Gloomhaven

[b] Ich kann den Frust in den ganzen negativen Bewertungen nachvollziehen. Ich habe nichts gegen eine Herausforderung, aber man hat einfach keinerlei Gefühl von Fortschritt im Sinne davon, dass die Gruppe stärker wird. Es wird eher noch schwerer. [/b] [h1] Pro: [/h1] - Viele unterschiedliche Helden - Diese sind komplett unterschiedlich, spielen sich daher alle völlig anders und es macht Spaß mit den Fähigkeiten zu experimentieren - Jede Menge Quest und gute Geschichten - Viele Möglichkeiten den Charakter anzupassen (Ausrüstung, Skillpoints, Verstärkungen usw) - Mit ein oder mehreren Freunden bestimmt nochmal viel besser [h1] Kontra: [/h1] - Level Ups sind eine * * *…man schaltet neue Karten frei, behält aber sein Maximum an Karten die man mitnehmen kann. Die Gegner werden trotzdem mit jedem Level up stärker… - Helden gehen nach erfüllen ihrer persönlichen Quest in den Ruhestand und nehmen alles mit was sie gesammelt haben… - Die Level haben so einen knackigen Schwierigkeitsgrad, der für mich super wäre, aber das Verbrennen von deinen begrenzenten Handkarten nach und nach, so dass 90% aller fails darauf zurückzuführen sind… macht das ganze auf Dauer frustrierend. - Geschichte teilweise sehr sprunghaft, bei der Fülle an Quest und Aufgaben, muss man teilweise suchen, dass man den richtigen Strang weiterspielt [h1] Für Erfolgsjäger: [/h1] 100% wahrscheinlich sehr langwierig und es erfordert etwas Glück und vor allem Durchhaltevermögen. [h1] Fazit[/h1] Es kommt selten vor, dass ich ein Spiel nicht durchspiele. Aber hier war ich zu schnell frustriert. Es ist eine Sache einen hohen Schwierigkeitsgrad zu konzipieren, aber das Levelups das Spiel schwerer statt leichter machen, Helden die ihre Quest erfüllt haben mit ihrer Ausrüstung weg sind und der größte Kontrapunkt, dass jeder Held nur eine begrenze Anzahl an Aktionen pro Quest ausführen darf war einfach nur Zeitraubend. Man hat keinerlei Erfolgserlebnis und es ist unglaublich frustrierend, wenn man am Ende des Dungeon steht, dann aber verliert, weil einen die Bogenschütze jede Runde verkrüppelt und die Nahkämpfer einfach nicht mehr vorankommen. Dann sind die Handkarten aufgebraucht, indem man jede Runde einfach beenden musste und darf von vorne anfangen… In einer anderen Quest muss man Geleitschutz geben und darf x mal neu starten, weil der NPC nur ein Lebenspunkt hat, in eine Falle die überhaupt nicht auf den Weg liegt läuft oder so Tod umfällt und man nicht mal weiß warum. Es ist sehr schade, denn das Spiel hat viele gute Ansätze, aber ich persönlich hatte überhaupt keinen Spaß.

Multiplayer completely broken. Game abandoned for new project which also has issues with multiplayer! Waste of time and energy.

I am having difficulties to get motivated to continue playing Gloomhaven after 20 h. The game is not bad, it just feels repetitive. The quests / scenarios are very simple and repetitive, the Enemy variations are mainly simple stat differences, and my own characters develop too slowly to make me feel the change in my play style. I keep repeating the exact same tactics with the exact same cards again and again.

[h1] Bonkers in all the best ways possible [/h1] When you see a board-game adaptation on Steam, you probably imagine something like a digitized [b]Catan [/b], [b]Carcassonne[/b], or [b]Wingspan[/b] (and god forbid you’re thinking about [b]Monopoly[/b]). There’s nothing wrong with those games - most of them are great (except [bMonopoly[/b, of course; there’s plenty wrong there). But [b]Gloomhaven[/b] is nothing like those. It’s in a world of its own, and it’s completely bonkers in all the best ways possible. [b]Gloomhaven[/b] is a turn-based tactical RPG that rivals the best of its digital cousins - yes, [b]X-COM[/b] (both old and new), [b]Jagged Alliance[/b] (both old and new), [b]Battle Brothers[/b], [b]Final Fantasy Tactics[/b]. If you like any of those, there is 95% chance you will love [b]Gloomhaven[/b]. It feels entirely at home on Steam, and you can even argue that it’s better here than as a board game. The board game itself is insanely ambitious and feels like an analog computer game. The box weighs as much as a toddler, it takes at least a day to go through the rules and learn them decently, and one scenario alone can take an hour to set up. For a board game, these can be quite the obstacles, but on digital none of them exist. Scenarios load in seconds, and the tutorials are great. The heart of the game is its combat system. It’s familiar, yet it can throw you for a loop. I could describe it here, but it wouldn’t do it justice - you really need to get a feel for it. It might take a bit to wrap your head around, but once it clicks, you’ll realize that every turn forces you to make interesting decisions whose consequences echo far ahead. Even picking up loot from a slain monster is a meaningful choice, and at first you might wonder why it even is a choice. Trust me, it will make sense. [b]Gloomhaven[/b] is designed as a cooperative game. Still, you can absolutely play it solo, and it’s a great journey. But it shines even brighter in co-op. It has this theme of your characters not being heroes, but mercenaries. You rely on each other and cooperate, but there are mechanics that encourage a bit of selfish, thematically appropriate behavior. It’s a small touch that adds just enough spice to keep every scenario interesting. Something else that may surprise you is the story and world-building.[b]Gloomhaven[/b] presents a really interesting fantasy world - familiar, but full of twists that play with your expectations. Imagine a mix of high fantasy and western vibes. The story is surprisingly engaging, with meaningful choices and mutually exclusive paths. I see a lot of people complain about networking issues since the update that aligned the game with the console release. I’ve played with a lot of different friends, both locally and abroad, and yes - we’ve had our share of desyncs, drops, or certain players being unable to host. But I can tell you that 95% of the time you’ll be totally fine. For us, so far every issue has been solved by reconnecting a few times (it’s turn-based, so it’s not a big deal) or by switching hosts. It can be annoying, sure, but for me it’s nothing compared to the countless times the game has surprised me or we’ve won or lost a scenario on the very last turn - and all of that easily makes up for it.

The game is infested with various EOS(Epic Online Services)-related files. The game can't even reach the main menu without at least the following files being present: com.Epic.OnlineServices.dll com.playeveryware.eos.dll com.playeveryware.eos.core.dll EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll and EOS folder. So, if we want to play even just offline singleplayer, we are required to accept those files running. This is actually very rare behaviour as most games let you remove them, and those games will still work just fine.

The game itself is quite fun and challenging. However the amount of game crashes, esp in Co-op play are really annoying. I dont want to know how many hours we lost due to the crashes

I like the game but it constantly disconnects in multiplayer :/

This is an excellent game in almost every aspect, even the ambient music is nice to have on in the background whilst studying - BE WARNED HOWEVER that you'll want to purchase the boardgame after playing this for roughly the cost of one kidney, and itll take sixty thousand years to set up and play through. Its all very good, but its all very addictive. Good thing I dont have kids.