Welcome to our review of Niffelheim, a side-scrolling RPG with loads of action which is out now on Nintendo Switch.
Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighbor lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla! Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim. Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighbor lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla!
Warriors remain warriors even after death. Set out on the path to the last challenge and prove yourself to the Gods. In life, you were never frightened by the cold, darkness and death, and you won’t fear now. make sure you have enough provision, defend yourself and unravel the mysteries of these lands.
Crush anyone who dares to attack your lands. Each fallen enemy brings you closer to Asgard! Bones, teeth, fur – use all that you scavenge to craft weapons and armor. Build a fortress that will protect you from enemies and help you to destroy the attackers. The Death Priests will issue ultimatums. Will you bend to their will, or reject their orders and accept the battle against their dead minions?
Collect all the pieces of the portal to Asgard. But be careful – they are fiercely guarded by mighty giants, deadly spiders, and hordes of undead. Brew potions from mushrooms and slain beasts to become stronger. Cook the best dishes to feed all your friends. Prepare poison that will kill the most powerful troll. Reach the very heart of the world to find powerful artifacts that will help you win the final battle. Discover what lies hidden in the darkness.
Niffelheim does one heck of a job to bring the atmosphere and experience to the Nintendo Switch. Everything you see and experience at first is a serious high, Graphically, Niffelheim is among the best games you will see out there and it truly delivers an impressive first impression.
Once you get to playing however is when the game falls short of being something remarkable and I would like to call it just barely above mediocre instead. Side-scrolling action, a lot of boring gathering of items and thankfully also dungeons and the sort filled with enemies.
Enemies that will get tougher as you go and even at first, they will deal some damage to your warrior. Nothing wrong with that if not for the lack of explanation or a basic tutorial. You are thrown straight into the game and despite having access to a written tutorial, I had my issues with the inventory at first and I dropped more items than I’d like to admit. Simply because it did not make sense how to use the menus…
I did enjoy the fighting aspect and the harvesting of animals, but that was not enough to really leave an impression. Niffelheim was pretty and long-winded. I am not dissing on the game, this was just my experience with it. I wish it was different, but it just did not do the trick to keep me thrilled to play on.
In conclusion, Niffelheim mostly owes this score to its amazing graphics and atmosphere, as a game, I was underwhelmed and just nothing got me interested to keep playing this game. The 5.5 is due to its graphics and if they had not been this great, I probably would have given a failing score.
