|
S.J. posted:They managed to turn Mega Man into Munchkin and I have no loving clue how they did it Just put some levels on cards, some conditional +this when [that] bonuses, a couple jokey mechanics like "if you talk like a pirate then defeat any ship-based monster", and bam, Munchkin box done. Does it fit the license? Well, who cares?! People got paid to make Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Uno and there's no reason to care any more about your license than they did! Munchkin!
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2018 18:39
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 16, 2024 09:27 |
|
|
Street Fighter game looks slick also seems to be a prettier, better branded Yashima which I already own. Unless I'm missing something?
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2018 19:12
|
|
|
Alien Rope Burn posted:Minimum $110 for a physical copy of a supplement, huh? That's... oof. Even for a fancy deluxe edition, that's a big ask. They are going to have print on demand when the book fully comes out, so I see this kickstarter as really just being a Deluxe Edition. That said, I am much more impressed already with how they are handling this. Book is already nearly complete (actually nearly complete, with post-layout pictures and everything) and they're releasing the pre-layout manuscript to backers a few chapters per week so we don't get more "Christmas" bullshit. I backed it, because they resolved every problem I said would keep me from backing it and I love DBs anyway
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2018 19:53
|
|
|
Alien Rope Burn posted:Munchkin! Zach Snyder's Munchkin. C'mon Hollywood you know what to do.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2018 19:58
|
|
|
Evil Mastermind posted:For those who missed it the first time around, the new Torg Eternity KS lets you get the stuff from the original core KS. You can also just get it from Amazon and it will be delivered in mid-July. Cheaper, too.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2018 23:18
|
|
|
If you want an experience analogous to playing Street Fighter in a boardgame, I'd recommend checking out one of BattleCON, Yomi, or Exceed, depending on how you like your fighting games emulated. Those are known good games (well, I'm guessing about Exceed but I think people here like it?) that you can buy right now and don't bother with minis. I guess the Jasco game is probably your only fix anytime soon for the official characters, though. I'm...not convinced Street Fighter's characters have enough personality for this to be a selling point, but, y'know. To each their own.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 00:46
|
|
|
BattleCON is good and is well-established, and Trials of Indines is a great starting set for that. Exceed is... gonna be better, the first set had great gameplay but some questionable art, but the second set I am super hype for after getting a lot of Tabletop Simulator play on it. Exceed season 2 is definitely my game of choice right now when I get the chance online. You can try either game on Tabletop Simulator for free, there are official releases from Level 99 Games. BattleCON is also going to be getting an online version in the foreseeable future, I've been on the alpha test group for that and it's been shaping up really well. Exceed is probably the quickest and easiest of the three games to pick up, I think. Yomi I don't think works quite as well. It's very tightly designed, tested, and balanced, but until you get a lot of play in you don't actually get to scratch more than the surface. It's got an issue where there isn't much in the way of information from the game itself other than what cards a player has already expended - so there aren't any of the cues you need to "read" somebody like BattleCON or Exceed. So you have to build up a knowledge of the decks and your fellow players to properly try prediction, as opposed to a game like BattleCON where you always know what cards and resources your opponent has and what they might favor. Or, at least, I think it's a lot easier to learn.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 01:36
|
|
|
FunkMonkey posted:Street Fighter game looks slick also seems to be a prettier, better branded Yashima which I already own. Unless I'm missing something? It's probably not gonna be as good as the first Street Fighter board game 
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 02:12
|
|
|
Is anyone backing Architects of the West Kingdom? It’s from the same guy and company as Raiders of the North Sea which I love.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 02:17
|
|
|
Guy Goodbody posted:It's probably not gonna be as good as the first Street Fighter board game Nothing has really topped Street Fighter Monopoly, the finest use of the franchise: "Enjoy the thrill of deal-making, risk-taking and owning it all in the world of Street Fighter."
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 02:31
|
|
|
Guy Goodbody posted:It's probably not gonna be as good as the first Street Fighter board game I do appreciate the fact that someone looked at the name of the series and decided they definitely had to fight on a series of streets.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 02:53
|
|
|
Alien Rope Burn posted:
I don't understand why they don't bother with a cheaper at-cost printing level. You can't tell me that a 40 or 50 dollar tier with at cost printing wouldn't make them money. Unfortunately, I don't see paying in 110 bucks for a physical copy and I gotta believe I'm not alone there. I am also surprised there is no way to get physical copies of the main book at higher tiers. Looking back at other Onyx Path Kickstarters, though, it doesn't seem like any of this is unusual.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 03:42
|
|
|
Guy Goodbody posted:It's probably not gonna be as good as the first Street Fighter board game I had that game as a kid. It was pure garbage rules-wise, but it looked rad as gently caress, and I think I kept the little barbed wire tray as a dice-box for D&D until it disintegrated.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 03:51
|
|
|
Slimnoid posted:I think I kept the little barbed wire tray as a dice-box for D&D until it disintegrated. I bet somebody could make tens of dollars kickstarting a "barbed wire" tabletop dice rolling tray, for the untamed and unruly dice of geek dice fetishists.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 03:55
|
|
|
I'm honestly surprised nobody's ever made a River City Ransom boardgame.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 03:57
|
|
|
homullus posted:I bet somebody could make tens of dollars kickstarting a "barbed wire" tabletop dice rolling tray, for the untamed and unruly dice of geek dice fetishists. Just market it as the "Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match Dice Tray" and have a stretch goal for a "The Range Dice Tray" that's a cattle pasture. Slimnoid posted:I had that game as a kid. My friends found it at a thrift store and this was exactly what we found out. It was well worth the $3.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 04:08
|
|
|
Bistromatic posted:Does anyone have an opinion on Pacific Rim Extinction? I'm a sucker for the franchise i'll admit but what they've shown of the rules so far seems a bit simplistic. With Monsterpocalpse coming back out I'll just buy that instead.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 04:29
|
|
|
Guy Goodbody posted:It's probably not gonna be as good as the first Street Fighter board game I'm not sure which is better: the potential to suplex a chump through a building as kaiju Zangief or the riveting plot to prevent M. Bison's evil scheme to capture and hold the local high school.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 07:13
|
|
|
Alien Rope Burn posted:Nothing has really topped Street Fighter Monopoly, the finest use of the franchise: "Enjoy the thrill of deal-making, risk-taking and owning it all in the world of Street Fighter." Did it at least use Bison Dollars
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 07:47
|
|
|
EverettLO posted:I don't understand why they don't bother with a cheaper at-cost printing level. The funny thing is that you can get an at-cost copy... If you get the deluxe version. But not below that. FirstAidKite posted:Did it at least use Bison Dollars The dollars have Bison on them but not Raul Julia, so YMMV.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 11:43
|
|
|
Sunset Over Water was delivered yesterday. Looks great just like Herbaceous and probably won't play it for a hundred years just like Herbaceous.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 16:37
|
|
|
Gloomhaven may be good, but does it have playable two-headed cows?
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 23:52
|
|
|
Gotta say, that looks pretty bad.
|
|
#
?
Mar 28, 2018 23:55
|
|
|
Hmm let's see what we ha *sees cow is also wearing a top hat* NOPE
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 00:06
|
|
|
the blurb includes the word "zany"
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 00:13
|
|
|
Evil Mastermind posted:For those who missed it the first time around, the new Torg Eternity KS lets you get the stuff from the original core KS. I told them to give me all the PDFs. Eternity is good. I like Kaah will not be turned into a chump by, oh, the second book or so.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 00:20
|
|
|
Kai Tave posted:Gotta say, that looks pretty bad. Oh, I'm not backing it either. I just felt it belonged here.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 00:32
|
|
|
It isn't even anything to do with the aesthetics of two-headed cows or whatever, but I instantly see a whole bunch of dice, the production values look pretty mediocre, and there are typos all throughout the writing.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 00:42
|
|
|
Good news in the KS world: Got most of my Ryuutama pledge refunded today, since I funded at an art tier that won't be fulfilled. It's actually more than I would have paid extra for the art, but Kitkowski sent out extra as an apology. Looks like the Fragged books shipped for me, hopefully they'll be on my doorstop soon!
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 01:50
|
|
|
Cat Face Joe posted:Sunset Over Water was delivered yesterday. Looks great just like Herbaceous and probably won't play it for a hundred years just like Herbaceous. I actually got a game of Herbaceous in with mom (I lost). You should try and get some people to play. It's similar to good old fashioned rummy, but the tradeoff between picking up cards from the public garden now for fewer points than later, versus the risk of the other players grabbing them is a really good mechanic.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 02:37
|
|
|
This feels like someone really liked the Mothership Zeta DLC.
|
|
#
?
Mar 29, 2018 04:49
|
|
|
The art book pdf for Legacy dropped. And ... wow. I am just stunned at how great and evocative the art is. Your artist did a bang-up job, dude.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 00:44
|
|
|
mllaneza posted:I actually got a game of Herbaceous in with mom (I lost).
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 00:46
|
|
|
dwarf74 posted:The art book pdf for Legacy dropped. It is seriously gorgeous artwork. Will a print version be available at some point?
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 02:49
|
|
|
Jimmeeee posted:It is seriously gorgeous artwork. Will a print version be available at some point? Sadly it wasn't popular enough for a full post-kickstarter print run. We'll have a few dozen books to sell on the Modiphius webstore once kickstarter fulfillment is done though.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 06:49
|
|
|
I assume the Batman game has already been discussed. I’m just discovering it and the miniatures look pretty cool but after watching some of the gameplay videos it looks super boring to me. The energy system just seems to not be appropriate at all for a game that is supposed to be about super heroes doing awesome stuff. The game is obviously doing well. Am I missing something? I guess people are pledging for the miniatures?
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 07:02
|
|
|
You guess correctly.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 08:37
|
|
|
It's the same system as their previous game, Conan, which was extremely succesfull and very well received. Far as I can tell, the ruleset is very good. However, the pricepoint for the Batman game is just insane to me, 140$ plus shipping, ouch. But since they stated it'll be kickstarter exclusive I'm considering backing it to later sell on ebay. I really don't get the tons of expansions though. You can either spend a truly obscene amount on a boardgame you've never played with 6 or so expansions, or you will never have a chance to get them at all. Luebbi fucked around with this message at 09:08 on Mar 30, 2018 |
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 09:00
|
|
|
I wouldn't be surprised if 'KS Exclusive!' just means all reprints will be as addons to future campaigns. It's not that uncommon to be able to snag a reprint of a core game through the KS for an expansion, or to get a reprint of the first expansion in the KS for the second. I've absolutely seen 'Kickstarter Exclusive' minis from an earlier projects get included as pledge levels/addons in later ones, as well. It's not even technically lying if they only ever use the vague 'Kickstarter Exclusive' phrasing - that could either mean exclusive to the KS project or to the KS platform 
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 09:39
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 16, 2024 09:27 |
|
|
They said the Conan retail run was basically sold at cost and that they don't want to make the same mistake with Batman. I can see the logic behind it. People willing to shell out this amount of cash on a game are hardcore gamers and fans, usually informed and willing to Kickstart something they want. The price point is to high for a typical retail impulse buy or present, however.
|
|
#
?
Mar 30, 2018 10:14
|
|