Valheim

Sound and Graphics:

The soundtrack is definitely cool and chill Sometimes I found myself working on my laptop with Valheim running in the background, just so I could listen to the soothing melodies of the soundtrack and the gentle hum of the fireplace in my basement. The lighting and atmosphere are truly top-notch. The low-resolution style was a turn-off for me when I was researching this game and watching videos. However, once inside the world of Valheim, I found it to be truly beautiful and worth experiencing.

Discover:

The second thing that really drew me into Valheim was the feature that when you select a new record for the first time, you will then discover crafting tips associated with that item. This, unlike awarding items for leveling up, seemed very interesting. It made me want to explore to find new things and venture into more unforgiving areas for the rewards that might be there.

It made me feel like there was always something more out there to explore. There are items in the game that currently has no function, some excitement to see what they are used for when they become available. Even after defeating the current 5 bosses and thinking I had completed the game, there were 2 biomes I had never seen and more to explore.

Development:

The Devs have a roadmap that is widely accessible and clear on their plans for the upcoming game. Personally, I don’t have any social media accounts, but even with steam, they post-development blogs to keep the community involved with their plans.

To the first point of discovery, after seeing what Valheim currently has to offer, it is constantly changing. Even in the short 2 months, I’ve had my hands on the game, they’ve introduced a new enemy, a new armor set, and a few QOL upgrades. They have near-future plans to add more caves to the mountains and upgrades to the island biome; with far future plans for Ashland’s and possibly others.

Difficulty

The game is just hard enough. Like Darksouls, when you die, there is a sign at the place where you died that you must return to retrieve your items. However, this wasn’t too punishing as you could have unlimited death tokens with no limit to redeem them. There were times when I had things stuck in a place where I couldn’t run right away to retrieve them and knowing they weren’t gone forever was enough to keep me from worrying about dying (too much). Additionally, the amount of resources that come from a resource versus the resources used in construction seems very encouraging to build. For one tree, you get 10 trees, which is enough to build 5 walls.

Pros:

• It takes a good look at the open-world survival style, especially the food
• Many weapons and fighting styles
• MASSIVE proc-gen maps
• Simple but fun approaches to common live gaming
• Excellent price point (at least in USD)
• Some of the best sunsets you will ever see in any game
• Adequate building system

Cons:

• Incomplete game (EA)
• The graphic style can be perfect
• Loss of performance bias in the Mountain biome

System Requirements of Valheim Game