So a Dark Souls tabletop game officially endorsed by Namco is coming to kickstarter today. Already these two figurines have been revealed.
It is supposedly gonna have a huge focus on stamina management and will be very tough. I'm looking forward to hearing of the details on it soon.
Probably won't even play the game, but gimme some souls minis for sure
I'm expecting something like The Dark Eye - convoluted shit by people who think they like crunch but don't understand game design.
>>46769348
Oh hell yes. It'll be worth it just for the sweet minis alone. The biggie and smalls figurines already got me excited
>>46769364
I haven't played it, but Guildball is pretty well regarded.
>>46769348
So who would you like to see in the core game as minis?
We got Ornstein and Smough, of course. Those two are pretty much the most iconic of the game.
I'd also like to see the Gaping Dragon, Nito, Seath, Maneater Mildred, Queelag, the other three knights of Gwyn, Gwyn himself, and perhaps even some bosses from Dark Souls 2, like the Looking Glass Knight.
Expansions can include more characters from Dark Souls 2 and 3, and hell maybe a rule extension for Bloodborne as well.
>>46769343
I might buy it just for the minis, but Steamforged did pretty fucking good with Guildball so I'm optimistic about the actual game part.
>>46769447
Artorias, Elite Knight, Kirk, Solaire, Havel, Tarkus.
For monster types, Smelter Demon, Taurus Demon, Gaping Dragon, Aldia, Bell Gargoyle. 4kings would be cool, but needing 4 of them would be a drag hey.
I am curious if this will be a legit board game or if it will be more of a tabletop RPG. According to their website they intend for the game to be very easy to get into, but scales into complexity overtime. If this is intended for long term play, it does sound like it is meant for longer or at least mid-length campaigns.
I am sure that means that you start with one of the starting classes like you would in the video game, then spec your stats with soul levels overtime. No race or rolling stats bullshit: You just pick a class, get your starting equipment, spells, and maybe one special item of choice, then go to town.
http://steamforged.com/dark-souls-kickstarter
Oh, phew, it's just a board game.
If it's something like the Castle Ravenloft DnD4e-inspired board game, that could be pretty cool.
>>46769364
Out of interest, what's so bad about tDA in your opinion?
>>46769447
>>46769501
dont forget The Pursuer, one of the cooler elements of DS2
or is this only going to draw from the original?
Holy fucking shit, Gibs me dat Ornstein! I'm not too big into the whole boardgame aspect but I hope they made the figures available separately too. Would make god-like proxies.
>>46769343
Game looks meh, miniatures look ok.
>>46769447
A miniature for every class from DS1 in their iconic outfit.
Black Knights.
Toxic dart sniper midget.
>>46769447
>So who would you like to see in the core game as minis?
Fucking Priscilla and Quelaag!
Solaire, of course (PtS). And is they have enough mold for the tits, Gwynevere.
>>46769984
>So who would you like to see in the core game as minis?
>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!
I weep for our future.
>>46769993
>>46769984
>Proxying a Keeper of Secrets with Gwynevere.
>>46769993
Replacing all logical, coherent thought with BOOBS is an act humanity has been performing for about as long as humanity has been a thing, anon.
Though personally I'd like to see more of the demon types, Capra demonand dogs, Taurus Demon, Titanite demon...
>>46769993
You can keep on weeping while the rest of us proceed to have sex lives and build the future based on human desires, as has been the case for thousands of years. Enjoy your
Also, Artorius and Sif are cool.
>>46769447
I definitely need the Knights of Gwyn.
From DS2, I'd want Emerald Herald, Benhart of Jugo, Lucatiel, Darklurker, Lost Sinner, Iron King, Executioner's Chariot, Velstadt, Fume Knight, Sir Alonne, Ivory King, and maybe Sihn, if they can make one that big.
DS3,Abyss Watchers, Saint Aldritch (though his appearance is itself a spoiler), Yhorm the Giant,Pontiff Sulyvain, High Lord Wolnir (just imagine the giant skele), Prince Lothric/Lorian, and some of the NPCs like Siegward.
AlsoSoul of Cinder
>>46769364
We're talking about a board game, not an RPG.
On one hand, I hate that "cool miniatures" and massive over-production are what drives so much success on kickstarter for board games, but on the other hand... we keep getting really cool miniatures for the folks that want them.
Hopefully the game itself is cool as well.
>>46769364
Somebody watches Jim Sterling
>>46770090
"Dungeon-delve" board games can walk that line pretty well - and can lean either way.
That's certainly the most obvious route to take with the license - and the most miniatures-intensive.
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say nobody will ever pick the Moonlight Butterfly.
I'm a little disappointed they're doing a dungeon crawler, and especially concerned that it's a dice based one, but as with many in the thread, I'm gonna back this entirely for the minis.
It is a shame, though. I still think there are vastly more interesting things you could do with a boardgame in the Souls universe. The XCOM boardgame had the right idea, trying to create a new and different experience in the same universe without directly competing with what the vidya version already does better.
They better release those minis separately because Im not going to buy some game Ill play maybe twice with people.
>>46770106
Not him what's that got to do with anything?
>>46769447
Solaire in his "praise the sun" pose.
>>46769894
I don't know about 2, but they've shown a mini of the Dancer from 3 already.
>>46769447
SIEGMEYER OF THE KNIGHTS OF CATARINA
>>46770049
I very much doubt you have a sex life.
>>46770126
I have a feeling that no one is going to say Pinwheel either.
Even though I liked the fight itself for being a welcome relief after fucking Skeleton Wheel Valley.
Actually fuck it, add Skeleton Wheel to the miniatures desired. I want a pull-back-and-go version to fire at things.
>>46770049
People who obsess about making sexual fantasies out of everything usually arent getting much at all.
You know what'd be cool to have? A Siegmeyer bookend. It could be shaped like a wall and he'd be sitting on top of it fast asleep.
>>46770049
>wants boobs on everything
>has a sex life
Pick one, and only one.
Why is this murderous game so damn comfy?
They'd better put as much effort into the board art as they do into the minis.
>>46769447
>So who would you like to see in the core game as minis?
I'd like some new knights. Guys we haven't seen before. I just love the Dark Souls knight designs and would legit buy the whole game just for them.
So what core game mechanic that perfectly embodies Dark Souls should be present in the board game to differentiate it from a standard dungeon crawl?
>>46770442
Personally, I wouldn't make it a dungeon crawl, but if I had to I'd build it around balancing and management of risk against reward. Set it up as semi co-op, semi-competitive, with each person on their own journey but with the ability to assist or invade others.
You're all heading for the same endpoint, and it's a matter of who gets there first. You're balancing health and stamina in each fight, whether to press on to try and win or withdraw for another go, while also dealing with the risk and reward of going from bonfire to bonfire. Can you make it to the next one, or should you recharge and try again?
Covenants could be picked up in play, alongside items etc, giving you extra options and bonuses for interacting with other people.
Honestly, that idea would likely work better as a dungeon crawl themed card game than a tabletop with a lot of minis.
Is there a Soulsborne character more evil than Pontiff Sulyvahn?
Look at the list of crimes he is responsible for:
>Stole the Profane flame after Yhorn went LoC. cheapening his legacy while using it to bolster his down
>Usurped the capital of Anor Londo, making it his powerbase while tearing down the symbols of the once glorious Old Gods and enslaving their servants
>Let Gwyndolin be horrible raped and devoured slowly by his pet cannibalistic slime monster, Saint Aldritch
>Turn the Knights of Anor Londo into his own personal army and made the Handmaiden his personal Dancer Harem, removing their ass armor to oogle at them at will
>Kidnap children that even resembles the Old gods to ensure his power will remain forever and to wipe out potential threats
>Exiled his enemies as Outrider knights but secretly booby trapped their rings so that they are driven insane into bestial knights.
>Usurp the Darkmoon blades and make his own twisted imitation of their powers.
>Slaughtered almost everyone of his the Darkmoon knights in the company and lock their cutie Captain who is basically Priscella 2.0 in a tower.
>Keeps a dungeon that's basically Lataria 2.0 complete with branding jailors and half-insane inmates
>Organised a fightclub with the Abyss Watchers right before their debut so that you only get to fight 1 as an mid-boss instead of a glorious endboss
>Returned one of the Stormruler blades to Yhorn so he ends up as a shitty gimmick fight instead of a fitting conclusion to the Epic saga of Onion Kinght's quest
>Has such a kickass theme that's used in the Launcher trailer, but is actually disappointingly short
>Separated his boss weapons into 2 generic weapon instead of an Awesome paired weapon that lets you be a Sithlord
>Swapped the INT and FAITH scaling around so he can remain as Sorcrer supreme
>Actually cause you Sin when you kill him because he's the new boss of Darkmoons now
>Is a majority shareholder in Scamco and delayed DS3 because he wanted more buffs
>>46770481
spoilers damn it man
>>46769343
Ehm... Why is the fat guy dressed up as a cake and a ballsack neck with eyes...
legit question
>>46770638
Because
>>46770638
Because reasons.
>>46770638
I think it's because he eats people
Or something. You really can't sweat the details in these games too much
>>46770638
That's Smough.
Basically, he's a big guy.
I wouldn't mind Quelana, the mother of pyromancies from DS1
>>46770780
For you.
>>46769343
Sounds cool, the world is the best part of dark souls so getting to explore it through a table top game sounds like it has potential
>>46770816
They would have to make a convincing and intresting "story" for it, or go the simple and vague route.
>>46770816
I doubt there would be much world exploration in a board game. It will most likely be a series of set battle pieces.
>>46770481
Pontiff Sulyvahn confirmed That Guy of the Souls Universe.
>>46770442
total RNG
>>46769958
>Toxic dart sniper midget.
>>46769343
I'm actually pretty exited for this. From what I've seen and read it looks like it could fun, but if it does suck I still get the minis. It's a win-win for me.
Also do the models come grey? I'd like to paint bosses like Dancer and Artorias.
>>46770481
>>46770749
>>46770915
I wonder if the whole 'Snaketrap dies slowly and horribly, then his desecrated remains get waved in your face during the boss fight' was just a fuck you to the rule 34 crowd. It's not like he was a particularly memorable boss or an important part of the franchise, no reason for him to make a cameo.
It's like at some early meeting they went, 'So here we have The Blob on this recycled map, who are we going to feed to it that the players will recognize?'
'The sunny guy.'
'No, he's roasted.'
'Ornstein?'
'No, he's in DLC.'
'Andre?'
'Nah, we'll have to make a new blacksmith then.'
'...The snake dude.'
'Who?'
'The tranny from that covenant that never worked properly. The one with the moveset that does not in any way fit the theme of a devouring blob monster.'
'Eh whatever.'
>>46769958
>Toxic dart sniper midget.
The dancer has also been revealed
>>46769958
>toxic dart sniper midget
>>46769958
>toxic dart sniper midget
>>46771453
Most likely they made another attempt at making a "liquid boss" FROM have been dreaming about for a while now, failed and decided to turn him into a fanservice boipucci boss. I mean, other bosses didn't get their title changed, yet somehow Aldrich went from being Saint of the Deep to Devourer of Gods. Most likely he was supposed to be a Cathedral of the Deep final boss, and Deacons would've been placed somewhere earlier in one of the large open areas, like where you see them in the trailer.
That said, I don't think it turned out to be that bad, and the fight itself is pretty much Aldia's fight from DaS2 done right.
>Snaketrap dies slowly and horriblyHe is still probably alive and you can hear him screaming, although it's hard because the ebin remix theme is so damn loud. Aldrich is a slow eater.
>>46770185
>>46770218
>>46770233
>>46771708
>meme
Nice try, permavirgin.
>>46771671
>Gwyndolin had to watch all of Anor Londo fall to ruin
>His family
>His few friends
>His Darkmoons
>All dead and faded
>Suddenly Aldritch breaks into Londo
>Gwyndolin is too weak at this point
>Slowly devoured by Aldritch
>His very soul has been violated by the monstrosity
>He lives in constant agony and torment as Aldrich slowly and painstakingly devours Gwyndolin whole
>The agony and the pain at long last ends when you enter the room to end the Abomination
>mfw even Giant Blacksmith is dead on top of all this
Jesus Christ Dark Souls is extra Dark.
>>46772103
>mfw even Giant Blacksmith is dead on top of all this
I actually shed a tear for the poor lad when i saw his corpse
So when is the kickstarter going live? I thought it was today.
>>46769343
>Bamco endorsed
Already sounds terrible
>>46772103
>Eat a princess
>Steal her hat
I like Aldritch's style.
>>46771715
Is there really that few nerds that get some?
>feels good to be the 1%
>>46771671
>fanservice boipucci boss
It's the literal opposite of that. That's what I was saying. It was a Fuck You: The Boss to snaketrap fans and a crappy fight for everyone else. It served no point other than being annoying. Like if they put the Capra fight in the DLC but make it worse, and when you walk in Sieglinde's corpse is impaled on his dick and it's implied her father was forced to watch until he went hollow.
>>46769984
Implying that Gwynavere's boobs can in any instance ever have the word 'mini' next to them
>>46772465
>mfw giving Andre the Giant Coal
>All these people talkin bout Gwyndolyn's admittedly sad death.
>Nothing about theFair Lady's corpse along with Quelana's corpse at her legs.
>All that effort to heal her, for naught.
Fight me! C'mon!
So now their site, when you click on the dark souls board game announcement, takes you to some shit called SquareSpace that you need a login for?
The fuck is this? I thought they wanted me to kickstart their game. Why are they making this difficult?
>>46773302
it's not up for another hour according to their twitter thingy, website probably got swamped in the meantime.
>>46773302
Squarespace is a hosting site, they got overloaded and their hosting server probably crashed.
So how does this compare to Kingdom Death?
>>46773421
Very different games, KD will still likely be a better game overall.
>>46773421
No idea, we have limited details.
It sounds like, instead of having a settlement, you play 'levels'. Levels start with a bonfire, and then you fight through a bunch of minions (we don't know if the level is randomly generated or a set path) and ends with a boss monsters. If you die, you get sent back to the bonfire and everything respawns.
The monster has an AI deck, like KDM, that determines what attacks it uses, where that attack targets, and also where the monster is most vulnerable right now as a result. Unlike KDM, when the AI deck runs out you just take it and put it back, without shuffling it, so if you can remember the pattern of attacks last time you will know in advance what the monster will do this time around.
Stamina = Health. Taking actions temporarily lowers it, taking damage permanently lowers it. So as you take damage you ability to take actions suffers, and taking a bunch of actions at once leaves you open to getting one hit killed in reprisal. Estus takes you back to full, but takes an entire turn to drink so you better be out of harms way first.
I get the impression that it scratches a lot of the same itches as KDM, but with less of a campaign focus because there is no settlement. There was a proof of concept game demo for the combat system at a convention, but it was just a boss fight. We have no idea what the rest of the game looks like.
>>46770481
You've got the relationship between Suly and Aldrich backwards.
>>46773461
Shame about that pricetag, though. If I could get the starter box for half the price I would pick it up. Although, I can't say that I care a whole lot for the survivor minis, though.
>>46772103
To be honest I always feel despair when I see Anor Londo in dark souls 3. Seeing the realm of the Gods who had cast down the everlasting dragon is in ruins with everyone either dead or left. Especially since in Dark souls 1 I chose to prolong the fire in an attempt to preserve whatever glory remained in the realm.
>>46773514
It's a pasta.
>>46773535
The realm of the gods was basically already fallen once you get there in the the first game. It was never likely to recover.
>>46772465
> You didn't deserve this, may the flames guide thee
>>46773513
If they are smart, they'll tap into all the people that missed out on the KD:M kickstarter. I badly want that game, but Im not willing to pay $400 for the core, and another ~$600 for the expansions.
If the Dark Souls kickstarter can offer a poor mans KD:M, with a broader appeal - they'll get a lot of attention. The name alone ensures they utterly crush any sane kickstarter goals. I just hope they can get it out in a reasonable timeframe. I have faith the game will be worth owning. I am ready, lets hurry up and do this.
>>46773648
Shame that the monsters in Dark Souls are not nearly as morbid as the ones in Kingdom Death.
>>46771671
>boipucci
Can we stop using this cringeworthy term?
>>46773680
Depends. I'd argue shit like the Gaping Dragon is pretty top tier.
>>46773297
Those were brought in just to give you a quick kick in the gut. Gwyndolin was turned into an awful boss fight, and replaced as head of the dorkmoons by the creepy little girly from Lynch's Dune.
>>46769343
I don't like boy-with-balls-on-chin's hammer
>>46769447
Alonne
>>46773768
Man, Sir Alonne and the Alonne Knights were one of the best things to come out of DS2.
>>46773714
Yeah, but it's also the only one that kinda stands out as extreme body horror.
>>46773733
It was more than a quick kick for me man. I was a Chaos Servant back in Ds1 on my first character. Starting gift was the Witch's Ring.
>>46773778
They're definitely my favorite part of the game.
>>46773778
I rather enjoyed all the DLC areas. The sunken city was the least interesting, though.
>>46773799
Personally I preferred it to Brume Tower, but I can agree that on the whole the DLC was the best part of DS2. I loved the environmental puzzles in Shulvah, and the story of that doomed city. Then again, Eleum Loyce was my absolute favourite. I went out of my way to grind Loyce Souls for that armourset.
>>46773808
Elysium Loyce is probably my favourite area in the game followed by Brume Tower.
>>46773864
Kinda sad that a lot of the areas weren't that big.
>>46773875
Didn't Dark Souls 2 director just kinda bail in the middle of development or something? Clearly the DLC areas was directed by someone else.
>>46773795
Was she turned into an annoying boss fight and you now feed humanity to Eingyi in a skirt?
>>46773899
Yes, he didn't do DS2, too busy doing Bloodborne.
That's why DS2 is so boringly linear and DS1 is so brilliantly convoluted.
>>46773899
>Didn't Dark Souls 2 director just kinda bail in the middle of development or something?
Yeah, the even removed Shibuya's name from the credits in SotFS.
Game went through a really problematic development process.
>>46773943
I doubt the anon meant Miyazaki, he practically was not involved.
Shibuya was directing DaS2 initially, fucked up miserably, they had to assign a new director (Yui Tanimura), but BAMCO wouldn't let him re-build the game from scratch due to time restrictions and he was forced to sew together already created assets, thus making a vidya Frankenstein and becoming the ultimate scapegoat and antichrist of Souls fandom, even though he is not fully responsible for the game ending up the way it ended up being.
>>46774038
I've only played Scholar, but I don't think it was a bad game. Not a great one, not up to the standards of the Souls series, but I enjoyed my time with Scholar of the First sin enough to make it worth playing.
https://youtu.be/DLz2K90ABwo
>>46774055
I think Dark Souls 2 is a fine game. It sure is a whole lot better than most other games in the genre released at the time. People are just being too emotional and invested in the first game. Hell, I thought Dark Souls was inferior to Demon's Souls at the time due to all the unfinished flaws in the game like Lost Izalith.
>>46774167
Dark Souls 1 is one of few games where I'd really enjoy seeing a full HD remake. Do a 'classic' mode with the same mechanics and features, just a UI and graphics overhaul, but I'd also love it if they went all out on making an improved version of the game. Import some of the mechanical refinements from the future games and fully implement some of the cut features and scaled back areas to create a really definitive version of the game.
>>46774234
I would like a touched up version of Demon's Souls. It would make me buy a PS4.
>>46774234
I'd buy that. DS1 has some of the most evocative scenery and atmosphere I've ever seen in any video game.
Ta-da.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game
So here it is.
>>46774389
and it fucking exploded right out of the gate. That 70k goal was obliterated.
>>46774234
Despite lost izalith being pretty shitty and rushed, I think being slightly unfinished and having cut content really improved dark souls. Based off of what they had wanted to do with Oscar originally, it seems the two endings existing would have been much more blatant.
>>46774389
The minis are kinda underwhelming. They look a bit too smooth and unrefined.
>>46774433
I'm sure that was the intent, they lowball, knowing that $1m is their real goal.
I'm just curious how much they had to pay for licensing costs.
>>46774433
Looks good, but I would like to see more player characters. Hope they'll make some good expansions. And that they will actually be affordable without selling your kidney.
I'm torn, because I've not been able to play Dark Souls 2 or 3, and I've been relatively unspoiled for a lot of them. I did like the first game an enormous amount though.
>>46774482
Well it's the early renders of them
>>46774575
I really like DaS2, but you won't miss much by skipping it.
>>46774489
Gotta be at least 100K for something like this. Probably more. It'll limit it to a single production run in all likelihood, I don't expect a sustained project beyond the initial boardgame without more kickstarters backing it.
>>46774599
I will wait and see. I might just save my money for a Kingdom Death starter box instead. I'm really liking that White Lion mini.
>>46774454
You could argue that any area after Sen's is shitty and rushed. There was the passage to Anor Londo that was cut and replaced with the winged demons cutscene, Anor Londo is too clean and empty, all four lord soul areas suck some kind of ass. While it's good they had to drop some of their original ideas, DaS1 could use going through another development cycle. The contrast between the first and the second half is... stark.
>>46774609
That's what I thought, but I'm still curious. Its highly unlikely I'm going to be able to get a PS4 or time to play the new one any time soon as well.
The one thing that doesn't translate well to a board game at all is the verticality of DS, or really the exploratory adventure aspects at all. The idea that Lordran was one vast environment, logically linked from top to bottom that was very slowly decaying but where people were still trying (or at least had tried) to repair and salvage it. That was my favourite part of the whole experience, and something that DS2 apparently lost.
>>46774708
I noticed that, but I quite liked the winged demon transports. They were a bit Dreamlands, and the idea that the olympian heaven of the Gods had obvious demons in place of angels was an early sign that things were not right even there.
>>46774666
I'll see what the campaign is looking like near the end before I put money in.
>>46774708
>The contrast between the first and the second half is... stark.
It really is. And yet it's hard to put a finger on why except for some areas of blatant problems aka we're out of time and the publisher is breathing down our necks, copy and paste a load of the same mob areas.
I can happily replay everything up to Anor Londo, and go through the painting. But the trudge to Ornstien and Smough sucks the life out of me every time, and doesn't feel worth the slog through the more dull stuff after that to get the more dispersed good bits.
>>46774536
Well good news is that Pyromancer and Hunter classes had been added as stretch goals and met. I am hoping the Sorcerer and Cleric classes will make it too.And for those wanting high risk/reward, the Deprived.
I do like how the bosses have specific behavior cards too. Makes them feel more unique to eachother.
My only real worry is how they will be able to sustain the game with only three bosses at the start. Will you HAVE to get the Minis for the expansion sets, or will they have booster sets that are just card packs instead for those who can't afford to spend 40 to 70 bucks per expansion?
Looking forward to painting these minis
The heroes look acerage. So do most of the minis.
Ornstein and SMoug are neat but the belfry demon looks ass.
I hope there's more bosses because The Dance and Titanite Demon are boring as fuck tbqh my famalamia.
>>46769447
Shrek
>>46769447
I'd really like to see the forest huntersm and they'd be incredibly easy to pull off, given they double as the base player classes, barring shiva and his bodyguard. I feel like they'd make for really interesting gameplay.
So does Solaire have the potential to be added as a Sunbro-styled cleric class if they add that stretch goal?
I'd pay top dollar to do some jolly cooperation with my old pal again.
>>46775139
On the topic of invaders like the Forest Hunters, I do like the idea of using the characters not used by the players as invaders during the game.
>>46774944
I love how this guy's mini is fucking /tg/ famous now. A+ conversion.
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>>46775252Lautrec when?
>>46775538
Siegmeyer and Lautrec are my two favorite NPCs, I want them so bad.
>>46770638
Fun fact, fat cake guy is the games director, Miyazaki's favorite design.
They are certainly taking their time updating the stretch goals. The 90k mark was passed an hour ago.
>>46775744
Apparently they have to ask Japan for approval first.
Since, ya' know, it's not like they should have prepared for FUCKING DARK SOULS to be successful or anything...
Dark Souls minis are one of those things I've wanted for years... but space is an issue, and I'd rather spend this money on video games. If I back the kickstarter, it's really going to be contingent on whether or not the stretch goals are good. That's the main reason I like mini kickstarters, you get shit tons of high quality minis (hopefully) for a cutthroat price.
>>46775805
This has been handled very poorly so far.
Not to mention the shipping estimate, I can't believe I am going to be charged more for shipping while being in Europe than the Americans.
>>46769447
Mirror Knight was one of the best bosses in theme/appearance in the souls games. Only one I really remember in DS2, but he was top notch.Ornstein best knight of Gwynn Artorias is edgelord
>>46775744
>>46775805
Gaping dragon confirmed.
>>46775872
They're a pretty small UK company, their biggest thing so far is Dreadball. Met what I assume was most of their staff at a tiny event last year, they were nice people but I'm honestly shocked they got the gig rather than one of the big boys.
>>46772103
There is no happy ending in dark souls.
>>46770442
If it wasn't so daunting for a first cosplay I'd love to try and make Ornstein's armor. The dude hits all my marks for what I'd want in a knight - bronze/brassy colors, spear-oriented but not some unarmored bounce-around-ninja, lion-motifs.
>didn't pick up his armor before I started my NG+ game in DS3.
FUG. Least I have theemote to get to dragon peakso I'd just have to rush to get toarchdragon peak
>>46775991
>>46775872
But still, they could have expected a crowd at the opening of the project. The community is full of people VERY invested in the games, and the projects have most funding at the start of campaign and at the end.
>>46776131
>cosplay
Uh, they said the minis come fully assembled. What can I expect since I only had contact with unassembled ones so far?
> Invader mini
> not Giantdad
> not even Kirk
> just a dude with a generic silver knight helm and a mace
This is a travesty. I get that Giantdad himself might be too much to hope for, but that is the least impressive Invader they could have designed.
>>46776256
>Uh, they said the minis come fully assembled. What can I expect since I only had contact with unassembled ones so far?
Nothing exciting, just means they come like you see in the pictures. What you see is what you'll get. Most board game minis work like this since they're also trying to appeal to non-wargamers who aren't into the modelling side of the hobby.
>>46776340
Thanks, guess I always expect having to bleed for my hobbies.
>>46774817
>I'll see what the campaign is looking like near the end before I put money in.
Yeah, I have put enough money into kickstarters by now to learn some temperance. I have already put a lot of money into the Monolith Conan boardgame. So I don't feel like I need another boardgame with lots of minis at this point.
Honestly, I would be more interested in the kickstarter if they would just produced resin or plastic sprue Dark Souls minis, instead of having to just tie it all into a yet another boardgame.
Kinda disappointed. Really expensive, and not that much stuff in it. Obviously just paying for the license.
>>46777454
Hopefully it'll get better with stretch goals.
>>46777454
They made a new update with the new bonuses if it means anything for you.
But I agree. There isn't a lot of stuff for the price, I might cancel my pledge if nothing really interesting comes up within the next month.
>>46776256
>What can I expect since I only had contact with unassembled ones so far?
You can expect having to carefully disassemble them, clean mold lines, fill gaps and put them back together. Because the underpaid Chinese factory worker who did original assembly did piss poor job.
>>46776340
At least you will still be able to paint them, so painters got something to work with.
I'm sure some expansion packs will require some assembly too for the bigger minis.
>>46776447
>>46777575
So I DO get to clumsily cut myself while fiddling with an xacto knife.
You had me worried there for a second.
>>46769447
>The FourhundredKings.
>Four Knights of Gwyn
>Cute Puppy Sif
>Darkwraiths
>Gwyn, Gwyndolin, and Gwynevere
>Silver/Black knights
>Solaire
>Siegmeyer
>Lautrec
>TARKUUUUSS
>Big Hat Logan
I'll admit, I wouldn't care about the game, but the minis so far look kickass.
>>46776256
Expect A LOT of warping because chinese factories are literally run on dog shit.
Do we have a scale for any of the miniatures yet? I want to know if I can use them as proxies in anything
>>46778471
A recent update clarified it as 32mm heroic scale.
Holy shit, I know it says it's not finished, but the gargoyle looks all kinds of wrong.
>>46769447
Marvellous Chester.
>>46778471
>Dark Souls + STALKER
the perfect mix of dark and comfy as fuck.
>>46778551
The models are kinda bad, I dunno what the people who say they're good are looking at.
Probably just pumped they're DS models and ignoring the actual quality.
>>46769447
Kalameet and Capra Demon
>>46778491
Really? They dont seem that size in any of the videos but I guess it could just be poor perspective.
>>46778696
Shit, what would Emissions look like in DS?
>>46778551
I think it's the proportions that are off or just look bad in miniature form.
>>46778709
Eurgh, fuck Kalameet. He ruined me so hard.
>>46777591
Maybe but in my experience even large minis come pre-assembled. I've got all the Cthulhu wars shit and none of that required assembly and those are some big ass minis.
And yea whenever I pick this up I'm excited to paint it all. Good excuse to use non metallic metal techniques.
>>46778729
They just kind of fucked it up.
>>46778902
Well, there we go then. The boardgame minis suffer from manlet proportions.
Might as well take out a loan and go Kingdom Death instead.
>>46778551
The snout's sticking out too far from the helmet. The great thing about the design was that the helmet looked like the actual head, almost as if it was fused to it.
>>46778551
The head sort of looks like an angry camel.
>>46769343
wont let us buy expansions during the pledgemanager unless we are retailers. dropped like a fucking hot potato the twats.
>>46779502
No? There's one retailer specific exclusive that's been announced, and they've explained their reasoning for it in a post. Some other content might be retailer specific, but the vast majority is available to all backers. Which you'd know if you actually read the page.
>>46779502
>Open up a lgs
>Pledge
>get last giant
>Close store
>>46779502
>>46779056
This project is already screaming "Badly Managed" and it's day fucking one.
>>46779502
Huh? Am I missing something? I was under the impression we only don't get to buy retailer exclusives during the campaign, only after it ends?
>>46779471
Yeah, there's a bit of similarity there.
>>46779502
I guess they don't want to cause some sort of delay by putting in too many things to order from the manufacturer. Either way I'm not impressed by what I have seen so far. They fail to capture the Dark Souls atmosphere with the minis.
>Want to back this game
>Backed the HS game and MN9
I just don't know bros
>>46779622
Nope, even during the pledgemanager you aren't allowed to purchase the "retailer exclusive" add-ons. You have to wait and buy them retail.
>>46779805
This one is a company that has actually made games before and not just in a 'one of these guys who is on the project did a thing when he was backed by a major corporation once'. Said game making company is still in business.
They are working with a popular IP of an ongoing franchise.
They have a proof of concept and physical elements already available for cons and shit.
This is a pretty safe bet, as far as kickstarter goes. We are getting a game out of this. The only question is whether that game is worth what we paid, but the stretch goals that we reached just today alone leave me fairly satisfied.
>>46773923
No, her corpse is in the Smouldering lake with Quelanna's corpse curled up next to her.
>>46779610
This.
This shit is going to fuck up harder than Robotech Tactics. Don't be surprised no one sees a single fucking shipment for another 15 years, if at all.
>>46779857
I honestly don't give a fuck about the actual game, like its rules and shit, I just want those minis. I might cream myself if they reveal Artorias, Kalameet, Sulyvahn, or Black Knights. I don't really like the pose the Silver non-bow Knights have now though.
>>46779056
Didn't know what KDM was, looked it up. Seems cool, but jesus christ redditers need to learn how to clean mold lines
>No Penetrator
>No Garl Vinland
>No Yurt
>No Fools Idol
I just need more Demon's Souls in my life
>>46780623
Kingdom Death looks like Berserk meets the Souls games and Monster Hunter in a spooky purgatory. I'm also always amazed by people that buy expensive minis and then don't put that little extra effort into them.
>>46780680
It's dead, Jim.
>>46780680
Different publisher, sadly, so it'd be hard for them to secure the rights. Same problem with Bloodborne.
>>46780785
Bloodborne is getting a card game by eric lang, cmon is publishing it straight to retail. Sadly for whatever reason it is 3+ players with a bluffing mechanic. Feels like eric just taked on the bloodborne skin to a leftover idea.
>>46780833
I saw that. I'm honestly more hopeful for that than the Dark Souls game, but see >>46770130 for my thoughts on vidya tabletop adaptations in general. The tl;dr is that I want to see them do something different with the concept.
>>46780692
I'm actually baffled that people wouldn't take the time to clean mold lines on KDM stuff as it just ruins how nice the minis are. Fucking richfags.
>>46780950
It's not even hard since most of the Kingdom Death boardgame stuff seems to be in hard plastic sprues.
>>46769343
anyone else having a problem with their card? I talked to my bank and i'm all good but whenever i try to pledge it says my card is declined
>>46769447
Well... assuming that the game doesn't have to be canon, I'd love to see a FULL POWAH King Vendrick boss mini. I could double as one of those massive basically-a-figurine pieces like Chthulu was for horrorClix.
I want Gwyn in full Zeus mode.
>>46769447
The Four Knights and Sif are obligatory, as are the Four Lord Souls. Priscilla, Onion Knight, and Solaire.
>>46770946
>Dark Souls
>RNG
git gud
>>46769447
Yhorm the Giant And Artorias
