tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post4703576056541052012..comments2024-03-27T07:28:18.776+00:00Comments on Frontline Gamer: Review: Dungeons & Dragons Castle RavenloftFrontline Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-45655454031498477472011-07-16T18:39:20.578+01:002011-07-16T18:39:20.578+01:00Cheers Martin, I'd heard of Claustrophobia a f...Cheers Martin, I'd heard of Claustrophobia a few years back now, as I did Descent, but I never really looked at them because somehow I'd completely forgotten that board games could be cool too. It was only very recently that I remembered that I used to play a hell of a lot of board games!!! I got the D&D games over them for the following reasons:<br /><br />Descent - I honestly felt it'd be too complex and wasn't up for buying a board game that would last the best part of an evening or take a few months. <br /><br />Claustrophobia - It was sold out everywhere when I looked for it truth be told!!! lol. I wouldn't mind giving it a go if they ever re-print it or I can find a copy.<br /><br />Turns out though having played the D&D games that they are almost certainly far too simplistic to leep me occupied for long with some of my geekier friends, great for my slightly cooler friends who aren't aware of the fundamental differences between Dragons and Drakes... yeah that's how I choose to classify my friends... because I'm a geek and a nerd and proud of it!!!Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-45888370853683112862011-07-16T18:25:20.154+01:002011-07-16T18:25:20.154+01:00While Descent has its pros and cons to my mind it&...While Descent has its pros and cons to my mind it's <i>the</i> classic-dungeon-crawler-experience-board game on the market today. Pretty much the natural evolution from Heroquest and Warhammer Quest (although that lacked a DM).<br /><br />There are other games with a similar theme out there of course. For example, while I think <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36932/claustrophobia?" rel="nofollow">Claustrophobia</a> is actually a better game it has a distinctly different feel to Descent even though they're both essentially dungeon crawlers. <br /><br />Hmm... I think I'm starting to repeat myself here. Haha! Well, check it out. I think you'll like it.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273617095134919455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-34728942315406357572011-07-16T16:13:45.729+01:002011-07-16T16:13:45.729+01:00A slightly more balanced view maybe of the game he...A slightly more balanced view maybe of the game here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQlQkZg6sL8&feature=related<br /><br />But by God that Michaela is annoying!!! Her voice is soooo whiny. So be warned, also not too sure she's the brightest crayola in the pack from some of her comments, what the hell is a 6 on 10? Is that some kind of orgy?Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-44040117854833359822011-07-16T16:03:39.262+01:002011-07-16T16:03:39.262+01:00Yeah I've checked board game geek and I found ...Yeah I've checked board game geek and I found a 6 part youtube guide to it by one of the guys at 'The Dice tower' this is the first one:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhHNQCkchTE<br /><br />very comprehensive, however I fear Jim might be unhinged. Worth looking at though if you want to know what its about. Definitely looks like the thing I'm after.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-30294667421888240932011-07-16T15:56:27.445+01:002011-07-16T15:56:27.445+01:00I think boardgamegeek would be the best resource. ...I think boardgamegeek would be the best resource. They usually have plenty of images and video reviews.Vladdd309https://www.blogger.com/profile/00638331803401829636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-72112267154593252202011-07-16T09:09:44.801+01:002011-07-16T09:09:44.801+01:00@Vladd309 yeah at first I was like 'well this ...@Vladd309 yeah at first I was like 'well this isn't what I was after' and then after playing it awhile I thiought 'but it's not too bad you know!' It is a fun little game if you treat it as such and if you're playing people who actually know what they're doing you can actually whip through a game in an hour easily. So say for my gaming night sessions where we have 4 gamers, split my 8' by 4' board into two and get a couple of games in each we can probably squeeze in a D&D game right at the end before everyone heads their separate ways. So it certainly has a place in my gaming rituals I'd say.<br /><br />@eriochrome, I think that's be a fair summation. As I've said I actually think for me whereby I have a few gaming buddies with other half's who pop round this is a way of us involving our partners in our hobby and not having to sit through some chick flick. So you know, it gets a thumbs up from me for that alone.<br /><br />@Martin, glad you liked it mate. I've received my copy of Mansions of Madness and have given the rules quick once over and decided it looks quite fun, so cheers for the heads up on that one. I think the girls will probably enjoy that much more than D&D. Also I'm about to link that Blog in one of my Blogs going live today.<br /><br />I'd heard of Descent but don't really know too much about it so thanks for the heads up everybody. Anyone got any good links where I could read up on it? Cheers.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-59294407420237648952011-07-15T18:23:13.277+01:002011-07-15T18:23:13.277+01:00Good read and it seems to gel with my own impressi...Good read and it seems to gel with my own impressions of the game (haven't played it though). I would love to try the game, but I don't think it's anything I would buy myself.<br /><br />From what I can tell it seems like the game you're looking for is Descent. It's not entirely co-op like these but it has all the character customisation that Ravenloft lacks. Just playing the base game takes quite a bit of time. <br /><br />My recommendation is to get the Road to Legend campaign box as well. It has excellent campaign rules and you should get it just for that, but there are also lots of smaller scenarios (almost a hundred I think) that is shorter and can be knocked out in an hour or so. When you're playing the actual campaign each of these scenarios represent one <i>level</i> in a larger dungeon, but they can be played as standalones just fine.<br /><br />Thinking about it I would like to see a dungeon crawler using the character mechanics from World of Warcraft the boardgame paired with some kind of smart AI system (hopefully) like the upcoming Gears of War game.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273617095134919455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-61365166013164602982011-07-15T17:28:06.025+01:002011-07-15T17:28:06.025+01:00I have also heard descent is a deeper game but it ...I have also heard descent is a deeper game but it also can take a long time to play. I think penny arcade summed up Castle Ravenloft with it is like a quick game of dnd when you do not have the time to play dnd and do not want a campaign.eriochromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377904099582258296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-6893196236299159582011-07-15T16:38:53.172+01:002011-07-15T16:38:53.172+01:00Good review. I felt much the same after playing t...Good review. I felt much the same after playing this; once you've accepted that there's no character development or any real choices in the game, you realise it's just an enjoyable and entertaining little time killer!<br /><br />I've not played the game, but I hear Descent, plus one of the supplements would give you a lot more depth (campaign play, character levelling and skills etc.) The downsides are that it is an adversarial game and that you have to buy the original game and one of the expansions, about £90, to get the complete experience.Vladdd309https://www.blogger.com/profile/00638331803401829636noreply@blogger.com