The game definitely doesn't try to be narrative, it's exactly like Monster Hunter. They added some because you need some kind of story for the campaign but you can pretty much skip all of it and jump the reward section without any issue. Plus if you want, you can just play expedition mode and play fights directly without bothering with narration! My favourite game of the year so far!
@unimatrix20a3 ай бұрын
Also they added 1 shot mode with preconstructed deck / items (but you could also custoimize with some deck building pretty quickly), and one expansion adds a mini campaign with just 3 bosses. i reall like how they reduced this game to the essence and eliminated unnecessary frills. It is a 4 space board, no dice, just grab a monster and charakters and start playing. and there is a wide decision space from the first round on. it is immediately interesting and choices matter.
@xLAZY6663 ай бұрын
saw the channel because i was looking at warhammer quest stuff, your other videos are good vibes to listen to while im painting so il def be going through the backlog.
@DriveThruReview3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Appreciate it. Happy painting :)
@twentysides3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! I really really wish there were a cardboard standee version of this like with Oathsworn. Last I heard the publisher considers the minis essential to the game and won't make a standee version.
@buddhawasright3 ай бұрын
Minis = 💰 I like that Awaken Realms is pretty much offering standee versions of all their games now.
@elzheiz3 ай бұрын
@@buddhawasright Awaken Realms is rich enough to do that but for a relatively small publisher it's pretty much impossible :/ That would have been so good and save on so much space, so fingers crossed for the reprint!
@andrewchilton81813 ай бұрын
I've played this game just once, but there's no way the minis are essential. I couldn't even understand why we needed the plastic monster there at all, could have been a picture on the board and a spinner to indicate what direction it was facing. Pure conjecture, but I imagine they are driving off a fair number of people who don't want to spend $$$ on a card game.
@elzheiz3 ай бұрын
@@andrewchilton8181 most likely they are saving more money by having a bigger miniature print run than they would be by getting more customers that pay less but a split print run. And a lot of people who would have taken a standee pledge (like me) decided the game was worth it even with the minis, so we still pledged nonetheless. I'm pretty sure minis are never essential, in any game (even wargames could be played with standees tbh)
@andrewchilton81813 ай бұрын
@@elzheiz I understand their desire to sell minis because people will buy them, but people also buy card games, a lot. I don't even think this game could justify the use of standees for the monster, it's existence is solely to show what direction it faces. Plenty of card games are played and playable without either. This would be like putting minis in ark nova to indicate that your enclosure is occupied by a particular animal. I'm not anti-mini, I have a lot myself, but in this game it really stands out as unnecessary.
@BillyViBritannia3 ай бұрын
I found you through an old game review where the pinned comment was "I would love to have a backdrop of a game shelf. That's not in the card currently though.".... I wanted to say the quality really improved and I'm happy to see you got your game shelf!
@vryc3 ай бұрын
Joel, you rotter! Still haven't got my pledge. Good to see your enthusiasm on this. Makes the wait a bit more bearable.
@alanhow24413 ай бұрын
I’ve enjoyed the game so far and I agree with your analysis. My favourite phrase you used was “fluff text”. That was so good.
@Deltium56833 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review.
@ihugyoucuziloveyou3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review. Do you think the expansions are nice to have, or is it recommended for the full experience?
@DriveThruReview3 ай бұрын
I think kind of both? You can definitely start out without any expansion boxes, but to add some replayability they are a "must have".
@jcapo53 ай бұрын
Mh world is actually amazing. Combat is super cool because the weapons play very different
@shaneannigans3 ай бұрын
I thought this game would just be a box of plastic with some cool art. Glad (and sad) to see I was wrong. I regret skipping the campaign and really hopes it gets a retail release or does get another crowd funding campaign.
@derekgarcia30693 ай бұрын
If you check out their web page, you can sign up to be notified of availability. I believe it's goibg tobget a reprint campaign (it's a little to large to work at retail).
@shaneannigans3 ай бұрын
@@derekgarcia3069 Thank you, will do! :)
@lystic939210 күн бұрын
It's a happening!
@ArnikoochakАй бұрын
So you are saying you prefer this over Oathsworn if you had to choose?
@DriveThruReviewАй бұрын
No sir. I would still take Oathsworn.
@ArnikoochakАй бұрын
@@DriveThruReview I was afraid; what a relief :)
@henriwhitehead3 ай бұрын
Great review!
@DriveThruReview3 ай бұрын
Thanks Henri.
@Bleuchz3 ай бұрын
Comment for the algo =)
@alessandroloru77863 ай бұрын
Great review...how would u rate this 1 to 10?
@DriveThruReview3 ай бұрын
8?
@alessandroloru77863 ай бұрын
@@DriveThruReview i Hope to see it in your 2024 top ten!!!We love this game.