When the developers of Volgarr the Viking 2 set out to make a more approachable sequel, they found themselves walking a tricky tightrope act.
Volgarr the Viking 2 is a retro platformer inspired by NES classics like Ghosts’ n Goblins and Rastan, so naturally it’s a challenge. Volgarr dies in just two hits, and checkpoints are spread out pretty far in levels. If handled poorly, it could drive someone who isn’t used to the unforgiving nature of old games to tear their beard out. Developers Crazy Viking Studios and Digital Eclipse recognized that challenge when creating its surprise sequel.
That’s a mistake that Dürrschmidt and Digital Eclipse didn’t want to make when they finally decided to make a sequel. They wanted Volgarr the Viking 2 to provide a feature that would allow people to get better at the game so they could learn to enjoy its old-school difficulty.
Game developers want the highest number of people to see as much of the game as possible. Volgarr the Viking 2 needed better tools to get people acclimated to its unforgiving difficulty. Dürrschmidt likened it to learning how to swim: “We created this mode so people could get their feet wet in the pool, acclimate to the water, and then go, ‘Oh, this swimming idea is not so bad.”
The developers of Volgarr the Viking 2 repeatedly stress that features like Undead Mode aren’t meant to make the game easier but to ensure that more people could have a chance to enjoy it. Dürrschmidt says challenging games often “velvet rope” people off, so only those already familiar or prepared for just a difficult experience even have a chance to dig in.
For the fans While approachability is always a positive change, some hardcore Volgarr the Viking fans are still worried about Undead Mode’s inclusion. Upon its announcement, Dürrschmidt says some fans messaged him and said he “ruined the game” by including it. In response, Vu tells me that Undead Mode is “in no way behind the design of how challenging this game is,” while Dürrschmidt wants people to play the game first before asserting that.
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