![]() While they aren't game breaking, they can be frustrating - knowing that my favorite players will eventually retire makes for a rather anticlimactic end to their struggles to survive on the pitch. However, the developers have taken some liberties.Ĭertain player attributes have been altered and extra rules (such as player aging) added, much to the chagrin of Blood Bowl purists. My favorite creative flair is the VHS rewind effect that plays when a re-roll is used to retry a failed action. Bone crunching blocks and infuriating interceptions are animated well and accompanied by appropriate sound effects. All of the essential rules are enforced and visually represented on the pitch. ![]() Despite the developers' drive for a softer learning curve, the chaotic gameplay and hardcore strategy are well translated. ![]() The game also sports a very informative UI that displays the percent chance of an action failing or succeeding and the tackle zones of opposing players. ![]() Fortunately, Blood Bowl 2 provides new players with a campaign that helps to teach the basics. While it is a tabletop classic, Blood Bowl is governed by a notoriously complex set of rules. I fell in love with the tabletop game early in my college years and still thoroughly enjoy it today. It's more like a redux of the delicious peanut butter and jelly: a classic given fancy artisan bread, a thick layer of smooth n' creamy organic peanut butter, and a miserly film of grape spread.īlood Bowl, as the name implies, is a football-meets-Warhammer spoof of both high fantasy and America's most concussive pastime. Blood Bowl 2, the long awaited sequel, at least has the distinction of dodging that shady category. I reluctantly replaced my old copy of Blood Bowl with Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition because the latter had many more teams to choose from, even if it was the very definition of “more of the same”. Some people enjoy titles that bring nothing more than the same gameplay with a few add-ons and updated graphics, but I'm not one of them. One of the things that I fear the most about sequels is the phrase "more of the same". Reviews // 2nd Oct 2015 - 8 years ago // By Ian Kuan Blood Bowl 2 Review
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