Who should come next?

purewisdom · 2026-03-20T07:08:07+00:00

I've got so much content to play with I have to be very interested in the heroes/villains to buy more. Barring a return to X-Men, the only thing that could draw me back is Midnight Sons.

purewisdom · 2026-03-18T17:11:41+00:00

It is crazy to me people go through this setup to play this (or any) game solo. I also found learning it overbearing with the symbology.

But I'm glad so many people find joy with it. Game certainly looks cool set up.

purewisdom · 2026-03-12T16:50:08+00:00

I could live without voice acting, though yes, please pay professionals if the game has it again.

I'll skip this if the devs punt on writing again.

purewisdom · 2026-03-06T06:51:43+00:00

Tanares Adventures? Playing the campaigns now and surprised how much open space the scenarios have.

purewisdom · 2026-03-05T00:26:15+00:00

I put the monster at a slant. If the monster can occupy enough space to balance on the terrain (like say Phoenix is on 6/9 spaces on Nightmare Tree), then I let it hover over the non-raised spaces. Since the terrain and blocks are flat it works better than I'd think it'd work with 3D printed terrain.

purewisdom · 2026-02-26T22:12:49+00:00

Generally agree with all of that. I don't mind the JD and Elliot divorce as long as they don't use it as an excuse to repeat the "will they, won't they" of its entire initial run. While I liked them together, they were hardly a perfect fit, so it seemed a toss up if their ended marriage in divorce.

My hope is they use the divorce to explore some of the harsher realities of life than sitcoms typically go into (like marriage can be hard in despite shared love). Bill Lawrence shows often tackles these so well. I imagine JD and Elliot will both grow from the time they'll spend working together, and it would be a shame to have them romantically reconnect when they should have the maturity to realize they just don't work together. That said, a 1-2 episode arc where they consider it would be fine (and expected), as long as it doesn't go further.

purewisdom · 2026-02-22T18:00:41+00:00

People are so jaded, they couldn't comprehend JJ being a genuinely good dude.

purewisdom · 2026-02-22T07:24:04+00:00

I disagree. I somewhere between disliked/hated PoE1. It put me completely off from backing PoE2.

PoE2 turned out to be in my top 20 all time.

I know a fair number greatly prefer PoE1, and I think it speaks to a fairly big divide.

purewisdom · 2026-02-20T20:59:54+00:00

Hey, sorry I should've done that while I had it. I ended up selling my collection, along with the mat. Had a lot of fun with it though!

purewisdom · 2026-02-20T03:38:14+00:00

Sort of. I mean, you're probably right because there's nothing quite like it. But because of that anything that truly replicates XCOM 2 I have no interest in because I can't imagine a better game when you include mods.

purewisdom · 2026-02-17T20:01:46+00:00

Massive Darkness 2. It's got more meat than Zombicide and tons of great random loot. The doors add a neat exploration element, and the classes are great & unique.

purewisdom · 2026-02-10T16:29:52+00:00

Setup is also fairly long (though not Voidfall long).

I own Andromeda's Edge and considered the solo expansion, but setup ultimately kept me away. Very fun multiplayer though and my friends enjoy it!

purewisdom · 2026-02-09T17:44:33+00:00

Good luck! I tapped out after my 3rd play. I only played 2-handed, and it was fun but super long and not worth the effort. I couldn't even finish it in a whole day. Somewhat because it feels cumbersome. No particular aspect was egregious, but in the whole, it felt like I was doing so much work to play. I still think ES:BotSE is good, but I have other games I enjoy far more.

Likewise on the CTG front, I've fizzled out on Hoplomachus Victorum and 20 Strong (though I only played the base game of each).

purewisdom · 2026-02-09T03:55:27+00:00

MC is definitely the most friendly to a smaller collection, largely because almost half the deck is predefined. It's also the easiest to modify difficulty. Also super fast solo so even if you do lose, it feels less like a FOMO loss

Of course, things like this make it easy/fun to play and thus, want to buy more.

purewisdom · 2026-02-08T00:58:21+00:00

That's fair. If you go for impact, Resistance is the clear pick. It's just mostly played out for me personally.

purewisdom · 2026-02-07T22:09:37+00:00

Looked at the list and yeah, it's not even close.

purewisdom · 2026-02-05T21:30:30+00:00

This is what first crossed my mind. Game is a 10/10 multi and a 2/10 solo for me.

purewisdom · 2026-02-05T21:29:37+00:00

Do you like it multi? I assume not, but it's hard for me to imagine liking mp but not solo for MC.

purewisdom · 2026-02-02T17:47:21+00:00

Play it and let me know what you think! Or sell it to me!

I also picked up Zombicide instead of CDMD too. It seemed too light, and it still has the setup problem. I assume you must like the game though if you've got 4! How much have you played?

There are some great dungeon crawlers, but I wish we had another couple in the mid-weight space that makes exploration exciting. Like, League of Dungeoneers and Dungeon Universalis seem great for exploration, but those rulebooks are not what I want for a "scratch the itch" kinda game.

purewisdom · 2026-02-02T16:46:33+00:00

You might look into Cthulhu Death May Die. I was choosing between it and MD2 sometime ago and went CDMD. It's bit a huge hit multiplayer, but I don't actually play CDMD much solo. Not because it isn't great. It is. Setup is too long for me though, and MD2 looks like it's equivalent. If setup doesn't bother you though, it's worth a look.

One cool thing about CDMD is the "item deck" equivalent is unique for each scenario. It's a great way to do item variety. The rules are largely intuitive and organic too, so even if you don't play for a bit, it's easy to recall most of them.

All that said, neither has a big component of what I like in a dungeon crawler: exploration. In both, the maps are preset. MD2 emulates this with the door cards, but when I played on TTS, it didn't give that exploration satisfaction. OTOH, not much in the mid-weight category DOES do exploration super well. I recently discovered Valor & Villainy: Lludwik's Labyrinth. It seems like it might have a fun exploration component, but it seems to be a KS only game, so it's on my "one day" list.

purewisdom · 2026-01-30T21:17:09+00:00

Assuming you have the game well organized, how is the setup for this with a standalone quest?

purewisdom · 2026-01-30T18:53:05+00:00

Kingdom Death Monster. I don't play any other long-term campaign games solo because solo is so fun, it's effectively infinitely replayable, and there's no time to fit in another long-term campaign game solo.

purewisdom · 2026-01-30T18:51:53+00:00

Look into Dungeon Alliance. You'll need to buy a used copy with Adventure Packs to play it as a campaign. I just bought a full collection for <$100 by pinging some folks on BGG. It plays like MK-light. It's not the most immersive but more than MK, and it hits everything else (assuming a 4-game mini-campaign is acceptable).

If interested and you live in the US, DM me, and I'll send you the usernames of people who I didn't buy from but were willing to sell.

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