During today's Guerilla Collective 2024 showcase, Digital Eclipse revealed Völgarr the Viking II, an ultra-difficult action platformer for the Switch landing on 6th August 2024.
Inspired by the likes of Ghosts 'n Goblins and Rastan, Völgarr the Viking II is a direct sequel to the 2013 original from Crazy Viking Studios, boasting rock-solid action gameplay in which you'll need to jump, duck, slide, and dodge with absolute precision to survive and defeat your foes.
The game also comes with a few modern touches to make things a bit more palatable for newcomers, including a practice mode, checkpoints, save profiles, and unlimited continues. However, as pointed out by Crazy Viking Studios CEO Kristofor Durrschmidt, Völgarr the Viking II is "a game where, if you want the ultimate experience, you’ll need to really master what it asks of you". In other words, then, if you play the game without any help, you'll unlock a lot more.
The original Völgarr the Viking is available via the Switch eShop for $9.99 / £8.99, so if you want a taste of what might be in store with the sequel, then be sure to give it a whirl. In the meantime, let's check out the key features of the new game:
- Stave off death with new power-ups and magic items
- A roster of ruthless bosses so big and so ugly, they’re just begging to have their heads chopped off
- An epic orchestral soundtrack to carry you through battle
- Handy speedrunning tools, including an on-screen timer and no-HUD mode
- Six distinct endings based on player performance —only the masterfully skilled will unlock a hidden level to battle a secret final boss!
- Modern era upgrades include a practice mode and multiple profile save options
- Buckets of blood and bone explosions
- Loincloths
Did you play the original Völgarr the Viking? What do you make of the sequel's announcement? Let us know your thoughts with a comment.
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I have the first one on wiiu. I recall the difficulty being rage inducing, to put it mildly, haha.
The first one was one of my first eshop downloads for the Switch. It's good, but definitely brutal. You gotta be on your $#!%. Total trial & error platforming action!
I really enjoyed what I've played of the first game but never finished it, I should do that at some point before this one comes out
Oh God, a sequel to the hardest game I've ever played?
No thanks.
The first game was hard because you had basically zero controls to avoid taking damage, and felt unfinished in a huge way. My guess is this is just more of the same, dressed up with additional but fundamentally useless abilities.
Completed the first game a few years ago, one of my fav indie sidescrollers!
The first game Volgarr moved like a brick ****house. It was still fun but I only got to like the third level or something
I was rubbish at the first one but still enjoyed it. I'll be interested to see how this is and also hope for a physical double pack.
Huh. The programmer of the first one, Taron Millet, has retired, afaik.
He’s the guy behind some of Griptonite‘s finest gameplay:
http://www.zauron.net/
So it’s basically open-ended how this successor will turn out.
@OldManHermit
I have it on Switch, and you are not wrong. Painfully hard.
I love seeing all these barbarian platformers on Switch! Maybe it’s just me, but I feel these games are hilarious in a way, with the ripped heroes, impossible odds, and outrageous gore.
More importantly, who would win in a fight - Volgarr or Abathor or Beholgar or Rastan or Conan?? By Crom, it’s fun just to list off all these hyper-manly names! 😄
Somebody please make a Thundarr the Barbarian game next!
I’ll have to watchlist this and maybe look into the first Volgarr. And hopefully we’ll get a physical 1&2 bundled release!
I picked up the original a while back. I honestly can't even remember which system, lol. It was brutal. A little too brutal. I didn't get far. If I remember right, the checkpoints were too spread out so the death penalty stung bad. I should drag it back out. This one looks like fun even if it's going to be brutal again. At least it sounds like the QoL features should be better this time.
I was more than happy to go through the first one at the time (and the challenge was high).
Today there are so many wonderful games, not sure I could make time for this one...
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