HEXplore It Domain of Mirza Noctis: Honest & Precise Review.
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2021
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Krasvetelia. The sun sets on this cold and desolate place. Once a beautiful land of craggy mountains, fertile valleys, and deep bottomless chasms, it has now wilted like a rose in winter.
The small kingdom, tucked away from the rest of the world, has had few rulers in its time. None certainly as evil as their current. It is rumored that Mirza Noctis came to power some two-hundred years ago. Eternally youthful, the man is whispered to have controlled the bloodlines of this place, carefully arranging unions between noble families and culling those of weaker bloodlines.
Now, the peoples of Krasvetelia live a harsh life, starved of happiness. Writing is outlawed and the caste system in place prevents all but a handful of nobles from holding titles and land in Noctis’s name. Up until recently, starving to death was most of Krasvetelian’s worries. But more and more, people are going missing in this land. Devoured by darkness, some say...
The scholars, left to themselves in their remote monasteries, have recently unearthed a terrible secret: Mirza Noctis is working tirelessly, his agents harvesting blood from the local populous. Years of unattachment to this land have left the people mostly unaware of his actions. But a terrifying fact is now clear: Noctis is working towards a massive blood ritual. He has all but locked away any tools that could be used to defeat him, and the scholars worry he is just beginning. A greater threat is about to befall the land...
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Incredible review. You really outdid yourself with this one. Excellent work!
Thnx Sebastien, it’s a good thing to read as the first thing in the morning (we have 7 am now in PL), appreciate your comment!
Thanks for the overview! It was very helpful.
Our pleasure J 😉
Love the series though haven't been able to get SoS to the table yet. I am very excited for this new Ravenloft type setting!
We spent almost one weekend for only solely preparation. for SoS xD
Same boat. I have played FoA and VotDK. But SoS came to me in a barrage of other games that got delivered and I had just put Jaws of the Lion on the table. DoMN looks absolutely amazing.
I'm a huge fan of this system. I have wins in both VotDK and FoA (on easy). Looking forward to cracking SoS at some point, but it does seem so EPIC as to be a pinch overwhelming. I might head back to VotDK and check in on the expansions, which I have yet to open.
SOS is wonderful and my (David here) favorite volume, both epic approach and theme is something I’m crazy about.
I appreciate how concise you kept this review, and that you've spent time replying to the video's comments.
It has still failed to convince me whether or not to make the purchase. All of the options and character possibilities are very enticing. Roles like Crystal Mage and Trap Specialist sound interesting and thematic, but I'm concerned the flavor vanishes and just becomes applying numbers.
Thnx for the kind words:-) Actually we had the same concerns before buying our first HEXplore It volume. I'm not saying base math is not a significant part of this game, but from our perspective not the biggest. Game stimulates our imagination A LOT, and during the session it's easy for us to get sucked into the theme.
Maybe your concerns can be addressed by the newest add-on (should be unlocked soon)? It's Klik’s Madness, campaign mode for the first Volume of HEXplore It.
@@BeastieGeeks I'll second that. It's a bit of math, but honestly not that bad. This game has card art that they didn't do in previous games (small budget independent group here, not a big company). I have to say, if I was recommending any of the HexploreIt games, this is the best entry point IMO. I woudl use this one as the test to see if you like it and if you want to get on board in the future. They are doing 6 games to complete the collection. So you'll have 2 more to get in on it.
@@klinktastic who knows, maybe even seven, inside the hex grid you have one extra space;-)
@@BeastieGeeks I hope they go beyond 6. I think they are starting to hit their stride. DoMN and the new campaign stuff looks amazing.
HEXplore IT is an Awesome series! I do not recommend starting with SoS as I did because of its overall difficulty, but it was still a GREAT experience!!!
However, each hour spend on the rules was worth the investment, SoS is simply brilliant!
thx for the review. I got the three first Vol. i'm waiting for this one and the campaign book for Vol 1. are you aware of encounter deck. cannont find a lot of information on gamefound or in publisher channel or website.
thanks for this video because this game deserved to be more well know specially for old school gamer ^^
Do you mean a living card deck?
Great review! 👍 I’m really interested in this game. BUT then I’d probably want everything and it gets quite expensive. Also I’ve heard the rules for SoS are not well written m, which makes me worry about the earlier games as well.
Tough life of being boardgamer:-p SoS entry threshold is MASSIVE, but still worth it 😂
I’ll pass. I also passed on SFB. I really want that game, but it wouldn’t get played. I really only play with my son with things being as they are, and then co-op games are better. DoMN I’d play solo, but I have so much on the way, I don’t really need it. Or MAYBE I’ll surprise myself and get only DoMN and not earlier ones, we’ll see 😂
Haha, I really know this pain, hate how short the day is:-p
Like everyone else .. this game looks interesting. But the complexity scares me a little. I would be playing this game only solo. Great review of the game. First time watcher but now a subscriber.
Hope you find more good content here and stay with us;-) if you are scared about complexity, try Noctis only, if this will be ok for you, you can rise the bar by checking previous volumes;-)
Never heard before about HEXplore, but Facebook waterboarded me with ADs of Mirza Noctis and I must say: a boardgame/RPG hybrid that screams BloodBorne and Castlevania? Sign me in goddamn!
Yeah, Castlevania is something we were attracted too xD
Sweet have been looking into this and was like wow other volumes as well. Overwhelming with the content. Was thinking of just starting with this one. Would you say its a good jump in point? Thanks :)
It definitely is! Most polished mechanics and almost the easiest to learn from the whole series:-)
@@BeastieGeeks oh damn you might of just pushed me over ha they will be doing at least two more as well so plenty of time to get older ones as well 🙂
Ur welcome:-p
@@BeastieGeeks ha great video by the way 😁 checked out one or two others. You guys are great! I have found some great channels the last two weeks because of wild assent and other games just looking into on. Thanks again bud 😁
@@yagsipcc287 thanks for so many kind words, if you can spread the word about our channel, we're trying to be 1000 subscribers strong:-) Yeah, WA looks veeeery tempting but need to save cash for Celestials from Diemension Games xD
On the fence about getting this one.
It’s a fence worth jumping over :-p
Do you have any of the others? If so, as a veteran of HexploreIt, I think this is their best yet. The day/night system, dungeons, etc looks very very well done. This is wow for me.
Man I was thinking I was going to let it go and then I watched your review and a few other play troughs and now I am in for base game at least hahaa. Thanks. You guys are doing a great job, loving the content!
@@michael3123 Smart man. Think of it as a D&D campaign in a box. Not tactical like the D&D Adventure system board games like Wrath of Ashardelon (based off D&D 4E), but like a full campaign. But instead of you know, a year, you can do it in a day or two (depending on how much time you can dedicate to a session).
I am hearing really good things about this series and the price is digestible. Hmm hard decisions. My fear is that it might be a bit too much.
Truth is the game requires a bit of devotion, even the "less complex" volume. Besides it's a really strong gam, fully focused on mechanics and immersion.
@@BeastieGeeks Thanks for the video and reply I have gone made the leap into Hexplore it.
@@lotterwinner6474 really hope you love the game as much as we did:-)
@@lotterwinner6474 nice! yes, this is the best volume to get started on the HexploreIt game system.
Subtitles are suggested by UA-cam in Dutch only...Maybe you set some metadata incorrectly?
Thnx for the tip, I've deleted Dutch subtitles but for the reason I can't understand UA-cam is not showing auto-ENG subtitles, and we tried everything. Maybe audio of this video is not recognisable by YT system.
I never played HEXplore it, the amount of keywords and options is kind of discouraging (for me)/overwhelming.
It is! But for us it's definitely worth the effort, and tanks almighty Domain has everything more compact, and in one place.
It's a pinch overwhelming at first. But the basic mechanics and turns are not very hard once you get 1-2 turns. If you watch a few plays, you'll pick it up pretty quick. If you're concerned with being indecisive, you should do random picks for race and role.
00:05 I see Galaxy’s Most Wanted 🤩
Yeah, got it on Saturday but it waits for some more free time 😭
I have it too, all sleeved and ready to play. But first we’re finishing a 2nd playthrough of TRoRS, where we have 3 villains left. Then probably Venom (who is going to be a hero soon in the game lol). Then it’s time for GMW 👍😁
@@Grognard-Solo-Gaming jealous! maybe we should reconsider Beastie Geeks, and come back to playing only, we have so many unplayed games/campaigns ;-(
@@BeastieGeeks I hope you don’t, I like Beastie Geeks! 😉 But there is always a risk in turning passion into work, so I hope you don’t burn out.