Tainted Grail After 70+ HOURS - Full Review
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Tainted Grail is complete. I’ve gone through an entire playthrough of the core box. I pushed off responsibilities, I ignored friends, but most of all… I had fun.
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There's an app with voice over so you don't need to read anything from the adventure book. The story and world is written by Krzysztof Piskorski, award winning polish fantasy author. I'd encourage you to play the game a second time, the 'grind' largely goes away when you already know what you're doing and there's SO many little secrets you'll miss the first time you'll be thankful you went in again.
Hello, do you know how to install the APP on android? It tells me, if i search for it that this app was developed for a older version of android.
@@sagittariusa9012 if it says it requires an older version of android you can't run it on that device period. You need a device that is running an older version of android. This is why I stopped buying apps years ago. Can no longer use things you bought after upgrading devices. And most apps never get updated unless they have some means of bleeding cash perpetually from you
I just started playing this a week ago. I won it from KoA. Been loving it. I had a feeling it was going to be set up on my table for a long time. Thanks for confirming that. Can't wait to dig into this one.
Awesome! Biggest advice from me? Don’t rush it. Unturn as many stones as you can. There is really cool stuff to find!
You've asked who did the story.
It was written by Krzysztof Piskorski, Polish fantasy writer, who got some awards for his books. So that's why the story (as a "novel") is so good.
Cool, he wrote for ISS Vanguard too.
This is one of my "grail" games. ;) Hearing your review just makes me want to play it even more! Thanks for the awesome review! Love the channel by the way!
We hope you are able to try it out sooner rather than later :) thanks for your kind words!
I have made it through Chapter 3 of this game so far. I love and agree with all of what you shared so far too. I had no idea there was a way to fast travel so that's super helpful to know. I also think this is a game where it would be okay to house rule your experience to make it play more with your pace of gaming too. I can see how the food farming in the beginning can feel a little tedious or how much it costs to light the Menhir's, so if those pieces of the game are dragging someone down from wanting to continue playing, I think it's okay to implement the story mode, or make food gains a little more generous.
I know later on in the game when you are more upgraded there are lots of ways to mitigate the more tedious parts when you start out as a B team hero.
I took this game over to a friend's to give them a taste of the game, and will have to set it up again soon. The last session I played I thought I would just sit down for 90 minutes...I ended up playing 7 hours. It's got a great, just one more turn vibe to it.
Absolutely! I definitely found places where a house rule significantly helped and elevated my experience of the game. Glad you’re loving it too! :D
Your enthusiasm for this game means it's on my to-buy list now. Great review.
Thank you so much! Stuff like this means a lot to hear.
Great overview and thoughts on the game. Grabbed the KS campaigns for super cheap($20 brand new) before even owning the base game, and been trying to snag a 2nd hand copy for awhile, and thankfully was able to find it pretty cheap on the second-hand market. Looking forward to painting and tabling the game finally
Menhirs are what make me flee this big tainted box
Maybe the next coming one, will fix that, improving a real exploration and immersion experience
I love your enthusiasm to talk about the game, i never finished Skyrim because i got bored by it eventually(90hs in) so i don't think it's a game for me. But i still want to try one day. (nice pun by the way xD)
Totally understand! I (Max) don’t think it’s for me either. I love Doolin’s enthusiasm and I wanna try it also.
First video I watch from you, instant sub! There will be a second edition upgrade pack with the new campaign, which include a fast travel mechanism for FoA^^
Great to have you!! :) And that’s great to hear about them adding that!
I bought the base game with the three expansions for a bargain price. I have only just started, solo with two characters but I am wanting to play every day. Sometimes it is frustrating but that just leads me to think of ways out of this. It is different to any other game that I have or have played.
Very nice video. Great solution with the waypoints mechanic. I think Awaken Realms must use this thought.
Awesome review! Thanks.
Thanks Kevin!
Awesome. Thank you for this 🙇♂️🙏
Thanks Oliver!
Thanks for your review! I ended up getting the game because of it. Quick question. I just finished Chapter 2 and now I’m on Chapter 3B. Am I locked out of 3A for the rest of the campaign? Because that’s what I really wanted to do.
Very much looking forward to reprint and new kickstarter! First one was before I truly got into the hobby. Are the expansions / extra content worth picking up?
I have yet to play any expansions or extras, but I hope to be able to answer that whenever I do!! Just the base game is great though.
Cant wait for the campagin. Bought it 3rd party and now i want all the extras. I want something to hold sleeve cards
Hi, please could you tell me exactly where, in the manual, is mentioned the fast travel system? You were referring to the part about levelling up the character but I can't see it. Thanks in advance.
So I no longer have my copy, as I beat it all and sold it to a friend, but I do distinctly remember it being a skill you can upgrade and get, not a rule in the rulebook you can necessarily find (it may be there I’m just not able to look it up). You’ll need to look at your possible upgrades, and find the one that I’m mentioning! Even still, it’s a pretty big cost, and not exactly like a normal fast travel in video games.
great honest review, sorry if this has been asked before but is there a chance you'll review Fall of Avalon 2.0 in the future?
People's main gripes with 1.0 seem to have been fixed in 2.0 according to the description on the Gamefound page, really interested to see if the improvements will change peoples minds entirely.
Thanks for the insights Doolin
Ha, I thought this was a review for the video game, had no idea it was based on a table top, cool.
Welcome!! Sorry you didn’t find what you were looking for originally 😂
Which campaign game do you prefer? Oathsworn or Tainted Grail?
Did you play with a single character or did you have more than one since you were playing solo? If so, which one? Does it seem like you would get a different experience with different characters?
Also wondering this. Just about to start this campaign and would like to true solo it, but is it a better experience multihanded?
I played with only one character and it was Arev, the mysterious farmer/retired veteran. Each character have some story elements that will definitely change, and i can’t speak to the others but I definitely enjoyed playing as the character I did. His base ability in getting food was helpful early game when he is my only character
id be curious on that top 25 you mentionned at the end ;)
Does this work good for a 3-4 player co-op?
I think Arkham Horror: TCG does the job better. With enough text to read and more gameplay.
That’s Kenny’s favorite game in our group, so he would definitely agree!
Love the miniatures. They are amazing and fun to paint. I played the game for over 15 hours. I like the story but hated the game play. I was hoping it would get better but it never did for me. I finally gave up after I finished chapter 5. Thinking about selling it.
I’m sorry to hear that! I definitely don’t think it’s for everyone, but I got lost in it. Like, could not put it down! The minis are super cool, and I like that there aren’t an overwhelming amount of them. Probably keeps the price down.
Hey Doolin, Besides fast traveling, any other house rules you used?
Loved the review !!
I’ll see if he can respond and provide any insight!
What do you think about the new Update Pack 2.0 that's being offered now? Do you think you would recommend getting it and the updated journals?
Unfortunately we know nothing about the quality of the new stuff!! If we ever get to review it we will let you know!
I can't wait for the Kings of Ruin campaign. Still trying to decide if I should buy the second edition of the core..
I haven’t even looked into expansions yet… another rabbit hole to go down 😂
@@Tablenauts Short-ish version.. rumor says the new campaign will be next month. It is a standalone expansion plus a 2nd edition of original core. One of the big things it seems will be having a wyrdness side to the location cards that do not require you to dispel the wyrdness to pass through, but it is more dangerous.
I got the stretch goals box which includes Last Knight & Age of Legends which are each 30-40h campaigns. I will probably skip Red Death as it has fairly mixed reviews and is half the length for more $$ than the stretch goals box.
Good luck!
There are a lot of issues with the mechanics of the game and balance of systems that need to be discussed. The economy of the game system including the level system is also broken. If you play smart, you can break the game by chapter 3-4. This means that you are forced to play dumb to make the game work, undermining what the game promises the gamer when first picked up. Playing stupid to make the game more challenging is also boring and breaks immersion. For those wanting a more nuanced discussion of the games problematic design look through the BGG forum.
Heard other reviewers say it becomes a grind, with no improvement in combat. Just a rinse and repeat. What are your thoughts?
Great puns by the way - tell your friend with the cat to step it up.
I would politely disagree with those who say that, at least from what I played! I enjoyed the deck-building aspect through using experience to get more cards, and the way cards only activate if you have the right specs. And the monsters DEFINITELY scale which make some fights terrifying but also satisfying when you manage to still defeat them. I would say people who find the combat stale, means they haven’t spent much time actually improving their character’s hand enough to make each fight feel different.
@@Tablenauts thank you for the reply, I'll go back to looking into it more, I would love to get a solo game like this
When are you going to get into the expansions? Felt there was a lot more to the story after only completing the base game.
No idea! Currently we only have the base game but I might look into acquiring them!
I enjoyed the game. I think it'd be better to play without the menhirs being longer, no need to relight, and also maybe doubling the food you get.
If you think that, you will probably love the new one, because they fix a lot of that stuff! I’m excited for my full copy to come
What house rules did you use?
I house ruled that I could fast travel between menhirs I had previously visited if I had their resources to light them. I tried not to abuse it, but without the game did drag on when it didn't need to at times!
@@Tablenauts That's a good hosuerule.
I am going to the controversial but I hated the game.
I tried to play with 3 friends. (4 players)
things I disliked.
-lighting the menhirs. the cost increased for every player. and the menhir was lit for a shorter amount of time making the game in to a collecting game. we couldn't progress after 10h in beacuse the lighting was soooo expensive.
even going back lighting a old one cost us ALL our resources.
-the journal entries for each card costing energy.
I hated this. beacuse SO many journal entries lead to a dead end. like 80% of them lead nowhere. not even clues.
we 4 came ro a point where it just was not fun anymore and ended up in a huge grind fest.
I guess this game leans towards 1-2 players better than 4