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Preview: Expeditions: Viking

Logic Artists’ historical RPG, Expeditions: Viking, has been on my radar since I met two members of the team at PAX Prime last year. Expeditions: Viking has come a long way since that initial demo over coffee at the Sheraton. If I was excited back then about the possibilities, I am over the moon about what I saw at PAX East.

Alex Mint, who took me through the original demo in 2015, reprised his role as my guide and led me through the new content. Right from the first screen, there was a distinct difference in experience. While the original demo focused on a showcasing the robust camping system, party mechanics, and an introduction to combat, the PAX East build started me at the beginning: character creation.

If you know anything about me, Looters, you’d know that I measure an RPG’s worth by how enjoyable character creation is. Not enough options (seriously, why can’t I have pretty hair?!) and I’ll get irritated. Too many options and I’ll sit there forever. Put me in the middle with more than a few options… and pretty hair, naturally. (Don’t judge me.) Thankfully, Expeditions: Viking didn’t disappoint. I put together a shield-maiden with blonde braids and a warrior’s tunic before realizing that, wait a second, there aren’t any classes to choose from.

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