Small rules correction: "If a heroine has multiple star effects, they all trigger each time a star is cleared in any order" - last sentence in the Star Bullets paragraph.
That whole review was ADORABLE omg I love these family reviews lately. Laughed a lot. AND I actually want to play this with my kids now. The 3-minute theme music timer is a great touch.
I think Tom sums it up best in the end: it's an incredibly unique experience, and I loved how different it felt from other boardgames. I've never played anything like it, except maybe Tash-Kalar a tiny bit (but only because of the pattern-matching element). It's the first boardgame I played that truly evoked a video-game feeling while still being like a boardgame.
@@CarpeGuitarrem yeah I like them both I also love puzzle fighter. Sad thing is both bullet and puzzle strike is a great game that deserves more spotlight than they are getting
Learning how each character works is the tricky part. It's best to pick one you think looks cool and just stick with them for a few games and get used to them before you switch it up with a different character.
To be precise, the chain of cultural influence is as follows: "Shoot-'em-up" video games (aka "shmups") > "Bullet hell" (or in Japan, "danmaku") - shmups that feature complex patterns of dozens to hundreds of enemy bullets > Shmups in which your character and the enemies aren't fighter jets, spacecraft, aliens, etc., but instead things like fairies and girls drawn in anime style ("cute-'em-ups"). (So it's on-theme for the music to sound like a video game.)
It was brutal, I tried it in tabletopia and it's difficult. And this is coming from someone who like punishing games. Problem is the game is so asymmetric that some boss is super strong against certain character and super weak against other.
I hope my kids grow up loving anime too. You're an extremely fortunate man Tom Vassel. :) Great looking game, great review and great kids. Three thumbs up, if possible.
You can find them on youtube too and you'll get the song names from there. Just copy and paste this in youtube searchbar: "Bullet♥︎ Soundtrack" and it should show the correct playlist. If you can't do that, the playlist can be found at "Level 99 Games" youtube page.
Can you get the soundtrack on another platform besides Spotify? Because we all know Spotify killed music, therefore I refuse to download it. He who still buys CD's and Vinyl salutes you!!
The decision to name every box of characters "Bullet [insert symbol here]" does not strike me as a good one. Currently there are Heart and Orange, with Star in the works.
@@jcatterwaul yeah, I got it from the video, but this genre also could be called "space invaders" for what it is worth - there are also some things falling down at a player :D The gameplay and the theme rather remind me of Guitar Hero or DanceDanceRevolution, that is why ;)
Unless I missed it, Tom should have addressed the card quality. It is atrocious. Easy the worst I've gotten in a game in many many years. Even sleeved, they still feel flimsy. And the edges feel rough, like they were cut with a dull blade.
@@SeerMagicX I looked and you are right, they are not linen finish, but they don't stand out to me as being bad quality cards, although I really do wish the player boards were cardboard instead of cardstock. That's my only gripe with the game, that and having to wait for more characters to come out!
the dating profiles and character art for the underage girls in the game makes me extremely uncomfortable. They got even worse in upcoming expansion, featuring more adult focused underage characters. In japan these kind of "like dislike" profiles are often attached to more adult leaning pedophilia content that's animated as a way to skirt the law over there.
The expansion characters are from Japanese indie games. Japan loves and idolizes underage girls. People don't really even bat an eye about this stuff in Japan.
@@tomasxfranco unfortunately even if I was oblivious, my partner also knows about underage wifu culture and would instantly leave me, so not much choice there.
Dating profiles? I guess Street Fighter 2 wanted me to date Blanka when I let the game sit at the title screen and it tells me his weight and body measurements. If your issue is that girls (or anyone, for that matter) aren't allowed to wear skirts, or that you find an anthropomorphized dog attractive, then I think that's entirely on you. As it turns out, people are allowed to wear skirts, and showing what people like or dislike helps you know them a little bit better so that they aren't just faceless entities.
Small rules correction: "If a heroine has multiple star effects, they all trigger each time a star is cleared in any order" - last sentence in the Star Bullets paragraph.
Whoa!!
That whole review was ADORABLE omg I love these family reviews lately. Laughed a lot. AND I actually want to play this with my kids now. The 3-minute theme music timer is a great touch.
I think Tom sums it up best in the end: it's an incredibly unique experience, and I loved how different it felt from other boardgames. I've never played anything like it, except maybe Tash-Kalar a tiny bit (but only because of the pattern-matching element). It's the first boardgame I played that truly evoked a video-game feeling while still being like a boardgame.
Try puzzle strike, and old board game but has the same feel to this
I really enjoy Puzzle Strike! Although ironically I think Bullet❤ feels more like Puzzle Strike's inspiration (Puzzle Fighter).
@@CarpeGuitarrem yeah I like them both I also love puzzle fighter. Sad thing is both bullet and puzzle strike is a great game that deserves more spotlight than they are getting
These family reviews are fun
Your daughters are adorable and articulate. Please continue to include them :)
Learning how each character works is the tricky part. It's best to pick one you think looks cool and just stick with them for a few games and get used to them before you switch it up with a different character.
To be precise, the chain of cultural influence is as follows:
"Shoot-'em-up" video games (aka "shmups") > "Bullet hell" (or in Japan, "danmaku") - shmups that feature complex patterns of dozens to hundreds of enemy bullets > Shmups in which your character and the enemies aren't fighter jets, spacecraft, aliens, etc., but instead things like fairies and girls drawn in anime style ("cute-'em-ups"). (So it's on-theme for the music to sound like a video game.)
So cool Tom that you're involving your daughters in reviewing the game! Awesome dad!
Awww... Cute kids Tom! They look so happy to be there with you. Love playing games with dad!
I really do like this game. Nice and quick and quite a bit of variety amongst all the characters.
Tom - what did you all think of the Boss mode? Surprised you didn’t touch on this! Have you played any of the recent expansions?
Your daughters are awesome!
Awesome vid for a great game. Really enjoyed seeing how animated the girls became because they loved the theme and game so much. Great review!
How does it compare to Kemble's Cascade?
Level 99 games are always over the top. Looks very fun! Great job fam!
Violet and Ruby top 10 anime list lets gooooooo
Tom! How was the co-OP play?
It was brutal, I tried it in tabletopia and it's difficult. And this is coming from someone who like punishing games. Problem is the game is so asymmetric that some boss is super strong against certain character and super weak against other.
I hope my kids grow up loving anime too. You're an extremely fortunate man Tom Vassel. :) Great looking game, great review and great kids. Three thumbs up, if possible.
What's the actual name so I can look it up?🤔
Just how do games wind up on the wall? (Machi Koro Legacy is a couple of years old, isn't it?)
You guys are going to regret calling this just 'Bullet' when 'Bullet☆' comes out
I called it bullet love :)
Love this game!! I'm so happy it got your seal of excellence! I won't deny, those deluxe pieces are necessary, you'd never be able to go back!
Whats the title of the music on spotify? I couldnt find it searching up Bullet heart
You can find them on youtube too and you'll get the song names from there. Just copy and paste this in youtube searchbar: "Bullet♥︎ Soundtrack" and it should show the correct playlist. If you can't do that, the playlist can be found at "Level 99 Games" youtube page.
This was too abstract for me, but it is well made and well designed. Thanks Ruby and Violet!
Backed then unbacked this after playing on TTS. Playing the physical version is probably way better.
Huh? I was thinking the total opposite! The game is so smooth and automated in TTS!
@@lastburning he probably played the manual nonscripted version uploaded by level 99 .
I wanted to back this game but they didn't ship to Brazil T_T
One of the abilities you usually have is to spend 2 energy to draw another pattern.
No Tom, if you draw a lot of 4 that's actually a good thing because you can then send those to your opponent, it's kinda a double edge sword.
Can you get the soundtrack on another platform besides Spotify? Because we all know Spotify killed music, therefore I refuse to download it.
He who still buys CD's and Vinyl salutes you!!
Have you heard that Bullet🍊 can be pre-ordered now? 😄 More heroines.
And no, I am not kidding 😃
Looks like Mario 35/Tetris 99/Tetris Attack the board game!
damn....
i want it now
The decision to name every box of characters "Bullet [insert symbol here]" does not
strike me as a good one. Currently there are Heart and Orange, with Star in the works.
Great review!!!
I had this as a gift, enjoyed it but the anime theme irks me a lot. even though I love anime.
Shump Tom, Shoot em up not cute them up :D. Although cute them up can be something else all together :D
No, the designer literally said that in his design notes.
@@thedicetower ah ok, didn't know that guess they wanted to invent something new :D
Cute-em-up is a subgenre of shmups (the distinction is only in the looks).
i don't get it why they are called bullets, it looks like some musical notes to me
@@jcatterwaul yeah, I got it from the video, but this genre also could be called "space invaders" for what it is worth - there are also some things falling down at a player :D
The gameplay and the theme rather remind me of Guitar Hero or DanceDanceRevolution, that is why ;)
The game is actually called Bullet Hearts, but they use a symbol for a heart in the logo
Unless I missed it, Tom should have addressed the card quality. It is atrocious. Easy the worst I've gotten in a game in many many years. Even sleeved, they still feel flimsy. And the edges feel rough, like they were cut with a dull blade.
It must have been a bad batch, the cards seem high quality to me, and they have a nice linen finish
@@korologosmichael0 Are you sure? My cards do not have a linen finish.
@@SeerMagicX I looked and you are right, they are not linen finish, but they don't stand out to me as being bad quality cards, although I really do wish the player boards were cardboard instead of cardstock. That's my only gripe with the game, that and having to wait for more characters to come out!
the dating profiles and character art for the underage girls in the game makes me extremely uncomfortable. They got even worse in upcoming expansion, featuring more adult focused underage characters. In japan these kind of "like dislike" profiles are often attached to more adult leaning pedophilia content that's animated as a way to skirt the law over there.
You can probably just ignore that part of the rulebook.
The expansion characters are from Japanese indie games. Japan loves and idolizes underage girls. People don't really even bat an eye about this stuff in Japan.
@@tomasxfranco unfortunately even if I was oblivious, my partner also knows about underage wifu culture and would instantly leave me, so not much choice there.
Yeah japans culture is a little weird about age
Dating profiles? I guess Street Fighter 2 wanted me to date Blanka when I let the game sit at the title screen and it tells me his weight and body measurements. If your issue is that girls (or anyone, for that matter) aren't allowed to wear skirts, or that you find an anthropomorphized dog attractive, then I think that's entirely on you.
As it turns out, people are allowed to wear skirts, and showing what people like or dislike helps you know them a little bit better so that they aren't just faceless entities.