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Can It Succeed as a Board Game?

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited April 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageCan It Succeed as a Board Game?

Steamforged Games has announced that it has received permission from Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco to begin a KickStarter initiative to fund a board game based on the popular RPG series.

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  • XarkoXarko Member EpicPosts: 1,180
    Off by a week with April Fools
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    I rather thought it might be too, however, Bandai Namco is going to be making a "big announcement" today that isn't PC DS related but is DS news. PC Gamer, just 10 hours ago, put up news about the board game too, lending it credibility.


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  • WinterstoneWinterstone Member UncommonPosts: 33
    Like boardgame as in Warcraft or as in a Tabletop D&D thing?


  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    Winterstone said:
    Like boardgame as in Warcraft or as in a Tabletop D&D thing?


    Hopefully we'll know more today when the official announcement comes -- if this is indeed what it will be. :D


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  • XarkoXarko Member EpicPosts: 1,180
    I can already see it work. After all, the main feature in Dark Souls games has always been rolling.
  • samuraislyr4samuraislyr4 Member UncommonPosts: 73
    Darksouls is an interesting game to make into a board game. Not sure it will work, but I'll definitly check it out.
    Gears of War, Doom, Warcraft, Starcraft all have been made into interesting and fun board games. At least 2 of those is a bit easier to see as a boardgame, but still.
    Steamforged makes Guild Ball, a minature style game, so I have a feeling they might just be making a minature style game for Dark Souls, which may actually work, and lots may pledge and buy it just for some awesome looking miniatures
  • angerbeaverangerbeaver Member UncommonPosts: 1,273
    As long as it incites inner nerd rage and replayability is 10/10 I'm going to buy it.
  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Hoping it's something along the lines of the D&D miniature adventure games like Wrath of Ashardalon or fantasy flight's Descent. IF they could incorporate more challenge into the combat mechanics (DS's core feature) it could be rather interesting.

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  • JakdstripperJakdstripper Member RarePosts: 2,410
    edited April 2016
    i can only imagine the dice used for this game.... dodged too slow, you take 1/2 hp damage. dodged too fast, you take 1/2 hp damage. dodged too weird, you fall off cliff and die. great dodge, but arrow got you from rooftop, you take 1/2 hp damage. good hit! you have definitely dented his armor a bit. blocked the wrong way, you take 3/4 hp damage.
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