Niffelheim, Sidescrolling Nordic/Viking game with Skyrim Mechanics

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Came across the trailers for this game on Gamespots Video Games Trailer YouTube Page.

Looks awesome, some great, classic 2d art, side scrolling. Made by some Russians, here is a synopsis from the about page of their website:

There are no dead for the Gods. Arise and face the demons of death. Fight against the blind rage of spirits. Become a victor in defiance of cruel ancient forces ruling the world. Your path is flooded with blood and sweat. This is the path of the true lord of these lands.
A dark entity from the shadow realm. Stolen a brave warrior's soul. Boat reached the land of the eldest spirits. Wicked demons of death brought the fallen back to life. Granted him immortality within their realm. In hopes that the hero would complete their plan. Awake an ancient power. It lurks in the depths of the caverns. Guarded by spirits and fiends.
Dig deep through the ground, harvest food and resources. Explore caverns, set up your stronghold. Fight and trade. Hunt and build farms. Enslave an ancient force. Conquest enemy lands. March against demons of death. Invite friends and play together.
- Discover the world ruled by ancient spirits.
- Beautiful high-detailed graphics painted by hand.
- Cold and hostile feel of the world of ancient burials and gravesites.
- Uniquely implemented random generation of the underworld.
- Endless caverns and dungeons with more evil than gold inside.
- Creatures and monsters of all kinds inhabiting the savage lands.
- Diverse quests. Warfare and alliances within the struggle for supremacy.
- Cooperative Multiplayer. Play alongside AI or your friends or against them.
- Battle for your domain. Harvest resources. Build your castle and farms.
- Travel and hunt. Progress in real time.
- Upgrade your character's abilities. Forge unique weapons and tools.
- Find a way to break free from the demons of death grasp.
About ELLADA GAMES
«Ellada Games» is a small independent game development studio. The company has been established in 2013. The title "Niffelheim" is currently in development: a 2D open world RPG game in fantasy setting. The title release is scheduled for Q4 2015.
The team includes three permanent employees united not only by friendship and family bonds, but above all things by the love of games and game development. We have combined efforts to create a game set in a breathtaking hand-drawn world designed by the studio founder, artist Eduard Arutyunyan. Maryan Yaroma, our programmer, visited a game development studio at the age of 10 and has been writing code for gaming projects ever since. Andrey Arutyunyan makes an invaluable contribution to the project managing communications and business development.
We have set off our long path towards "Niffelheim" three years ago. Everyone at the studio is a big fan of mystical fantasy genre. We also feel strongly for Norse mythology and Middle Ages with their knights and wonderful castles. The series of epic novels "A Song of Fire and Ice" by George R. R. Martin as well as the TV series based on the books greatly influenced the project.
We also pursued the idea to create a game world based on rules from the games from our childhood, where players build castles, harvest resources, where evil lurks and victory awaits a brave warrior. We were inspired and influenced by different games, like «The Elder Scrolls», «Terraria» and many more. We are trying hard to give the game the feel of mystery and we still have a long way to go. Our goal is to develop maybe not a large-scale, but a high quality game putting our hearts and skills into the work.

Their YouTube Trailers:

Ellada Games - Niffelheim

Their Website:
http://www.niffelheim.com/

Small interview here:

2D Unity game Niffelheim Wants to Blend Skyrim and Terraria

I just love the concept, like an in-depth side scroller, love vikings, LOVE the fact they are working in CO-Op, crafting and base building (farms etc) and random generated dungeons/levels. Seems like a pseudo sim game i.e. the Skyrim'ish parts. And the art is just awesome. I could just screenshot a frame and use it for my desktop background. I love vikings and barbarians and a pseudo side scrolling viking Skyrim just seems freaking awesome.

Anyway, this game seems to have gone totally under the wire. The youTube previews look awesome, though a concern after seeing them is combat looked a bit weak, but this is a very early preview. Kind of dismayed that I am the only westerner that seems really excited. Thought you guys might cover this in an episode of Tek Syndicate in Games at the end. (The only Tech show I watch from beginning to end).