“And to do so it’s all in the subtleties and nuances you’ll find.” “Alfred the Great is a very important historical figure we want to treat right,” Laferrière says. The game looks set to cover the Viking campaign against him (the one which led to him being on the run, burning cakes) and his eventual success at pushing the Norse back and unifying swathes of England. “He is shown in that way in the trailer but over the course of the game you’ll see there’s a lot more nuance to him,” I’m told. But Laferrière assures me that Alf will be more of a complex character when you meet him in-game. It’s in Britain, of course, you’ll eventually meet King Alfred, who the trailer paints as the villain of the piece, complete with some Templar-looking artefacts in the background. You’ll feel all that and hopefully you’ll understand why you have to move to England where most of the game takes place.” Britain will then make up the bulk of the game’s map, Laferrière adds, but “a few surprise areas” will also feature. “You’ll feel the harshness of the lands, the political pressure there at the time. “You have to understand where these people are coming from,” Laferrière explains. But you can’t have a Viking game without seeing Scandinavia, and Norway is the setting for the start of the game. Yesterday’s artwork strongly hinted at Valhalla’s focus on Britain - something made clearer by today’s trailer - and this is where Eivor’s new home will be founded.
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