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https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/30/1f1733bc5d4efa6d576d62f95cc5fe62.jpg?quality=7519201080I wanted to like Tribes of Midgard. It has great style, with wonderful visuals that feel ripped out of an ancient painting. The combat is fun and responsive. But it also incorporates some of the worst parts of roguelikes and survival games and quickly becomes repetitive, with little payoff or progression.