TheMightyEthan Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks Metalcaveman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 What the hell, metalcaveman?! That was the game I was waiting to go cheaper and buy as gifts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Guess I should post here too. Bought meself AC3 and Arkham City for the Wii U, and Lego Movie Game off Steam for my minions. Still looking for Bioshock Infinite to go on sale. And a big thanks to Metal Caveman for Shadowrun Returns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Bioshock Infinite went on sale on the first day didn't it? Which does mean it'll likely pop up again in the flash or community deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I didn't see it the first day unless it came up later in the day in one of those voting things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) These go here, right? Firstly, I'll admit that I had no idea who Martin Wallace was (having read up, sounds like a p cool guy) and I haven't read as much Gaiman as I probably should have (next to none) but how can you resist Sherlock Holmes meets Cthulhu? Saw mention of this game, and the premise alone had me intrigued, then I discovered that it is some crazy hybrid game with hidden identities, deck-building, territory control, assassination, zombies, vampires, double agents... and it has been described with the phrase, "If you think you understand this after a few games... you don't understand it." Reading up on all the crazy outcomes and weird situations thrown out by the game is a lot of fun. The fact that one side is against the 'secret eldritch horrors disguised as royalty' and the other isn't, yet the teams won't necessarily be balanced, nor is it a 'team victory' game (in fact, if someone on your side has the fewest VPs, you are discounted as a potential winner) just makes it all the more enticing. Plus, it's no longer available in the EU (and $80 in the US), nor is it supposed to be until next year, so when I saw it for a reasonable price on eBay (used but actually unplayed, cards still shrinkwrapped) I jumped at it. Edited June 24, 2014 by Hot Heart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Board games?!?!?!?! Take that Twister and Clue trash, and get it out of here, you pickle hating SOB! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hot Heart Posted June 23, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Don't slander me with no basic board game rap, you gherkin jerk! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Oh we're doing board games now too? Most recent pickup was Catan Jr for $15. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 These go here, right? Saw mention of this game, and the premise along had me intrigued, then I discovered that it is some crazy hybrid game with hidden identities, deck-building, territory control, assassination, zombies, vampires, double agents... I must own this. I must. Played Betrayal at House on the Hill? Sounds similar but probably a lot less "lite". Someone better make a boardgame thread up in here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Um... http://forum.pressxordie.com/topic/1709-boardgames/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I must own this. I must. Played Betrayal at House on the Hill? Sounds similar but probably a lot less "lite". Someone better make a boardgame thread up in here. I am pretty excited about it. Not sure how the hell I'm going to be able to teach it, but I am eager to see the chaos that unfolds anyway. I've not played Betrayal, actually, although one friend does own it. I think their verdict was that it can be highly unbalanced depending on one crucial factor and probably won't touch it ever again. I didn't get to play Last Night on Earth because I think they felt that was also somewhat one-sided. What I tend to favour in most games is having all those options. Study in Emerald seems to go with that but add in a lot of potential for things to go completely tits up. If you're a Restorationist (anti-Eldritch) you'll want to assassinate royalty and advance the 'Revolution track' but that can give away your identity, or send you mad and force you to reveal your identity, making you the target of any Loyalist. Otherwise, you can try and keep hold of cities and get some other cards that work as multipliers. Or if you think you're a powerful enough Loyalist, you can go all out with zombies or vampires or Yog Sothoth. I think the coolest sounding thing, though, is that necessity of making sure someone on your team isn't last, because one of the options in the game is to reveal your identity as long as it will take you over the threshold for winning the game (e.g. if you reveal yourself as a Restorationist, your 'potential' points for assassinations become actual points and put you over the mark). In other words, it's not necessarily about gathering the most victory points flat out, but knowing the optimal time to try and end the game. ...but you might misjudge who's really on your team, or that last place player who no one's really sure of, can actually use that position to close a gap and then jump ahead at the right moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 $10 XBL credit if you order from the Microsoft store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Wish this was on PS4 so I could remote play it on Vita. Edited June 25, 2014 by The Cowboy Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) You're making my head hurt, Cowboy... edit: oh and And to think I went into this one thinking I wouldn't buy much. I should know better by now... Oh well, I was gonna spend that money on some Vita games anyway. This is good, too. Edited June 25, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 You're making my head hurt, Cowboy... edit: oh and And to think I went into this one thinking I wouldn't buy much. I should know better by now... Oh well, I was gonna spend that money on some Vita games anyway. This is good, too. You might want to hold off on playing Route Zero until they've finished all of the chapters. It was about a 9 month gap between 2 and 3, and I've totally lost the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yeah, I know. It made me hesitate to buy it but I've heard so much praise that I just went for it anyway. I just hope it won't take them another year to release the next act... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Wish this was on PS4 so I could remote play it on Vita. also, TME: I wonder if that works within a physical MS store as well.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 From what I could gather from forums it typically does, we just don't have one nearby. Also, its not just the MCC, it's a bunch of preorders that have that deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Well there's one in a mall by Kansas City, might have to drop in after my daughter's next appointment out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 If you order it online they deliver it on release day. Though they won't actually guarantee that, and apparently every once in a while somebody gets it a couple days late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I bought StarForge and Tomb Raider. I also attempted to buy the Endless Space DLC, but it wouldn't let me cos it turns out I already own it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Finally grabbed Bioshock Infinite, off the Steam sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I bought King of Fighters XIII. God damn steam sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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