Fancy something a little different? Well, different is exactly what we will be getting when Fimbul arrives on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC as it promises to mix a bit of action adventure with a comic book style narration. Oh, and those visuals are lovely too!
Coming to console and PC in November 2018, Fimbul is being created by the Danish developers, Zaxis, with the publishing rights being handled by EuroVideo.
After being derived from the long, cruel winter preceding the Viking apocalypse – Ragnarok – Fimbul wishes to tell the tale of an ageing berserker, Kveldulver, who travels through the frozen Midgard taking on Trolls and Jotuns to reclaim an ancient artifact that might, just might prevent the end of the world.
Inspired by the Saxo Grammaticus – the Danish Book of Kings – and intertwining northern European legend with a comic book-style narrative, exploration elements and a weapons-based combat system, Fimbul will come with a non-linear story that is heavily influenced by the player’s actions.
Whilst that in itself is nothing new, thanks to The Thread of Life – the autosave feature found within – players will be able to come back to crucial moments in the story to explore alternative branches at any moment. It therefore goes without saying that Fimbul will reward those intent on exploring its world, with lots of secret areas and encounters that will shine a new light on the background of different characters.
It’s not just going to be about the exploration and story though, and Fimbul comes complete with a combat system that has been designed to be easy to learn but difficult to master. And it is in this system in which Kveldulver will have to get to grips with a wide variety of weaponry, matching up his arsenal with an array of different enemies taking him on in a range of diverse environments; various skills and items will need to be utilised in order for anything successful to come of it.
Sit back, kick up your feet and watch the little trailer that wowed the PC crowd a few months back. Otherwise, hold tight and we’ll be sure to keep you updated with any further developments as and when we have it. It promises to be something a bit special.
