Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan | Prototype Play and Impressions | With Mike 

Man you are always the best, thanks a lot for the prototype play with your thought. I think we can call App September driven Boargame... a lot of BG with APP.

Hmm this one is a good test of my app tolerance! It looks like it all leans toward narrative scenes and rules reminders which is probably something I can live with. The combat looks pretty interesting and it could be a good thing it plays fast, at least it gives the game a different flow than the crowd.

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Well, this is going to be a hard one to say no to. Vengeance: Roll and Fight has charmed me so much. Really all the art I'm seeing here. And the combat system seems great.

Thanks Mike, I wasn't too excited about this but since you enjoyed it, I'll have another look at it. On the completely opposite end of the spectrum, are you going to be looking at Dungeon Universalis? I know Bairnt did a playthrough recently but I'd love to get your impressions as well. Thanks!

Couldn't put my hands on Vengeance, so this one is an obvious bakck for me, even with this much more generic theme. Thanks for another great play!

I did like the dice activation on Vengeance, although it didn't stay in my collection. This appeals to me more. I would like to see development of the tiles as they are a bit bland in the prototype. Probably going to back.

Thanks for the run through! How would you compare this with Robomon (if you had to pick just one...)?

I'm a bit disappointed with how the game turned out. I mean it looks cool, but maybe not for me. I thought all the tiles were for exploration AND combat. Like, you'd place out the tiles as you go, revealing events and enemies. The way this video makes the game look, it's really all about reading story from the app, and then doing a bit of arena brawling on a pre-determined arrangement of tiles, before reading some more story from the app, rinse and repeat? I love tile laying, seeing what comes up as I draw a new tile from a stack or bag and place it out to form my very own board, every time I play. Looking forward to Euthia for that reason. Anyway, great video!

Do you feel like this stands out enough from the very crowded dungeon crawl space?

Too much app interaction for me personally. I was open to the idea of using an app to manage many aspects of a game that seem tedious. However, based on several titles I have backed that included app integration, I think the answer is to simplify the game, not add an app.