dark souls board game review
DescriptionDark Souls - The Board Game VF, by Steamforged Games
The title respects the great rules of the genre. To triumph, you will have to explore perilous places, discover and defeat the enemies that stand in your way, find equipment and treasures and, finally, face the boss in epic fights to the death. However, the game is presented as much deeper than a classic “Dungeon Crawler” (dungeon exploration / monster fights / quests and treasure hunt): like the video game, it will be necessary to show strategy here, anticipation and perfect execution to achieve its goal.
The game is playable either solo or in cooperation, and each player will have to choose one of the four playable classes, Knight, Warrior, Hérault and Assassin. Each will have a different role in the game, and will have a unique combination of strengths and skills.
The game also has several difficulty modes and Steamforged Gales Ltd provides great replayability. Dark Souls ™ - The Board Game has been designed to be deep and complex enough to satisfy the most veteran and demanding players while remaining accessible for the less experienced players. The game has a “fast setup, long reveal” mechanism that allows you to enter the game immediately while introducing new places and confrontations as you explore. Indeed, the game does not have a predefined scenario, and the latter is written according to your choices (which direction will you take?) And your meetings (“confrontation” cards). Each time the player chooses a direction, a new danger will arise in front of him, and each new place will put at risk the progress hard made, as in the video game! Indeed, in case of death, you will lose everything you had accumulated and reappear at the nearest campfire. So, like the title from which it is inspired, the board game will confront you with certain dilemmas: would you prefer to return to the nearest campfire to rest and spend your souls to strengthen yourself while accepting the reset of all areas? Or will you choose to continue your quest while praying that the next fight will not be your last? Knowing that your next discovery could be one more clue to the boss and how to defeat him.
The fights are both very fast and very dangerous. Dark Souls ™ - The Board Game rewards smart players (bad news!) While punishing those who go head on head (and rebelote!). As in video games, you will have to adapt to enemies and learn their behavior to fight more effectively. Otherwise, the clashes are apparently quite classic and are no exception to the rules of the genre.
The game also has a "dynamic positioning system" that allows fights to be fluid and constantly changing. As combat evolves as fighters move across the battlefield, players must constantly adapt to new dangers and opportunities. Equipment, armor and weapons are discovered or won during the game. However, players only have a limited number of slots and it will be important to make the right choices on what to keep and use. You will have to take into account the fairly classic endurance system of the game to avoid finding yourself exhausted or vulnerable. Indeed, death will often not be expected in the event of a bad decision during a fight.
Thanks to their well-advanced firurines project and their collaboration with one of the best board game manufacturers in the world, Steamforged Games Ltd promises that the quality and details of its figurines will be beyond reproach. The most difficult decision for them was choosing which enemies and bosses they would include in the game (basic edition, extensions are planned), knowing that the whole universe of Dark Souls ™ is open to them.
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