Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread - Review / First Impressions
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Ok, for the record....you're leaving out the exact same map tiles that I did. Despite me putting the game away, you travelling to another state, resetting it and playing through it....people are going to think those are the only map tiles we had 😂
Quack - there were a few more xD . . .
None of this surprises me
I'm so excited for this game. Its rare that I find a board game to be ambitious, innovative and actually good/fun. I really feel like Arydia has the potential to be one of the greatest in the space.
Game looks very interesting… just don’t know if it would be fun solo. What are your thoughts on solo play ?
Also, Quackalope needs to a Xia playthrough. Its been in my top 3 games since it was released. It can be punishing and random, but it has the same sprawling emergent storytelling experience. It’s a perfect game for a lazy Sunday afternoon with friends and no specified end time :)
That drink next to the prototype game gave me anxiety lol
Right? I'm super scared of drinks next to board games. I actialy saw KS delux game ruined by double lager! :)
@@michalsimonik3068 that's nightmare fuel. I always ban food and drinks around my games 😬
@@kumanight this is the way.
Arydia looks amazing. As a RPGer myself, I love it’s vibe and I am actually quite happy that it has less of the usual board game mechanics cluttering the experience. It has a straightforward charm that focusses you in on the story and also helps get you into the head of the character.
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How does it compare to Folklore: The Affliction? Since that is the most similar game currently available, people are asking this on BGG as well. Have you played Folklore? If so, which do you like better and why?
My main reservation is Learning the game/rules. It feels so big and the rule book is currently like 30 pages for quick start and 90 pages for the main rules. I worry that the game is going to have a big learning curve, be hard to teach, and have a lot of easy-to-miss fiddly rules. What have both of your experiences been when it comes to this aspect?
The actual plays actually suggest the opposite. It looks like it will be easy to ease new players into as it focusses them on exploring the story and their character rather than needed to understand a raft of mechanics like Gloomhaven’s deck building and card play or other tactically focussed tools as seen in many similar games.
@@lukejw11 I have not watched the plays yet and am not sure how much time was spent learning the rules, if rules were missed, or editing. So for me all I can go off is the current 120 pages of rules. I plan to go through them when I get a chance, but really wanted the perspective of those that have had time with the prototype which will likely have far less rules than perhaps the full finished game might have. As far as size, the standard prottype rulebook seems to be more pages than Gloomhaven.
@@fubarbox: It’s not a small rulebook for sure, but I note that its currently unformatted pages, so the page count will go down.
I think the complexity in Arydia is somewhat like it is in a RPG rather than a board game ie what you need to know to start playing is much less, but complexity may get added through the entire campaign. For example, the players handbook for D&D5e is 256 pages but there is a only around 10 pages you need to really understand to play.
As such, I expect that players will learn the rules further as their experience with the game grows, rather than all upfront or over only the few games like in Gloomhaven.
The price is my main issue with this one. I could buy a copy of Gloomhave Jaws of the Lion + Atlantis Rising + 7th Continent + Under Falling Skies for roughly the same amount (i just checked).
Also one of my main concern is the amount of loot tiles. On the KS page it says 100+. Divide that among the 7 chests, and the 13 slots, and it seems too few to me.
Each class has 25 class specific loot items, and theres an undisclosed amount of generic loot (presumably much more than 25)
@@loomick Why do they only say 100+ loot items? I mean it’s technically true, but not close to the real number (25x7+25).
Also there are 13 spots on your character board. Not a lot of options even with that many items.
@@athragan I think its a few factors tbh - design is still somewhat in flux and the precise amount isnt fixed, theres a serious aversion to content spoilers from the devs (so I wouldnt be surprised if that 100+ is referencing only general loot, albeit unclearly) and its a super small company with only 1 full time employee, so updating the campaign page with SGs, content reveals and the like has been seriously lagging behind, so it could just be a case of catch-up.
To help give you a clearer idea of how much loot to expect, they said to expect a new piece of loot roughly once/session, assuming a session is 1-2 hours long. This isnt counting equipment you might purchase from vendors either, so 100 was never going to be a close number (hence my guess that its referencing general loot, not counting class specific).
Theres a lot more in the box than theyre telling us about, so if I were you, Id let them try to sell you on their concept alone. For what its worth, it sounds huge.
'I'm a duck, and that's worth something'
XD I think it is!
I thought Shira left you.... 🤣
More or less xD
I find myself thinking about how the overland travel is thematic but also in a state of possibilities. I believe that when Far Off Games nails the overland travel, it will feel really special. There is a good discussion over on Boardgame Geek about how to make adjustments to the rules on that very topic.
If this had been on the radar back when I was backing Frosthaven, to be honest I'd have opted for this as it looks like something I would thoroughly enjoy but unfortunately I've got plenty of fantasy games and justifying another becomes difficult.
Legends of Xia on the other hand is one I'd love to get my hands on along with the expansion but both are hard to come by in the UK.
Thank you both for the different perspectives. This game looks really good.
I love the fact that a d20 seems foreign to you
I still have some old d30 dice
I probably counted the sides too
Disbelief is my natural state
There is always the d100, with 100 sides too :)
When I recommended FOG send you a copy, I knew Id love your review
Wait how'd she come back!?!
This sounds like a more advanced and higher quality take on 7th Continent/7th Citadel.
I'm really looking forward to this game.
great job once again. looking forward to this one.
you can still late pledge this week :)
If I heard correctly .... you actially spoiled one of the guarded secrets by Cody ... what happens when whole party is down during the fight ... what is Event-999 :)
Execute order 999
@@petermckibben1657 :D
Hehe, good catch Michal! I actually made a 'prototype version' that's just a stand-in, so the real one couldn't be spoiled :)
@@codymiller8029 Uuu... Smart! 😀
@@codymiller8029 your in game face definitely needs it's own spoiler related perk Cody!
It looks fun but $165 for a base game it's crazy
so excited about this game😍
I am so glad the silly roleplaying voices are optional, I hate them, I really do. The game looks amazing though.
Silly voices are optional in roleplaying games too :)
Jesse, Alex stole your copy of the demo, if you are looking for it. Do not tell him I told you. Lol
This or Aeons trespass....
Really relaxt and balanced between the two of you, a lot of improvement!😁 To each there own and although I will watch it for obvious reasons 🤪 won't like the game though. To much flavor text 😂
Cody made a comment that his game group don’t have the attention span for more than 1-2 sentences of flavour text at a time, so it’s all broken down into small chunks. Smaller than comparable fantasy adventure games anyway :)