Hoplomachus: Remastered | Solo/Co-Op Review | With Mike

Mike reviews the solo and cooperative modes in Hoplomachus: Remastered.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:28 - Faction Variety
1:21 - Dice Luck
2:14 - Onslaught Mode
3:23 - Ascension Mode
4:35 - Tactical Combat
5:09 - Final Thoughts
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COMPONENTS - You get what you pay for. The chips and mats and cards and everything are lovely, and everything stores super well 0:00 - Introduction 0:28 - Faction Variety 1:21 - Dice Luck 2:14 - Onslaught Mode 3:23 - Ascension Mode 4:35 - Tactical Combat 5:09 - Final Thoughts

[@Tombonzo]

Thanks for the 5n5, Mike, another wonderful job again.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching Tom

[@mikeguanci1138]

My order from CTG just came in today and I went with remastered over Victorum for the flexibility to play more than solo (although I play mostly solo). I do think I will end up getting victorum at some point as well. But I also ended up getting Too Many Bones as well and excited to try them both out! Liked your 5 in 5 for this one appreciate the pros/cons/mixes you provide in these videos

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you enjoy it all, including TMB

[@dayoltay]

I feel the same about Ascension mode. I have seen others complaining about it too. For me this mode feels super easy, I overwhelmingly won 7 out of 7 Ascension games. It is the first major negative thing I found about a CTG game. I hope they can fix or balance this somehow. Onslaught mode on the other hand is super good and brutal. As always, Mike is 100% on point. You and Colin are the best! Love you guys.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yeah, I’m still hoping that I’m playing a rule wrong or something! 😅

[@dayoltay]

@@OneStopCoopShop I feel I'm quite competent in CTG system at this point and made sure I'm playing things right but who knows 😅

[@deemich1815]

Thanks for another 5 in 5! That'd be cool if CTG sold just the units as a separate pack so those of us who just want those for Victorum could get them easier!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

That’d be awesome, but I don’t expect it to happen 😅

[@Nayr090]

Do you think there is enough longevity in the box if all I was interested in was Onslaught mode? Also, how does the mode scale if played Co-op?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I probably wouldn’t buy it just for onslaught. Onslaught scales by you both sharing a unit cap on the board with your ally (and the unit cap is a bit higher for the immortal’s allies as well). It works well

[@Nayr090]

Gotcha, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the insight and video!

[@pencilpauli9442]

The onslaught mode looks really interesting. Sadly CTG are a bit too pricy for my budget. I get that the quality of components and gameplay are top notch. I always feel like an urchin with his nose pressed up against the toy shop window when I see Hoplomachus et al on KZbin, lawks a lummee mister an' no mistakes. lol Are you doing a playthrough or did I miss one already posted?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I posted two playthroughs, one of each game mode

[@pencilpauli9442]

@@OneStopCoopShop Thanks Mike. Will check them out!

[@marcoscar6625]

Wish I’d never bought Hoplomachus Origins because it put me off CTG for ages, just seemed uninteresting for solo, but their recent stuff looks so damn good..

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I enjoyed Origins somewhat, at least the early solo challenges. But Victorum takes a lot of those same ideas and does them so much better 😅

[@sirtrevis]

Hunh? So, it's like solo Summoner Wars. With chips instead of cards.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Summoner Wars is one of my favorites! And yeah, there are similarities. There's more going on with the arenas, there are solo/co-op modes, but yeah, when you get down to it you have a champion, you are bringing out units, and you are fighting on a map with dice... so it's Summoner Wars-ish :)

[@gregmahler9506]

Ah so the swingy nature of the Titans is the same, drats. Still, the normal solo mode is good as you say. But worth the $120+? Blessings to you Mike!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It’s been a long time since I played Rise of Rome, but yeah, I guess it was similar :)

[@JumpmanJRH]

Thanks for another great video, clearly this is a great version of a great game, but for me, Dark Venture: Battle of the Ancients is slightly better in every category discussed especially dice mechanisms. Will you be reviewing that game? It has solo, co-op, and story modes.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I have a review copy but haven't played it yet. Hopefully soon!

[@seansmith2650]

Con: not victorum

[@OneStopCoopShop]

At least for solo I’ll agree 😅

[@PublicExecution]

Great review. I sold my original Hoplomachus set and have no interest in this. Ever since Chip Theory Games didn't make the streamlined rules compatible with the original, I just felt disgusted and shafted as a gamer. I felt like the original was made obsolete, so I'd rather not even own it. And I certainly didn't want to get the "remastered" version at a crazy price.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Fair enough. I have several games that have received new editions over the years, and none have made my old game unplayable, and also none have had a way to integrate the old content, so it doesn’t bother me personally

[@PublicExecution]

​@@OneStopCoopShop That's true. It's just a personal thing for me. The original Hoplo is of course playable, but when a new version completely overhauls it with no upgrade kit provided, it feels like the older game isn't what it's meant to be anymore. I don't know. Just a personal thing. One example that's actually a good thing is Circadians First Light. A second edition came out, and the developers were kind enough to make an upgrade kit for the First Edition. Companies that do that are to be commended.

[@SL1M73]

​@@PublicExecution sometimes the first edition ends up being better though as second editions tend to streamline but this sometimes takes the soul out of the game. For example, lobotomy, arkham horror

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Fully agree for Arkham 3rd compared to Arkham 2nd, and Runebound 3rd to Runebound 2nd (at least for my tastes)

[@PublicExecution]

@@OneStopCoopShop what do you mean? Arkham 2nd is better than 3rd? I didn't quite understand the comparison. On a side note, I love both equally. I initially thought that 2nd edition was always the winner, but 3rd grew on me.