Unique concept with annoying execution. Some visible influence from RuneScape (damage counters and some of the UI placements) which I vibe with, however the UI does look a tad too busy at times and scrubbing back and forth just to time an attack right does not make me inclined to come back to this.

This game features REALLY unique combat system. What do you get when you mix action and turn-based combat? RTwP is the wrong answer - always has been! THIS game shows the proper way to do it. You can dodge, parry, lunge, attack and counter-attack, use various magic tricks and items to your advantage. It feels a lot like a description of sword combat in books, a blow-by-blow account of fight between two master fencers. This system would fit The Witcher wonderfully, for example.

The rest of the game is... Well, less interesting. The world is Viking-themed, the plot is MacGuffin hunt, and the characters attempt a bit of drama, but never succeed. However, it's easy to look beyond all that, and slightly unpolished UI, too, just for the innovative and interesting combat mechanic alone.

I wish someone would copy that mechanic in a bigger-budget game - it certainly deserves to take its place among standard approaches to combat in video games.