Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
3.5/5
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Description
An asymmetrical tactical miniatures game where players command specialized operators on attacking or defending teams to complete objectives or eliminate opposing teams
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Board Games UnLocked Top List at 37:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Faithfully captures the feel of the video game
- High replayability due to maps and operator variety
- Engaging real-time gameplay
Cons
- Low health pool for operators can lead to quick eliminations
Thematic elements
- Tactical combat
- Urban warfare
- Reimplementation of a video game
Comparison games
- Six Siege (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetrical player powers — Players choose from different attackers and defenders, each with unique abilities and gadgets.
- Modular Board — The game includes 'tons of maps' that can be played on.
- real-time play — The game is primarily meant to be played in real time, with an app that allows for time limit modifications.
- Team Building / Drafting — Players form teams of five operators, with different combinations allowing for various tactics.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this one um I've said this before when this has come up.
- Um, this one's modern day and you are um actually you have like a you know it's you have a ocean um it's like a science building kind of thing. You're in the open ocean and you're like exploring the ocean. You're doing different stuff like that.
- This one is a scenario-based game as well.
- This is pretty to look at.
- It has a good solid solo mode as well
- I love that.
- this would be a game though if we did the two top 100s and average it out be higher for me.
- one of the best, if not the only game that I can think of where you're actually meant to sneak in and not actually fight uh the the enemies.
- one of the coolest things about this game is the the sheer amount of scenarios that you pick based off of the corporations.
- The way it handles the enemies is very very clean.
- So uh this game and stalker I think do do NPC movement very very well.
- the brass mags were an awesome addition to this. too to give that 3D effect.
- Burn Cycle is a fantastic game. Very unique uh from a lot of games that are out there.
- The network board was always a cool little mini game because that was like a mini game itself.
- this was my favorite game of of the uh Garfield games and that is Raiders of the North Sea.
- this one is one of the first games I played back in the day that had that interesting worker placement because you have there's three colored workers out there, uh, black, white, and gray.
- You get two actions every round.
- But you have to be weary about what you're picking up because you may be opening up something for somebody else, you know.
- This one also has the solo variant.
- it's so simple to set up and play and it's just it's an easy teach.
- Um, and uh, and yeah, I mean, that's cool.
- Madara is is a very interesting game because it's one that I absolutely love the story and it's the epitome of like the best kind of character build game um in my opinion for campaign games.
- But its dice system and its bosses are so bad.
- But really why this game why I love this game is is the story and just the sheer amount of items and uh ways to actually build your character.
- There's nothing out there that's like that's that really even comes close to this.
- So the writing is superb for this one.
- So, that is my 41.
- This is what I want every time I'm a campaign game comes out and it's like you can build your characters it's like right but can I or can I have two items equipped and that's it, you know,
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Video rEANdG5IyuU
BoardGameCo Review at 4:55 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- AI-generated photos used for promotion, which looked inaccurate and caused community backlash.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And the fact that there's usually one a week is a problem unto itself.
- It's sad whenever someone like stops doing something cool, but it's also sad because it always makes me wonder like, 'Okay, were the board games not profitable enough?'
- It's easy to just get into the They have lots of games in development. It's easy to see photos, send them on, and not really analyze each one, although I but guarantee you they will be looking more closely in the future.
- BoardGameGeek fires veteran advertising manager for rejecting campaign due to first-hand experiences of demonic possession.
- You can never make everyone happy in life. And the problem is you always have a mob of pitchforks of people on all sides who are unhappy with the way you are tackling a situation.
- I do think he should have been fired by the way. That's like I I I think that the extent of of the decisions he made show such poor judgment that while I feel bad that he is fired, I think that is a correct reaction on the half of Board Game Geek.
- I wish I had more time in the day. Every day. I wish I had more time in the week, more time in the year. I There's so many things that are worth doing in life, and there's not enough time to do them all.
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Video UB4B8r74WFY
Board Games UnLocked Other at 10:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Provides a lot of physical content.
- Adapts the video game well, with tactical depth.
- Numerous maps significantly impact gameplay.
- Large variety of operators (68).
- Tactical and strategic element of positioning and countering opponents.
- Real-time element adds pressure and excitement.
- Overwatch mechanic adds a unique tactical layer.
Cons
- Dice can be swingy, leading to frustrating misses.
- The shooting mechanic can be simplified to just rolling dice.
- Storage solution is not ideal, requiring two boxes.
- The original crowdfunding had issues with price hiking and company closure.
- The real-time element might not appeal to all players.
Thematic elements
- Team vs Team elimination
Comparison games
- Apex Legends
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetrical gameplay — Defenders set up defenses and attackers attempt to breach.
- board control — Certain abilities, like Bangalore's ultimate, aim to control areas of the map.
- Combat: Dice — Shooting and damage are determined by rolling dice, with modifiers based on range and cover.
- Dice combat — Shooting and damage are determined by rolling dice, with modifiers based on range and cover.
- Map variety — Multiple map packs provide different layouts that significantly impact gameplay.
- Operator Abilities — Each operator has unique abilities that are crucial for strategy.
- Overwatch — Operators can be placed in an overwatch state to gain a reaction shot when enemies enter their line of sight.
- Player Elimination — Primarily a five vs five elimination game mode.
- Real-Time — The game utilizes an app to manage timers for setup and operator activations.
- real-time play — The game utilizes an app to manage timers for setup and operator activations.
- Setup Phase — Defenders spend time reinforcing walls, placing traps, and positioning gadgets.
- Team Elimination — Primarily a five vs five elimination game mode.
- Variable Phase Order — Defenders spend time reinforcing walls, placing traps, and positioning gadgets.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I like the Overwatch element. I like the chess element. And I like the real-time element.
- The dice can be very swingy.
- The feeling of Apex Legends feels more like the video game just as a slow down version.
- The maps actually do matter way more than the maps do in Apex Legends.
- The characters are a lot deeper with the fact that they have a deck, that their guns are way more varied with different ways to actually upgrade them.
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