Agemonia Review - Explore, Level Up, Leave Things Behind...This World Is Yours To Save

[@danuzo5787]

I Just backed this ,this morning .. I use my prepaid visa card that i use just for Kickstarter games . It doesnt have much cash on it .. That way once the game funds the card gets declined .. Then I have 7 more days to make a decision to back or not.. Your videos help... Congratulations my friend on your success on your You Tube channel!! Even though we aren't my friend lol .. All the best in the future for your channel!

[@kumanight]

Now that the game is launched and we can see price point...I'm passing. A dozen new dungeon crawlers come out each year and this one isn't doing enough that's unique. Arydia is getting my money over this one.

[@Bonzoso21]

Looks like a perfectly good addition to a pretty crowded and very expensive genre. I played through Tutorial 1 on Tabletop Simulator and enjoyed it enough that I'll continue through the rest of the tutorial, but having already backed ISS Vanguard and Arydia and considering there are several unfinished fantasy campaigns in my collection already, this Kickstarter will have to be pretty exceptional for me to consider jumping onboard.

[@realarete9544]

I feel like "replay" is a non-factor for campaign games. This is IMO ofc, but honestly if I even play through an entire campaign game ONCE, that would be a modern miracle haha. Yet they keep stacking up on my shelves! Great video Alex!

[@mikeysboardroom]

At this price point, for me, Arydia seems like a better game to jump in with a late pledge, rather than back this one. Thanks for the review!

[@zimbo5521]

IMO, Agemonia looks way way waaaay better than Arydia. Agemonia has a much more unique and interesting theme, MUCH better art, better miniatures, and a far better design overall. The gameplay mechanics of Agemonia look better as well.

[@mikeysboardroom]

@@zimbo5521 To each their own. Both look incredible no doubt!

[@JacobPorterLadder]

Based on your time with it and any discussion you've had with others, where do you see the ideal player count?

[@BoardGameCo]

I think 2 is likely the best, but I'd happily play solo or with 3. 4 feels like too much.

[@scottarmstrong8178]

Sounds like a cool game. I'm definitely interested in reading the campaign page and am leaning towards backing. Have a good holiday this week.

[@lotterwinner6474]

Alright lets bring on the kickstarter

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep :)

[@reubencronje5851]

Just backed Arydia but this seems like a cool unique world, very tempted

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep, both do a solid job.

[@BoardGamesBooksAndWhat]

Great review. Thank you for making this content.

[@steveowen7508]

This game look great - really looking forward to it! Thanks for the review.

[@BoardGameCo]

Absolutely :-) it's a lot of fun

[@rb3152]

Will you do a comparison between Agemonia, Isofarian Guard and Dungeons of Infinity 2e?

[@fredericcourcy1915]

@@entropyji according to the scale out of 5 arydia is 5 so... think it is his chooce from those 5

[@Drmanperson]

@@entropyji from the review videos I've seen, Galzyr isn't cooperative, it just has cooperative tacked on through use of reputation points (I think that's what they're called) that each player contributes to

[@duke5799]

Components, game board looks nice. Feels like you are describing Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion; many similarities

[@BoardGameCo]

It has some overlap for sure, but also very different at the same time.

[@kumanight]

Combat and the final price point will be what sways me here. These dungeon crawlers can be super pricy on KS and there's a ton of them that launch every year. Exploration looks solid, board art and card art is great (dislike the player board and box art) and the mechanics are interesting.

[@nimblegoat]

As a Kiwi do you think it's worth paying 211 euros shipping for all in ?? It's the first thing I check when checking a GF or KS - some companies do not try for NZ - so it's a laugh when next year they do an expansion etc etc - stange when some games with more weight & volume cost say US $50 . Too many other people will put in a better effort for NZ and smaller countries . Anyway need to drop KS backs to lower number/month . backed Arydia last month and Chronicles of D. Arydia tried really hard to get shipping down

[@cr-pol]

have a happy and truthful High Holy Days , Sukkos and Year.

[@BoardGameCo]

Thank you :)

[@tawink]

Agemonia vs Arydia?

[@kumanight]

Arydia if you want something unique, Agemonia if you want a compelling story

[@JacobPorterLadder]

This has me even more excited for this game, especially the ability to play 2 handed solo since who knows if I'll ever be able to get people to play this with me 😁. I love how simple the system can be to learn, the stamina system see a like a fun puzzle in itself.

[@patriziopastore9895]

Are you telling me that I have to back also this one? 😱😱

[@BoardGameCo]

No no no...have self control.

[@patriziopastore9895]

@@BoardGameCo I have a budget control... I switch from max 3 pledge a months to a max money a months that I can spend in my hobby (including videogames and sports)... the budged is max 10% of my income, I think is reasonable (I follow a roles that my friend give to me...).

[@BoardGameCoffee]

Great video friend ;)

[@BoardGameCo]

Hello there :)

[@aloharay]

After watching a playthrough, this game system sounds like a constant stream of roadblocks being thrown at you and no way to complete everything you want to do due to time restraints. Hmmm, no thank you. Though I did like the exploration method of cards as you approach a location.

[@kumarsalib722]

This looks like an easy pass for me. I hope they improve it before launching.

[@BoardGameCo]

Which aspects?

[@kumarsalib722]

@@BoardGameCo the lack of player choices making a difference in the outcome of the game is the biggest part that stands out as needing addressing.

[@KiroJay]

@@kumarsalib722 It's a story-driven game. It can't have too many impactful player choices, or you won't have a strong story. It's a tight balancing act for designers: Gloomhaven for example, provides lots of player freedom, but gets a lot of criticism because players can't keep track of the story.

[@HashStrid]

To me it seems very similar to descent 2nd ed.

[@BoardGameCo]

Could be, I never played that one

[@JohnHoliver]

Feels like this is flopping. At this point, I'm expecting a cancelation and coming back with either price or campaign adjustments. I never back at €1, and I am for this one... it just feels straight bad value for money. Just looking at the core, feels like they have content comparable to GH:JotL (playing over the book is invitation to comparison), maybe 25-50% more, but the box is twice as big? The price is 2.5-3 times. Shipping is more expensive than Arydia, for what feels significant less. It is all weird. I was excited, ready to back it blind... but a brief look at price made me rethink, and, at that moment, when price is what I'm concern on a campaign... something is wrong.

[@BoardGameCo]

I haven't had a chance to review the campaign in detail, but 150k on day one doesn't feel like cancellation territory.

[@JohnHoliver]

@@BoardGameCo in my opinion, 150k day1 isn't much to this kind of project compared to similar projects. We aren't talking about a card game, their box size is equivalent to half GH || twice JotL. Some extra data, approximately, they got 10k in the past 8h, and 20k in the 8h before that. Have less than 1k backers by now with valid pledges (last time i checked there was around 250 €1). The team listed in the page has 20 ppl, that counts as cost. Their own expectation for the campaign was much higher, the poker chips u played with used to be the 200k SG, yesterday they changed to unlock immediately and put 8 other SGs until 200k. They might push thru, and deliver at whatever cost, but maybe isn't smart. Bloodstone canceled with 250k, based on the premise that they felt like they deserved more for the project. I'm getting a similar vibe. I'm Imagining that they get 10-5k for today, and near 0 the days after, and if all this analysismakes sense, I'd see cancelation latest by Monday. Finally, on a personal note, I'm not cheering against. I'm actually sold on the game concept, just not seeing the value/money, and it isn't like the genre has scarce offerings. With only the still open pledges I have, I have enought story games for the next 5y. 😂

[@ivanwafoo]

8.8 in BGG is a great start. I hope to this succeed

[@flashburn2012]

Yeah, people rating a game before they have played it or before the game is finished really matters...

[@matthewmanghi5765]

A 4 not a 5? So clearly unplayable crap....🤣

[@BoardGameCo]

Exactly