're not as fixated to Good vs. Evil as we are, which causes people in the US who do have it to vilify their mental disability and it proceeds to react in kind.
@StrikeWarlock- Now THAT is one of the most interesting takes I have ever heard. What is your background, friend?
@StrikeWarlock There is no sin without piety. Very old wisdom.
One part I liked about this game is that it didn’t go for usual Viking fantasy tropes but instead it’s more dark and mysterious Nordic folksy style that I like a lot more.
Playing the game i could tell that it was made by someone that had grown up with these kinds of stories rather than someone who had read up on it later in life from an outside perspective.
Forest Nords versus Sea Nords.
As a Norwegian I don't understand why I gave this game a pass until now. Looking at this it seems the dev nailed the creepy factor of Norwegian folklore and nature. It's something often lost in translation when Scandinavian folklore creatures gets represented in games and media, even trolls are supposed to creep you out and not just be a dumb giant brute.
So fun seeing domestic devs actually representing Scandinavian folk tales correctly, with this game, Bramble and Through the Woods.
A lot of Scandinavian or Norwegian lore being misrepresented can be probably traced back to DnD or LOTR
@Athalwolf And more recently Marvel, as sad as that is. That aside though, this game feels like home
There isn't really a "correct" way to represent mythologies, but more diverse interpretations going mainstream are always neat.
@Rumms1 LOTR is an amalgamation of multiple European mythologies. While accurate to say Tolkien was inspired by said folklore is way more respectful to the man and what he was trying to achieve. Now, the Witcher series does kinda twist shit, like trolls being absolute dipshits
I think my favorite representation of trolls in video games has been pathfinder kingmaker, even there they’re kind of dumb brutes, but their king has some stuff going on in his brain
10:30 I think it's pretty cool that when the witch falls she starts to flip end over end. Y'know, like she was affected by momentum and gravity? Too many games just have falling animations like an old-school Mario character, ramrod straight as the plunge into the unloving abyss.
You Ringrolled me!
I think that IS her falling animation, not physics.
Also, was that scream one of the horses from Charlie the Unicorn?
@Arkanait is, but at least the effort was made. I know AAA games where they have the physics but don't even bother with an animation
I love Nordic settings. They manage to strike an incredible balance between "Beautiful fairytale wilderness from your grandmother's old story books" and "Mushroom induced nightmare damned by your ancestor- FUCK ME WHAT IS THAT?!"
I stayed up watching Midsomar last night and I kept thinking this during the video
I think it's obvious I also love Nordic setting.
>.>
I'm from Scandinavia and I'm really fond of our mythology, but less and less people remember it. It's really cool and full of weird things but most people just use vikings and "trolls" that are usually just "angry ape that heals fast".
@An Actual Rat You've got your giant brutish trolls, your multi-headed angry old ladies swirling a cauldron of fish soup, your shape shifting trouble makers that probably like to milk your cows for fun, and the ones that delight in stealing socks for whatever reason.
Plus Vittra (that actually like milking cows, I was making a joke the first time), näkks, mara, tomte, skogsra, and my favorite the Linormr because giant serpent dragon monsters are always awesome.
@An Actual Rat That is hits home for me. most people also do not know human sized Elves are from their, modern dwarves, drugar, the legend to Fafnir....
The solo devs are like the wizard of the game dev community, i cant understand how they do what they do! an i both fear an respect there insanity.
It's just refreshing to actually see a single person's vision be realized and not be watered down or diluted which is the norm
Its called passion something which aaa devs lack because they have to listen to the some old farts called investors who could care less if the game is good or not as long as they can buy their new yacht.
survivoship bias
there's just too many of them
Gallons of booze and crates of weed is what you need
Kojima's games are a bit like that usually with the backing of manpower and money. And now with his own studio he can probably bring fourth his vision more.
Bro I've been WAITING for a big Clip-Sharer to do a video on this game. The single person who made this game deserves so many accolades for making such an interesting, unique, charming, and extremely fun game. Very stoked that you made this video. Northern Journey was my favorite game in 2021 and one of the best gaming experiences in my life. It satisfied this intangible, nostalgic itch while also providing a constantly evolving and surprising experience that made me happy to turn every corner to see what was next.
It feels like a dream I had back when I was a wee lad - and I found myself in Wonderland talking to giant butterflies and flower caterpillars.
I played this back in winter 21-22 and been wishing it would get more exposure because it really deserves it, so happy to see Mandalore give this some spotlight.
Happysad isnt something the dev came up with btw. It is a direct translation of a norwegian expression that describes a type of mood that sits in a very strange place, swinging from being kinda depressing to oddly funny/happy. I don't think it is something you would find in a dictionary, it is more like a weird slang term, but you can find it used in articles of newspapers now and again when reviewing some peculiar media.
It's also a Polish rockband apparently.
what's the original term, if you know?
It is kinda similar to melancholy or bittersweet? Because I know what you're talking about, and it is hard to explain completely.
@ٍ Gladtrist, the D being mostly silent. It is literally the norwegian words for happy (glad) and sad (trist) smushed toghetter.
@Gunnar Schlichting Yeah its hard to nail down. Its something you might say to describe the experience when watching a movie that made you laugh, and then 5 seconds later go "Well that's a bit sad." Or reminiscing about a memory that makes you happy, but feeling sad that those times are gone.
Mandalore mentioning Outer Wilds AND 13 Sentinels both being his favorite games to go in totally blind, which were completely the same as my own choices, made me love him more than ever :D
I was especially surprised because he doesn't really like anime things and 13 sentinels is basically every scifi anime into 1 game.
ok
Ever since Pathways Into Darkness the "I've got a bone to pick with you!" is possibly beating Electric Marv for space in my brain.
I love it.
Shoot I missed it, where was it?
@Anthony Perrotta 9:49
@Krosa many thanks. I suppose I no longer have a bone to pick with you.
@Anthony Perrotta 🦴
WHY CAN I HEAR THIS IN MY HEAD JUST FROM SEEING THE REVIEW ONCE
another evidence that art direction and aesthetics will always be more important than graphical fidelity.
But graphical fidelity can be forced and bought off a hell of a lot more easily. Proper art direction? That would mean treating artists with respect... can't have that, it's not directly and measurably profitable. Hell, artistic intent is not even a quantifiable metric, so it doesn't really exist in the executive's eyes. But if the next big game has double the polygons? Fuck yeah the fat cats will figure it'll sell at least twice as much.
Bandog what about half life?
@This Guy i played half life 2, and i thought 'the textures and models aren't anything amazing'. but the world and soundscape and aesthetics of the environments are VERY well done. the first time you leave the station and you see THE CITADEL? that's fucking rad, the citadel is one of the coolest looking buildings in any game.
TOTK knew it
@man boy because the game is old as shit
it was photoreal back in the day
So glad to see someone cover this game. I played it over a year ago after i saw Duskdev recommend it. Totally enthralling despite the jank.
Whats wild is that pretty much all the assets were created from scratch by the solo dev. He went out and made textures from the environment around him in norway. Then in unreal he painted all the lighting manually. Its insane.
Yeah, this game is low res, the animations arent quite AAA niveau... but the variety, level of quality and creativity of the visuals is really impressive.
Oh hey Northern Journey! Stumbled across that game a bit over a year ago - the dev is one of the most helpful and forthcoming individuals I ever had the pleasure of troubleshooting with. When I had some issues with my resolution settings he and I had a quick back-and-forth and he immediately came up with a fix on the Steam forums, all-around a great guy. Really happy he's getting such a hefty PR push! Especially since he's got another project in the works at the moment that looks really promising.
The Ring death screen gag made me laugh way too hard
I bought this based on this video and I'm currently about 4 hours in - it's so wonderfully immersive and the environment and sound design is immaculate. It does such a good job of drawing you in with how beautiful it all is, so that when an area is dangerous, unknown or scary, you really feel it. This is honestly my favourite feeling in games and it's incredibly rare and hard to do. Thankyou so much for putting me up on this, I would never have found it otherwise!
Went into this game with no expectations last year and it ended up ascending to one of my favourite games of all time. I’m so happy that Mandy is gonna give so much exposure to this game and it’s hardworking dev!!
4:31 “there will be no more living or airbreathing spiders”
I am deeply suspicious of how specific this statement is.
Edit: AND I WAS RIGHT TO BE
I'm making this my new "meeting total strangers" line. Just walk up to random folks & say, "I promise from this moment on there will be no more living or airbreathing spiders in this experience."
You fight all kinds of trolls in this game alongside the bugs, but the Flute Player is one of the biggest trolls in the realm.
Good video
New and previously unseen types of spiders!
Honestly, I'd say being a one man team here likely helped keep the ambiance as coherent and clear as possible, one of the rare cases where it works.
I remember seeing IronPineapple check this game out and it looked so interesting! Glad to see it's truly a gem.
The developer taught himself to make games, and then he made this. It looks incredibly impressive. Hope I can play it some time 😀
I stumbled upon this game by accident last year. One of the best accidents ever. The atmosphere, the music...I love this game and I still can't believe it was made by a single developer.
True definition of a hidden gem and I am so glad that you covered it. Thank you.
It can not be overstated HOW MANY SPIDERS ARE IN THIS GAME IT IS SPIDERS ALL THE WAY DOWN
It's all spiders?
Always has been.
They should add a notice while starting a game just like the ones about epilepsy:
"Small percentage of people can experience a fear of spiders..."
Most games recently: "Let's have arachnophobia mode so that people who are deathly afraid of spiders can play too."
Northern Journey: "Face your fears, weakling!"
@alessio messersì Satisfactory: "Arachnophobia mode turns the spiders into glitchy jpegs of cats, with warped meows instead of screeches. The constant skittering, which you can hear from half a mile away, remains the same. Enjoy!"
To quote that one crazed cultist that loves you for some reason, "RAIN OF SPIDERS!"
Northern journey is such an amazing game. Absolutely love the atmosphere, and it’s oddly nostalgic in a way.
Dude, I JUST replayed this and I can't stop thinking about it. Dev is so chill, would mention bugs in the forums or get stuck somewhere and have it fixed sometimes in that same evening, on another level. Recently have been searching for something similar to scratch that same itch and atmosphere that this game has, and I really just come up short. This game is honestly one of my all-time favs, and I'd safely say it's a weirdo freak classic. The bloodbugs can smd.
He did it! I'm so happy he finally covered this, its such an underated gem
Great to see this here, man. I got this game last Christmas and it is just an absolute vibe. From the animations of every tool/weapon you get your hands on, to all the really unique enemies that I want to eviscerate as soon as possible, to the comforting sight of a rough stone structure in the middle of nature. This game is something special.
Ahh, yes. I’m an hour into the game and I really feel the magic. Maybe it’s just the knowledge that one dude made this, but it really has that special something.
Thank you as always for a wonderful review. Also. That Ring 2 death screen… I watched the video after a doobie and I just had a sickening whiplash of “AHHHHHHHH”s and “Walsung. Erda now wants you to find a piece of the Norns' thread.”s…
This stream is the reason why you went from Good, to favourite content creator for me.
So just thanks. I appreciate it. Before finding you I really didn’t find any good games to play.
Anyways. Have a nice day, whoever you are, reading this.
May our nice days return to you & brighten your days in return; thanks for yr comment + well wishes.
Yeah, i cannot help but burst out laughing when i get to that part.
The Ring 2 callback was excellently placed yeah.
A quick google search of “most common Norwegian spiders” has shown me why the creator would despise them and wish to see arachnidcide
Edit: half the the comments are talking about spiders being cute and the other half are people wanting spiders burned to death. Perfectly balanced.
now i feel like im being crawled on..... thanks...
googled this term and found a bunch of real neat spiders to enjoy thanks :)
yer shouldn't have followed your lead on that google search. o_o
why did I google that myself
Dorsidwarf and Mahdi Adib two sides of the spectrum
I'm so happy to see you cover this game! It's a real gem and does atmosphere masterfully. The descent into the lake and the bog sequence had me more tense and frightened than many proper horror games.
The moment the vocals hit in Greenslit I legit just stepped back and watched the waterfall for a while. Few games I've played have accomplished such magical moments with nothing but sheer atmosphere.
Same. Greenslit was also the exact level where I realized how much this game was going was impacting me. Every level leading up to it was great, but then by Greenslit you understand that the game is going to do something new with every area. The music was one of my favorite aspects of the game as it worked with the visuals. Therefore I guess you could say that its the game's TONE that I love the most.
The first ~hour of Northern Journey feels like having a nightmare about a ps2 game, and I mean that in the best possible way. Everything just feels so off, like reality has shifted a couple feet to the left, and it makes even the peaceful/serene parts of the game feel really ominous. It's such a unique atmosphere that I don't think I've seen in another game.
Hey, I just want you to know I appreciate you and these videos. Your work on the Marathon videos with the voice acting and whatnot was legendary. You brought to life a 30 year old game in a way that was mindblowing. Keep it up, big guy.
I absolutely love your content man. You give not only detailed perspectives but also cover the important points that show why to play these games. It has inspired me to try and shown me so many different games I missed or never gave a chance. So yeah I appreciate you and your passion and just wanted to say thanks!
I played this like a week ago. It instantly jumped to my top 3 games of all time. truly unique, inspiring and extremely atmospheric game. Sometimes I feel like I can "smell" the rainy forest you walk thru. Soundtrack is aslo solid 10/10. Mindboggling how a one man, without previous experience could create all that.
I also felt like I could smell Greenlit in particular. The man is a legend.
the power of unreal 4 tutorials and a strong vision
@Padlock Steve Well, that is how I learned it... Then 5 came out and all that time I spent drinking and learning was basically for nothing, they automated a good portion of it...
@MandaloreGaming the dev is actually making a devlog of his new game on his youtube channel, so we can expect more from him, and he is really working hard on it!
of all time? really?
I absolutely loved this game, such a creepy atmosphere. Glad to see it get some attention
This looks pretty amazing! Good on the developer for making such a charming and well executed game single handedly!
One of the best indie games I've played. The atmosphere is unlike anything I've ever seen in a game. And the soundtrack is wonderful.
This game is amazing. Best single player I've played in the past year. There's so much creative expression and "soul" that a lot of higher budget games just lack. Incredible one of a kind atmosphere. Great to see it get some appreciation.
I would also like to recommend Pentiment by Obsidian if anyone else loves these kinds of immersive games with strong atmosphere. Such a delightfully colorful experience with a very bittersweet ending, and I was completely taken in from beginning to end.
Man...Ring really left its mark on you didn't it...that bit near the fates especially.
Needs more railcart deaths!
That and pathways into darkness. Can't help but feel like he's got a bone to pick with that game.
Salmon and the trout!
*MINERALS FOR GLUG*
Walsung. Erda now wants you to find a piece of the Norns' thread. You are already heading in the right direction. But take care. In their kingdom time is continually confused and rearranged
Im really happy you covered this game. I played it a few months ago, and I was absolutely captivated by it. Truely one of the best games I've ever played, and I just happened to buy it on a whim.
This game is one of Steams true hidden gems and I'm really happy to see it getting more recognition. Despite some rough edges its a pretty unique experiance and truely does feel like a journey.
I am stoked you covered this game. Played this last year and even though I absolutely hate spiders, I had to see it through to the end. More people need to appreciate the work here.
Really glad you covered this game. One of the best games of 2021, it deserves more attention.
I do hope you get around to Dread Delusion and Lunacid when they release their 1.0 versions. In terms of low-poly indie open world RPGs in the style of Morrowind or King's Field in the case of the latter, they're exactly what you're looking for I think. Thanks for recommending this, btw. I had previously ignored it because of what looked to be floaty combat and the weird character models, but I'm definitely wishlisting this now. The atmosphere looks so good!
I have not played Lunacid in a while but a problem I had with it was the extreme ease of combat, if kind of ended up feeling like a walking simulator with combat thrown in (apart from one set piece, but my failure in that mostly came down to accidentally blocking off the path of escape), may have changed now and I get round to trying it again upon release. Wishlisted Dread Delusion.
Watched a stream of this last year and it felt like a gnarly acid trip; It's so unique and alien. Would definitely recommend a playthrough for anyone!
Honestly, I'm just really surprised by the fact that this is not the first time I've heard of this game.
I had completely forgotten about this so that was a weird Déjà-vu moment.
iron pineapple video
This is one of those game's that I've heard about a few times, but sort of knew I would probably never get around to playing. I guess the next best thing is a Mandalore video!
metal fruit moment
@Poo P _thats_ where I've seen it before. I knew I had seen it but couldn't remember from where.
I got clued into it by Dillon "Taffer King" Rogers back in 2021, and it's why I trust his recommendations alongside those of David Szymanski.
Thank you for covering these smaller and more obscure games. They deserve the attention.
How do you make something like this as your first project. I've always wanted to dabble in gamemaking but felt it was a lost cause, so this is pretty damn inspiring to say the least. Wonder how much it took him time wise
I am pleasantly surprised that someone decided to review this game. It is absolutely a hidden gem and it's awesome you bring it to light to the masses.
it is indeed, very long, and very cohesive for its style and tone. Which is well worth the money I think. Hell, this has probably been one of the more inspiring games I've played in a long time. It hits the creepy mystical nail right on the worm staff for me!
Im not sure if anything can prepare you for how strange and beautiful this game is. Also the most _Naturey_ game I think I've ever played some how!
The atmosphere in this game is absolutely stellar!
Didn't care much for the combat though, it's not that I'm afraid of insects or spiders, I just don't like fighting mobs.
But then the game is 70% exploration, 30% combat so I would still heartily recommend it!
I literally just finished rewatching the Ring review before this went up, so I was READY for that death screen
This game absolutely captivated me. I love everything about it! …At least, the parts I played. Ashamed to say I never finished it because I got stuck in that one bog level where it's incredibly foggy and you have to keep the boogeyman at bay (I think it's right after the witch fight). I'll have to revisit the journey at some point, if for no other reason than to listen to the music again. It might sound kind of weird but the music combined with the surreal and bad/good graphics scratch that same itch as PilotRedSun, and I've managed to link the two together in my head in a way. Anyway, super glad you did a review on this, I've been trying to casually champion this little gem to friends for months. BEWARE YE OF SPIDERS, ALIVE, DEAD, LANDBREATHING OR NO
I've been waiting so long for this game to get the recognition it deserves. Thank you Mandalore!
I could feel from the beginning of the video how much you loved it. I had gotten the impression that it's main appeal was the absurdity and jank, but thanks to your review I will try it and gift it to friends
I love when he reviews those weird and obscure games. I'm hoping that he'll eventually get to play Dread Delusion and review that too, it also has that Morrowind sort of "odd" atmosphere
You've easily sold us on this, Mandy. May the exposure and funds bless the creator of this newly found gold crown!
10:28: Oh, nice to see that Ring screen back.
I'm so glad you're reviewing this game. It's such a bizarre hidden gem, I love it.
super happy more youtubers are reviewing this absolute gem from my home country. I first found it in a video from iron pineapple and knew i had to play it. it ended up became one of my favourite games. the dev is and absolute mad genius, he taught himself unreal 4 over 5 years just to make his dream game, AND he composed all the music himself, what a legend!
Thank you for your passionate detailed reviews on games you're personally interested in, not because reviewing them is the flavor of the month or just profitable.
Beat it earlier this year, a magical experience. I was kinda over it by the end, because of all the combat, but definitely something special.
This game is a hidden gem and idk what else to say because it's difficult to explain, this game is like that childhood game that you played for hours without realizing how much time you spent on it but it felt like only minutes have passed by and it didn't matter if you were sad or tired this game would make everything a little bit nicer. Also idk why but the whole atmosphere there is so comforting but that may be just me cause i like gloomy weather/ wet wilderness. in short i would recommend this to anyone even if they aren't familiar with the genre of the game
Solo projects like this always blow my mind. Well done creator, well done.
So cool seeing someone covered this. I randomly stumbled across it one day, and I knew I wanted to stream it on twitch. It's was the first game I actually somewhat played as a series, and finished on stream
Thank you for reviewing this one, this game is such a gem! Definitely needs more exposure.
Always good to see how single dev games get broad recognition, they deserve it
Incredible, this is so much like the concept of game I've been trying to flesh out and make. So much respect.
i love this game, that first level with the music makes you feel like you're revisiting a familiar dream.
Watched a streamer play this fever dream of a game quite some time ago and recently I had this feeling like I needed to listen to the fjord soundtrack (6:10) for whatever reason. Thank you for restoring my faith that we are living in a simulation.
This game was one of my favourites I played last year, love to see it get the coverage it deserves!
This looks sick! Looks like the woods I grew up "hunting" in as a kid XD The spiders are haunting but I really love everything about this game
I’m so glad you’re shouting this game out; it needs more eyes on it. Definitely one of the most unique, singular games I’ve ever played.
I love Northern Journey so much. Thank you for covering this! More people need to play it.
Finally. Never thought I would see the day Mandalore reviewing Northern Journey. Such a hidden gem.
13 Sentinels is one of my favorite games. I went in completely blind and I 100% agree with you. What a ride! It does help that I'm a huge weeb, and being someone from the 80's I was very familiar with all game play styles, themes, and all the references. Amazing game, but yeah, not one that you could do a good review if you want people to go in blind.
Loved this game when I played it last year, even the jankiness just kind of added to its charm. Having to get a feel for aiming each weapon was strangely satisfying, especially the slingshot; gave a feeling like you'd really mastered it when you could snipe things out of the sky with it. Surprised there aren't more FPS games, outside of milsims and the like, that do something similar.
played this game a while back and loved it so much, it's such an odd gem. genuinely, Greensplit is one of the best designed levels I've seen in a game.
I watched a playthrough by a streamer, mrsark, and even after watching through most of it I still bought and played this game.
It is truly one of the most unique games I've been exposed to and was such a breath of fresh air.
These are the types of games I try to keep an eye out for, yet I'd never heard of this one. It's gone right on the wishlist for when I can afford to grab it. Thanks for spreading awareness!
I just wanna say your vids are some of the best on YT. You can cover games that I've neither heard of nor have any interest in, but the way you cover them is entertainment in itself.
I remember picking this game up a couple years ago while I was out of work with COVID
I was so captivated by it, and couldn't believe how few people had played it!
It's a really great game
The sling is a really fun weapon to use. I could hit things well outside of its general range of usefulness. I frequently found myseld using it in place of the many crossbows you find, just because I'd gotten so much more comfortable with its attack
3rd time watching this
Only just now caught the, "I've got a bone to pick with you"
Never change Mandalore
Nordic Journey is an incredibly beautiful and immensely Norwegian game. We do not have the spiders. We are the spiders
Glad to see this gem getting more recognition.
This is a brilliant example of a game that shows that you don't need the highest fidelity graphics to have a game look AMAZING. You just need a good, consistent art style.
Great review as always!
One could also say that youtube channels like yours should get liked and shared because they deserve the attention and all the support they can get, reviews of the newest triple A titles are easily available and for many people it looks like those games are the only ones out there. Channels like yours show us how many obscure games are out there that deserve the same if not more attention than good triple A titles.
Thank you so much for your work.
Can we appreciate how they tried their best to make this amazing video for us
I picked this game up after it was recommended by David Szymanski earlier this year and I completely fell in love with it. Northern journey absolutely excels at atmosphere and exploration and truly makes you feel like you're on a high adventure.
I remember beating this game last year and my immediate thought being, "Wow, Mandalore's gonna have a blast with this one."
Wow, ive never seen such terrifying spider enemies in a game before. Hits all the right spots for my arachnophobia to kick in. Truly cursed
glad you have this some recognition, played it when it came out and other than a few frustrating parts (most of which are patched/improved since) i really enjoyed this game.
This was unexpected! The developer has an amazing workflow for making this game and manages to pull off a great sense of atmosphere. Please check out his devlogs!
I love this game so much I always replay it a couple times a year. Reminds me of summer times with all the bugs it has.
I have played through this game 3 times after finding it in Iron Pineapple's dumpster diving series. If it looks interesting to you, get it. 9/10 material, one of a kind in its genre.
Ah yes *looks out the window* finally a realistic depiction of Norway.
The annoying thing about Mandalore uploads is that I immediately have to pause them, buy, play through the game, then finally resume the video : P
Thanks Mandalore.
I am currently 3 hours in and have been warped into the Friged North.
The enviroments are just perfect sometime with the music.
The Forest Trail is a personal favourite with the funny little guy being a creep.
Been awhile, looking forward to watching the new upload. Thanks so much for the effort/time you put in to make this content, it's really appreciated.