As of now, the last game I didn’t buy was Starcadia Quest. I was semi tempted when it hit retail but I genuinely won’t buy CMON games for full price unless I back the KS; the value of their base pkege vs most of their core boxes is just to out of wack for me.
Anyways, yesterday one of my go to OGS promoted that they have a Starcadia Quest bundle for 46% off.
It includes all of the retail releases;
Starcadia Quest core
Arrrmada
Build-a-bot
Throw down
I’ve VERY tempted as I know the game would be a hit with my family, and with the Throwdown expansion my son and I could more easily play at 2 to get more table time for it but…I’m not sure.
If the base game was one-shot scenarios instead of a campaign, it would already be in my cart but as it is the campaign aspect pushes me off.
It’s not like me to enable you [Koff!!], but that’s a screaming deal (guessing the BGB reopening deal), and it’s worth noting that the campaigns are really short. 4 scenarios total and if I recall correctly, it’s entirely feasible to play half a campaign in a single session. Assuming an hour per match (which feels somewhat generous), you’re looking at a 4 hour, very repeatable campaign, particularly with the expansion stuff to change things up.
This is all with the caveat that it was in and out of my collection lickety-split. My partner enjoyed playing but it wasn’t ever going to be a game she asked for; I think the “optional” PvP element threw her.
I resisted adding Burano to my order yesterday as I don’t need another euro I’m not going to play much (as much as I like them, they don’t appeal to more casual gamer friends, so don’t come out often) and nothing special grabbed me about it.
I think that’s the the real thing. We don’t get to play 3+ very often and when we do, is this the game we’ll choose? Actually as I type that out, very well could be knowing my family, lol. 4 scenarios doesn’t seem too bad, and shorter than Arcadia which I believe was 6.
I doubt the 1v1 would see much play over our collection of other skirmish games but maybe it would if it’s quick enough. Seems to be close to the Funkoverse Strategy Game which is far more fun than it has any right to be.
Dang it. I’m probably going to grab it, lol. As you said it’s a smoking deal and at that price I could probably flip it with basically no loss, and maybe even a small profit if I go for trades.
If it wasn’t for the deal, I wouldn’t have spoken up, but that’s exactly my thinking: small investment up front and a very high chance to recoup via sale or trade. 2P/1v1 definitely didn’t feel ideal, but I felt like there was enough going on with the baddies to create some tension and nice hot-potato situations with objectives.
If nothing else, I think the power up system is super tactile and would be a fun thing for kids to toy around with. There’s an immediacy to the level ups that’s pretty good fun and makes you eager for the next round.
If it wasn’t for the deal I wouldn’t even be looking. That sounds like a poor reason (and normally something I try to talk myself out of) but it’s more my stance on CMON games; I either back them on KS or wait for a sale at retail.
I doubt I would play the base game 1v1 very often (if ever), but maybe with the Throwdown expansion that is more of a straight skirmish with a board dedicated to 2p.
I think the leveling would appeal to my son as well as my sister and brother-in-law, who would be the main people I’d aim to play this with.
There are rules to set up characters at the required level for the scenario so any of them can be played as a one shot. Levelling up isn’t actually that much in the game anyway. You keep most of your base stuff and just add a one or 2 items per level. No skills increases either.
I flogged off the original and think Starcadia is better. Same game but just streamlined enough to now make it play at the right speed for what’s there.
I feel like this is the most dangerous thread. Giving reasons why we didn’t buy a game, only for a tiny devil on your shoulder to whisper “oh, I wouldn’t worry about that”.
I’m always jealous of people who live in large, affluent cities describing how they come across sealed copies of Machi Koro or Puerto Rico for £5 each in Oxfam*.
an exceptional euro in my books
