Vanaheim - a rogue-lite indie dungeon crawl for your table top (available at the Game Crafter)

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @TheDungeonDive
    @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +32

    For those of you looking for game play, here is a link for play session from the designer. I don’t do gameplay videos for board games. I don’t have fun. Too many people complain about rules errors, and I’m not a rules guy. But then people complain when I don’t do game play. Oh well. In other words, there are better channels out there for game play.
    ruclips.net/video/wMWa5sS5yL0/видео.html

    • @LoretakersGamingRoom
      @LoretakersGamingRoom Год назад

      Hey, sorry if I misunderstand this, but is it correct that you that say you don't have fun with the gameplay?

    • @jasonnolasco2826
      @jasonnolasco2826 Год назад

      ​@@LoretakersGamingRoomhe says he doesnt like games while on camera.

  • @darthstengames481
    @darthstengames481 Год назад +3

    The crowd sale has started guys!!

  • @steves1092
    @steves1092 Год назад +17

    I love this type of content! Little indie games are where it’s at. Thanks for covering this.

  • @abandonedlighthousegames
    @abandonedlighthousegames Год назад +9

    Your hitting the ball out of the park with content now! So many little indie games and fantastic crawlers featured now it’s wonderful! You’ve definitely found your flow! So glad the solo and rpg previews are no longer just one day! Everyday is solo day for me!

  • @Vorg66
    @Vorg66 Год назад +2

    Just ordered everything, can't wait to play!

  • @JevousGaming
    @JevousGaming Год назад +6

    I love the town building idea. Not enough dungeon crawlers let you expand your town.

  • @shineLouisShine
    @shineLouisShine Год назад +10

    Thank you for covering this game.
    Seems like a talented creator.
    A crowd sale will be awesome...

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад +2

      There is now a Summer Sale on the Game Crafter :)

  • @BubbaHamilton1
    @BubbaHamilton1 Год назад +3

    Thanks for this! I ordered everything from Game Crafter, for this game, from the summer sale, looking forward to this one! You’re killing it Daniel, thanks for all you do.

  • @pauls3585
    @pauls3585 Год назад +4

    This game looks interesting. Thanks for sharing, Daniel.

  • @NateK370
    @NateK370 Год назад +2

    This looks great. I’m in for a crowd sale. I really value the games I got from the Game Crafter after watching your videos. They each have their own character and I think they are worth the print to order prices. Thanks for continuing to highlight these games!

  • @blainroman7317
    @blainroman7317 Год назад +2

    I appreciate the clean uncluttered look of this game. The art is nice and crisp. The concept is a well trodden one but might be worth it. I especially like the evocative look of the adventurer on the box cover though.

  • @MichaelSmith-ze3iv
    @MichaelSmith-ze3iv Год назад +4

    I have this, but have not had a chance to play it yet, but am very excited to do so. I was wondering if it was on your radar and was happy to see you covering it. Thanks for the great content as always!

  • @theinstantnoodle9628
    @theinstantnoodle9628 Год назад +5

    Holy moly. This looks sweet. I'll definitely keep this on my wishlist. I just spent money on all the Iron Helm stuff.

  • @BeatRag28
    @BeatRag28 Год назад +8

    This looks insanely cool. I’m absolutely getting this and it’s directly related to your video. The designer made a good choice to send you that copy because it made a sale, at least from me. LOL

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +4

      I’m really excited to see where the designer takes it. He seems really devoted to its success.

    • @samurguybriyongtan146
      @samurguybriyongtan146 Год назад +3

      It seems like he can easily add things to the game. That’s promising!

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      Yes. It’s a really nice foundation.

  • @perplexingruins
    @perplexingruins Год назад +2

    dang, this looks really sweet! thanks for covering, yet again, something small and indie Daniel. great video. road events booster would be really cool , but that town feature is really neat addition to dungeon crawl! stakes, rewards, life outside the dungeon seems to often get missed in these things. nice solution here!

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      Yeah - a few more non-combat events / things would be great. Even just a chart to roll on. The town phase is super cool! Simple, and effective.

  • @legendodinson7082
    @legendodinson7082 Год назад +2

    Really reminds me of the old Angband roguelike that I sunk hours into in the 90's.
    I'm sold. Gonna pick this up during the summer sale.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      I don't know that one! I'll have to check it out.

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад

      The Summer Sale is now on at the Game Crafter :)

    • @legendodinson7082
      @legendodinson7082 Год назад +1

      ​@@TheDungeonDiveAngband is on of the OG text based roguelike games from the 80's/90's. There were many forks made over time. It has the town element that you have to keep returning to until you are eventually strong enough to go down to level 100 and slay the big bad. Of course, the levels are all random and there was permadeath.
      The levels are even random if you make it back to town and delve again.
      Played a ton when I was younger. Tons of Tolkien references. It was an inspiration for Diablo and Tales of Maj'eyal started as a mod for Angband.
      Angband and Nethack were my two favorites as a kid.

  • @Rich_H_1972
    @Rich_H_1972 Год назад +2

    Looks like a nice little game, if expensive - thanks for sharing! I'd definitely consider buying it but I have just too many similar games in this space to justify getting yet another one. Must resist the urge!

  • @heidevolk_le_gueux
    @heidevolk_le_gueux Год назад +2

    It was in my wishlist already, glad you are covering it ! I'll start buying gamecrafter games as soon as they get a way to distribute those in Europe, i'm pissed of paying taxes/high shipping cost even if i'm using a freight forwarders services ...

  • @blainroman7317
    @blainroman7317 Год назад +2

    Daniel. Did you see the video for the new adventure Beyond the Shimmering Portal video on the vanaheim site. I don't know if it's because of your suggestion to the author but now there are adventure cards that are associated with objects on the map cards! Cool!

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      I did not! But I know he’s got a few things in the works.

  • @leversofpower
    @leversofpower Год назад +2

    Really looking forward to buying this little gem.

  • @the_Mike_d
    @the_Mike_d Год назад +3

    Interesting - hadn't heard of this before! So I guess it's a bit more involved than something like Iron Helm, but less going on than something like D100 Dungeon? That's a good space to fill, if true.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +4

      More of a traditional move on a map style dungeon crawl than those. This is more like an advanced Bag of Dungeon or something like that.

  • @williammyles
    @williammyles Год назад +3

    Looks very interesting game so glad you taking about this excellent choice as usual mate thanks so much 😊

  • @reedmccullough7137
    @reedmccullough7137 Год назад +1

    If you do see a crowd sale for these games it would be great if you would mention it or post about them, this is definitely a cool looking game

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      I just posted about the summer sale a couple of weeks ago.

    • @reedmccullough7137
      @reedmccullough7137 Год назад +2

      @@TheDungeonDive sorry, I'm backlogged on your videos, it must still be in my watch list. Thank you for doing that

  • @whips_and_buckets
    @whips_and_buckets Год назад +2

    Dang this looks awesome

  • @kyleskinner7855
    @kyleskinner7855 Год назад +4

    Had my eye on this one glad your covering it

  • @VF308
    @VF308 Год назад +2

    An informative examination of this game as I and likely others have not heard of it. I wonder how it compares to Iron Helm, and Rogue Dungeon?

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +4

      It’s a more traditional dungeon crawl in that you are moving from tile to file.

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад

      It’s less objective driven and more of a casual game, you can play multiplayer but it is a simpler system.

  • @grahamperkins3994
    @grahamperkins3994 3 месяца назад

    You have done it to again Daniel lol, I love the look of this game, good job that there is a crowed funding for this game coming up Lol. In all seriousness, thank you for high lighting games like this.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  3 месяца назад

      My pleasure! I need to pick up a few of the expansions.

  • @plazma2891
    @plazma2891 Год назад +5

    That's so weird I just looked and noticed that I was unsubscribe and I know I definitely subscribe in the past I love the channel I wonder why was unsubscribe?

  • @samurguybriyongtan146
    @samurguybriyongtan146 Год назад +2

    Broadswod! This looks fun and basic. I’d love to play with another player.

  • @new-dk6vk
    @new-dk6vk Год назад +14

    I might just be speaking for myself here, but I would like to see you do a little more gameplay in these showcases instead of going through and showing/reading every card and component in the box.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +8

      I don’t do many gameplay videos. Sorry. I don’t have fun playing games on camera. My channel is more focused on presenting this kind of information. There are way better channels out there for game play.

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад +2

      There’s a few gameplay videos on the website, but then you have to put up with Jons rather less smooth voice

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +3

      Yes! There are. But Jon’s voice is OK! ;)

  • @legendodinson7082
    @legendodinson7082 Год назад +1

    I noticed my copy has a few doubles of the enemies. Is that normal?
    I knida wiah they had included a pawn or meeple instead of the mini. Not a big fan of the gameceafter minis. The one I got for this was particulalry shoddy. Not really a big deal, but I'd rather have a standee with artwork, or use my imagination with a pawn or meeple that use a deformed piece of plastic.
    Also not a big fan of the paper character sheets.
    Haven't gotten to actually play yet, but hope to soon.

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад

      There’s a few copies because on some encounter tables you can meet multiples of the same enemy. The dislike of the mini is noted :)

  • @preacherbeeman3437
    @preacherbeeman3437 Год назад

    I'd be interested in hearing your opinion comparing this game to Iron Helm. Are they similar in scope? Is one simply more fun than the other, for you? I see that this game is on Crowdsale right now, and I'm considering it.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +1

      I prefer Iron Helm. I have extensive coverage of it on the channel. IH is one of my favorite games. It's masterfully designed, with great art and theme, along with really solid mechanisms. However, I only love it as much as I do with all of the expansions.

    • @preacherbeeman3437
      @preacherbeeman3437 Год назад +1

      @@TheDungeonDiveThanks for sharing. I've really enjoyed your content. I've been holding off on Iron Helm because it will be close to $200 for me to get it with all expansions. I've been telling myself I need to wait until Underquest comes out, and go all in on it. In the mean-time, I enjoy Tin Helm quite a bit. But my resolve to not jump in on Iron Helm is getting eroded a bit. I thought Vanaheim, on crowdsale, looked like a decent game at the price. But....I think I'll just hold on to the money a bit longer. Jason Glover is going to get it one way or the other. Thanks again for introducing me to these types of games. Keep up the great work.

  • @dannykdri
    @dannykdri Год назад +1

    Do you prefer this or dungeons of doria?

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад

      Can't really say. Haven't spent enough time with either to say what I prefer.

  • @abandonedlighthousegames
    @abandonedlighthousegames Год назад

    I have a question. Watching the video the artwork seems very inconsistent. This makes me wonder if this is A.I art? For me that means it’s a definite no for me to purchase. That’s just a personal thing but it’s very important for me to support genuine artist. The game seems cool but I’d really like to know a little more about the art/ artists. Hope that’s ok.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +2

      It's almost all stock art / art asset packs. The cover image is the only thing to me that looks like AI art. I personally have no problem with AI art, and I'll be making a video on that can of worms soon! :)

    • @abandonedlighthousegames
      @abandonedlighthousegames Год назад +1

      Oh, that’s going to be an interesting video! I think a 75 dollar game that’s purely stock and A.l art is quite an ask but of course that again is personal. I won’t get into the A.I argument here, I will say,I personally don’t think A.I or stock art has any place in a finished game. Maybe for prototypes,home projects or to get ideas it’s ok. I also believe it’s unlawful to use A.I art in sold products - tho’ I’m not sure… I’ll look forward to your A.I video, the discussion has been raging across many channels and forums so it will be interesting to hear your take on this art stealing technology.

    • @TheDungeonDive
      @TheDungeonDive  Год назад +3

      My game will be overflowing with stock art and public domain art because I’m not an artist and art assets are the single most expensive part of game design and I can’t afford to have art created for it. I’d rather have some art than no art in a game.

    • @abandonedlighthousegames
      @abandonedlighthousegames Год назад

      @@TheDungeonDive The great stuff you do for the community I’m sure folks would help you out! I’d do you some art no worries and I’m sure many others would too but that’s cool, as I said it’s just a personal thing. There are plenty of games out there with beautiful art to play and buy! Each to there own… I’m a patron and love your content and that’s good for me!

  • @xTheMetalTrucker
    @xTheMetalTrucker Год назад +2

    I can’t afford to watch your channel anymore. I just bought the entirety of iron helm and vanaheim.

  • @ike_d5402
    @ike_d5402 Год назад +2

    It's unfortunate these games aren't more affordable. I understand why they're so expensive, but the last two that I've seen and been interested in are simply out-of-reach. This one is more than $75 for just the base game. Sadly, I can't justify that.

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад +2

      There is a gamecrafter sale at the end of the month which should take the price down.
      The game crafter allows people to follow their dreams and produce games, but the print to order service means it unfortunately costs a lot to produce.

    • @kwulfe
      @kwulfe Год назад +2

      Really a crowd Sale for Vanaheim? Than I wait with my Order ;-)

    • @houseofathan
      @houseofathan Год назад +1

      @@kwulfe There is now a Summer Sale on the Game Crafter :)