Website • Steam • Wiki Nidhogg is the epic award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs. IRL yelling and excitement may occur, in this ultimate two-player showdown of fast-paced fencing and melee attacks. Beware, advantages in Nidhogg are often fleeting, as new opponents continually spawn in your way. ~From the Steam page So yeah, this is Nidhogg. Made by Messhof, who appear to specialize in old-school, Atari-style games for the new age. Just picked this up not too long ago and it's phenomenal, more people need to hear about it. Basically you're a fencer fighting for the honor to be devoured by a hulking pink serpent known as the Nidhogg. Combat takes place in short skirmishes, with a mechanically simple yet mentally complex push-and-pull sort of system - and only moments after your opponent is defeated, s/he respawns only a few feet away. You must defeat a gauntlet of your foe to reach the end of your path, where you are cheered on and chomped on in celebration of your victory. However simple it appears to be, this game has it where it counts: The gameplay is as fun as it gets, and they're not kidding when they say you'll be shouting at your monitor. Features online and offline play, a single-player arcade mode, a tournament mode for groups of four or more, and achievements. Keyboard and gamepad controls are available, and they both function well. Soundtrack by Daedelus, who if you didn't know was the inspiration for my first username on this site, Nouveau Nova. So obviously I'm gonna have a special attachment to this game ; u; 15 bucks on Steam right now, and well worth the asking price. GO GET IT SO I CAN THROW SWORDS THROUGH YOUR EYEBALLS.
This game sounds pretty interesting, and seems to have a "simple to learn, hard to master" mechanic going on which is why I like fighters like Smash Brothers more than the mainstream fighter(I still really enjoy mainstream fighters mind you), so this game seems to be right up my street. I'll most likely pick this up sooner or later, as I always delay getting these games for some reason or another. Shame is, I don't see this game getting too far in terms of sales, but I may be surprised, I certainly didn't expect Flappy Bird to get that popular...
