What makes the different?

[blan_jetset]

Medieval Dynasty, Sengoku Dynasty … there are already two games in
different settings that are good or at least fairly advanced.
What does Viking Frontiers do differently?
Shipbuilding? Raiding? Expeditions?
Those would be things that, in my opinion, a game claiming to be a
“Viking” simulation should definitely include if it wants to stand out
from the others.
What is planned for the future? Is there a roadmap?

[1337Dude]

I like the viking theme. It's different than Medieval Dynasty. I disagree that Viking culture needs shipbuilding/raiding/expeditions to be an authentic viking experience. Those are just different aspects of the culture which are popular in our modern pop culture.

IMO if the gameplay is well executed - that's all I'd need to play it.

[blan_jetset]

But what’s so special about it?
It takes place in roughly the same era, with the same tools and very
similar crafting elements.
The village management is also very similar.
Copying something and putting a new label on it doesn’t make it a new
game —
especially not when the other titles are already balanced and polished.
I like games like this, but before I buy it, I’d really like to know
what Viking Frontiers does differently.

[1337Dude]

Originally posted by blan_jetset:

But what’s so special about it?
It takes place in roughly the same era, with the same tools and very
similar crafting elements.
The village management is also very similar.
Copying something and putting a new label on it doesn’t make it a new
game —
especially not when the other titles are already balanced and polished.
I like games like this, but before I buy it, I’d really like to know
what Viking Frontiers does differently.

It's a game in the survival genre. All survival games have similar tools and elements. Complaining about that in this game is rather silly IMO.

The generalized medieval period isn't interchangeable with viking culture. I never played Medieval Dynasty because it doesn't interest me in the same way a Viking-themed game does.

The game has a story, for example. One would assume the story deals more with viking themes.

So if you have absolutely no interest in Viking culture - then you're right, I don't see any reason to play this game. It's really no different than any game in a genre made to appeal to a certain audience of a specific culture.

ALSO - those games you mentioned are balanced and focused around multiplayer, This game is focused around singleplayer. So I'd imagine this game better caters to people looking for a rewarding SP experience.

[NoxMortus]

Viking culture ...is what is shown in pop-culture and media. "Viking" has a literal meaning both in Old Norse and Old English (and modern language) of "raider". Vikings were the warriors who raided, pirated, pillaged, conquered etc parts of Europe and the Near East, not the villagers who lived their normal lives in Scandinavian villages...

So, rather than mislead people with false information, it would be best if you did some simple reading to understand both what the OP was asking and some historical facts.

[J]

I'd like to know too. Guess we'll just have to wait

[Inspektor]

Originally posted by NoxMortus:

Viking culture ...is what is shown in pop-culture and media. "Viking" has a literal meaning both in Old Norse and Old English (and modern language) of "raider". Vikings were the warriors who raided, pirated, pillaged, conquered etc parts of Europe and the Near East, not the villagers who lived their normal lives in Scandinavian villages...

So, rather than mislead people with false information, it would be best if you did some simple reading to understand both what the OP was asking and some historical facts.

Yes thats true. Vikings were actually considered as a special kind of old Germanic Warriors. All Vikings are old Germanics but not all old Germanics were Vikings. Course theres not really anything written that could tell us how exactly they used the word or if they really called themself like that, but probably they just used it to describe what they do and what they up for, cause viking is coming most likely from vikingr, wich means pirate or yes raider.
So only Germanic pirates were called Viking. But at Some point they all got called Vikings, heathen or germanic, mostly by the romans...oh but yes at some point the average germanic farmer or worker was called Norroenar or something like that.

[blan_jetset]

Well, the question is whether the developers actually engaged with the
historical background.
The Vikings certainly practiced agriculture, but it wasn’t one of their
defining characteristics.
In the harsh, wintery lands they came from, they stood out primarily for
their shipbuilding, raids, and especially the slave trade.
Most coastal villages back then didn’t have anything of great value,
which meant the inhabitants themselves were often the most valuable
resource.
The fact that they traveled far south on their expeditions, and even
reached North America before Columbus, is simply historical fact.
If I’m making a survival game about Vikings, those are definitely
aspects that should be included—otherwise, maybe it would be more
accurate to call it “Nordic Farmers.”
Doesn’t sound quite as cool, of course. :P