title: Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok
text: # Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok
  
  Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok is an adventure video game developed by two-person team Wax Lyrical Games, and published by Iceberg Interactive. It was released in Europe and the USA on the 18th of February 2011.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Set in a mysterious utopian city that has been abandoned, the player takes on the role of an anonymous urban photographer who becomes trapped at the center of a battle between good and evil at the time of Ragnarök.
  
  ## Development
  
  Baron Wittard is the premiere title of Wax Lyrical Games, created by the two-person team consisting of Marlies Maalderink (in the Netherlands) and me Alan Thorn in the UK. Video game writer and designer Thorn 's design philosophy was to create an "enchanting and enthralling" opportunity for players to explore the ancient ruins of a rich history. Commencing in December 2010, the developers published a developer diary for their upcoming game. It was hosted on Just Adventure, while German and Dutch translations were listed at Adventure-Treff.de and Adventure-Island.nl respectively. On February 18, 2011, the game was made available in retail stores in the UK, Scandinavian and Benelux territories.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Adventure Gamers thought the game's lackluster gameplay was counteracted by its haunting atmosphere. Just Adventure praised it as intelligent, challenging, and atmospheric. Gry Online praised the game's symphonic soundtrack. GameZone.de thought the graphics came across as a bit old-fashioned for the time.
  
  Die Hard Game Fan listed the title as one of the "Ten Indie Games to Look For in 2011".
  
  