{"id":26526,"date":"2026-02-23T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=26526"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:01:38","slug":"book-of-korvald-ps4-ps5-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/23\/book-of-korvald-ps4-ps5-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Korvald (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/korvald_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-26521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_BOX-150x116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_BOX-150x116.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>You are Korvald, an old scribe who lives in a Nordic village.\u00a0 When crusaders come and invade, you are kidnapped and tortured to near death.\u00a0 But then a demon comes and gives you strength to fight back in this 2D action hack and slash platformer.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of a mix between Odin Sphere and Splatterhouse.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on PlayStation consoles, Switch, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>Korvald can run, double jump, climb, dash, and later learn skills like sliding.\u00a0 Along the way you\u2019ll pick up companions, whether they be human, demon, or spirit, and they have special attacks of their own you can use when a meter is full.\u00a0 You can attack enemies and collect loot such as armor and weapons you can equip, or medicine to heal yourself.<\/p>\n<p>I think this game is trying to imitate the graphic style and gameplay of VanillaWare titles like Odin Sphere.\u00a0 But it fails miserably at that.\u00a0 Controls are janky and hit detection is all over the place.\u00a0 And some of the game mechanics are disgusting, like having to have relations with female spirits or humans to keep auto regenerating health.\u00a0 I could never figure out how to get it to work, but it\u2019s just as well.\u00a0 More importantly, I couldn\u2019t figure out how to save the game, not that I wanted to keep playing anyway.\u00a0 If you want to play a game like this, I suggest tracking down Odin Sphere instead.\u00a0 It looks better, plays better, and is way more tasteful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/korvald_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KORVALD_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Book of Korvald is rated M for Mature with ESRB descriptors of Blood, Violence, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, and Strong Language.\u00a0 Right off the bat they use the f bomb a lot.\u00a0 Attacking enemies makes them explode into blood and turn into skeletons.\u00a0 You can drink alcohol and you\u2019ve already heard about the suggestive themes.\u00a0 Definitely for adults only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are Korvald, an old scribe who lives in a Nordic village.\u00a0 When crusaders come and invade, you are kidnapped and tortured to near death.\u00a0 But then a demon comes and gives you strength to fight back in this 2D action hack and slash platformer.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of a mix between Odin 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