Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn
| Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Angry Demon Studios |
| Publisher | Angry Demon Studios |
| Senior Developer | John Kalderon |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
17th November 2017 |
| platform | Microsoft Windows |
| genre | Survival horror |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , mouse |
| medium | Download |
| language | German, Swedish |
Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn is a Swedish survival horror game from the independent game studio Angry Demon Studios from Skövde . The game features Swedish voice overs and subtitles in various languages; including German. The German translation is by Marcel Weyers . The game is heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and Norse mythology.
Game mechanics
The game features an open world and survival horror from a first-person perspective. It is set in a forest and the player also has the opportunity to explore various huts, abandoned buildings and an abandoned mine shaft. The sparse lighting hides potential threats from the player's view and sound effects are used to trick players into questioning the presence of enemies. The artificial intelligence in the game chooses its own paths instead of repeating the same path.
action
The game begins with a nameless protagonist who wakes up tied up in her brother's car. After an accident in the forest, the two look for a way out of the forest. On the way the player learns the reason for the kidnapping by the brother; the protagonist suffers from an addiction and refuses to undergo treatment. The brother planned to force her to a treatment clinic. Brother and sister are separated at a river crossing and the protagonist has to cross a swamp area. The two are reunited on a series of railroad tracks, but the brother does not manage to escape from a one-armed troll, so that the protagonist is on her own. She now has to cope with various tasks in which she repeatedly comes across a number of creatures from Norse mythology.
monster
reception
André Linken from Gameswelt called the game a “horror insider tip at a bargain price” and praised the good feel for the contrast between shock moments and quieter passages as well as the unused Swedish mythology. On the other hand, the linear sequence of the game and the German translation, which Weyers had not yet translated again, were criticized.
Alex Ney from Survivethis praised the “good story with downright dramatic moments” as well as the “unusually dense atmosphere, skilfully threaded scares and many different mythological threats.” But the linear one was also criticized Course of the game.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Victor Jonsson, John Kalderon: Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn . November 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Billy D: Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn, Swedish Horror Game makes Its way to Steam . December 6, 2017.
- ↑ Marcel Weyers: UNFORGIVING - A NORTHERN HYMN - GERMAN TRANSLATION. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn for Windows (2017) - MobyGames .
- ^ Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn | IGDB.com ( en )
- ↑ Free Steam keys: Win Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn to see if you can survive the monsters of Swedish folklore! . In: PCGamesN .
- ^ Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn: Exposition Done Right (en-US) . In: Early Access Gaming , April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ NORDIC NIGHTMARES BECOME A REALITY IN BONE CHILLING SURVIVAL HORROR 'UNFORGIVING - A NORTHERN HYMN,' NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM - GamingLyfe.com - Gaming News, Gaming Community, eSports (en-US) . In: GamingLyfe.com - Gaming News, Gaming Community, eSports , December 6, 2017.
- ↑ Creatures encountered in the game (Spoiler Alert) :: Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn General Discussions ( en )
- ↑ André Linken: UNFORGIVING: A NORTHERN HYMN: Horror insider tip at a bargain price - Conclusion - Test by Gameswelt. December 20, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Alex Ney: Unforgiving: A Northern Hymn - Divine Trip to Hell - Survivethis. December 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
