by shortansweet
huffa2 wrote:
FYI this came out the exact same month as Legendary - there was no competition, both games were just coincidentally in development at the same time.
Good to know. I was admittedly too sidetracked/lazy to investigate. That comment was definitely more a reaction to upcoming movies, and probably brashly tied to my feelings of this game.
gamezendo.com wrote:
1. Lower price: fact
2. Shorter setup time: fact
3. More varied art: fact
4. Funner gameplay: opinion, of course
5. Better mechanics: opinion
6. Better victory conditions: opinion
1, 2 and 3 I definitely agree with.
gamezendo.com wrote:
Counterpoint #3) DC is not in "hopeless catchup" of Marvel.
The reason it is easy to spout the hopeless catchup phrase is that the Marvel movie franchises are kicking butt, and that there have been more Marvel Zombies out there than DC fanboys since the heyday of the X-books. However, considering the following areas where DC is not playing "catchup" (all opinion of course)
1) DC's animated series and animated movies blow Marvel's out of the water.
2) DC's kids comics and chapter books (Superpets among them) are much more varied, numerous, and better written than Marvel's (Important for dads to know!)
3) DC's TV shows have been better (Arrow, Smallville, Lois & Clark...) though I've heard Agents of SHIELD is very good. Small sample sizes though, yes.
4) DC Universe themed boardgames have been better than Marvel based ones at this stage, outside of opinions on the deckbuilders.
1 and 3 definitely yes. 2 I don't keep up with but good to know.
4 also good to know, I've been wondering about the Batman game and have heard similarly good things in our local store.
Overall I do agree the game play is smoother, but I like heavier games. I did not mean to imply anyone is stupid. But to some unfamiliar with those types of mechanics I think this game handles them in a non-convoluted way. I just wanted more from the game, and it could have been my expectations that made it fall so hard for me.
I mentioned Dominion only because it is the classic, the original cliche if you will. But yes the theme there is spotty and quiet.
Thank you for the responses. :)