Thanks for a great balanced update and I agree with pretty much everything you brought forward here. I think they moved away from stickers and are going with inserts (similar to arydia). I am glad I decided to do a late pledge with this game and will definitely be getting the Forteller update as I listened to some samples as well as some behind the scenes they did with the Forteller team and I think it will add even more immersion.
Great review, I like the edits too! Also what timing as Quack and BoardGameCo have content out which lead me here. Your channel is good, feels like there are more people who would appreciate what you do.
Funnily your update is already out of date. There are unboxing videos of the final prototype and there will be new playthrough videos of the game play within a week or two. It seems that you have missed some major fundamentals of the game system. The bag building is not much different different from deck building. After a while, while seemingly completely random, you can skew the results significantly towards your preferred choices. Both sword and shield ability cards, activated by the chips, tend do a lot more than just simple attack or defense or giving more action cubes. Among other things you missed is a simple mechanic that you can use two swords as a shield or two shields as a sword. That gives players tremendous amount of flexibility if the draw is not exactly what they wished. You also judged how soaking stones work based on one starting stone of one character. They usually don't just add damage. By barely skimming the updates, I think you are doing this game a disservice.
Fair enough, some of things you've mentioned I've covered previously in my other updated update (lol) videos for Isofarian Guard. I don't mind being wrong though. Primarily, this video was meant to comment on a number of updates that were requested specifically by another subscriber rather than be a 100% comprehensive overview. Thanks for watching :)))
Great update! The thing that pulled me in was forteller and I found the story to be very compelling. Not sketchy for the sake of drawing an adult audience. I find the writing in some other games just boring, overindulgent rubbish. Not so with Isofarian Guard. Even in the early development of this game, the story and forteller were the tipping point for me and got me to pledge. But now, can’t wait with how it’s developed and all the content 😀. Thanks for the update.
Looking at the updated gameplay video, I really wish The Witcher board game was somethnig like this, not the simple deck builder with redundant minis...
I really enjoy your update breakdowns. They are really in depth, with comparisons and explanations. I'm not invested in Isofarian Guard but I really enjoy your break downs I still listened to the entire thing. How do you like tracking things such as health? I am a fan of dials and curious if you have found something better? I detest tracking health using tokens but don't mind using dice, although I find think a little more clunky but do feel nice.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you! As for health tracking, this may not directly answer your question, but I enjoy games where damage to health directly affects a player's capacity to act. However, for normal hp tracking, I really enjoyed Machina Arcana's super snug player boards with their custom wooden tokens (2nd edition).
As a miniature painter, I stayed away, obviously for a reason this game costs as much as any game with 100 plastic minis, so it seemed it was too expensive for what it is. But it's actually shaping up as a really interesting game and even with higher shipping cost than previously expected, I'm actually considering late backing..
Very good summary. I just paid for shipping $50 no mat no audio crap. Agree that dials suck. You missed the synergy bonus. It's an important enrichment where your heroes are in a kind of rhythm. TIG is a marriage between Skyrim and your favorite grind video game, but with bad writing and childish maps. These guys should really watch some youtube videos on good writing. I posted a lot of suggestions to the maps which were completely ignored, so they still make no sense. In spite of all that it's a world I'd love to jump in to and lose myself in. I'm also very happy the game got delayed so much that they added a lot of QoL improvements to the game.
There are some points you missed. There are no stickers. The camp is a dual layered board now where you can put inside the houses. All characters have a special ability. Every of the characters are played different. The mechanic changers with every character. Alec can brew potions when he flip cards. Grigory can enhance his attacks when he flips the cards. There are many changes. And some you do not recognized. For example that they expanded all of the game. The length of the game is even bigger than before and other stuff. But good to see that you make a new video and say 'I was wrong' 😀
This is actually the second time people have requested an updated opinion on the isofarian guard. It keeps evolving! Personally, I find the pace a little slower and more puzzly than what I prefer, but also I'm on a KS cleanse right now 😉
Thanks for a great balanced update and I agree with pretty much everything you brought forward here. I think they moved away from stickers and are going with inserts (similar to arydia). I am glad I decided to do a late pledge with this game and will definitely be getting the Forteller update as I listened to some samples as well as some behind the scenes they did with the Forteller team and I think it will add even more immersion.
You're very welcome :)
I wouldn't think of getting this game without Forteller imo
Great review, I like the edits too! Also what timing as Quack and BoardGameCo have content out which lead me here.
Your channel is good, feels like there are more people who would appreciate what you do.
Totally coincidental xD
Thank you for enjoying my channel :)
Nice to review such updates, I read them in the past but I always enjoy watching you talking about your impressions
Thank you 🥺
Looking forward to your next incredibly deep vlog. Wonder what you're cooking up next. You're about due to publish something, right? - toby
Hello! Sorry for being incredibly absent. I appreciate the well wishes and am happy to report that I am cooking something up for Nima Games!
You didn't read everything so your miss some infos, like there is no more sticker...
Good 😮💨
Funnily your update is already out of date. There are unboxing videos of the final prototype and there will be new playthrough videos of the game play within a week or two. It seems that you have missed some major fundamentals of the game system. The bag building is not much different different from deck building. After a while, while seemingly completely random, you can skew the results significantly towards your preferred choices. Both sword and shield ability cards, activated by the chips, tend do a lot more than just simple attack or defense or giving more action cubes. Among other things you missed is a simple mechanic that you can use two swords as a shield or two shields as a sword. That gives players tremendous amount of flexibility if the draw is not exactly what they wished. You also judged how soaking stones work based on one starting stone of one character. They usually don't just add damage. By barely skimming the updates, I think you are doing this game a disservice.
Fair enough, some of things you've mentioned I've covered previously in my other updated update (lol) videos for Isofarian Guard. I don't mind being wrong though. Primarily, this video was meant to comment on a number of updates that were requested specifically by another subscriber rather than be a 100% comprehensive overview. Thanks for watching :)))
I ll get this game in the upcoming second printing campaign :)
Looks fun to me for a solo game.
Where did you disappeart?
Please come back.
Yeah I passed on it.
Same, but I can still appreciate what they're doing :)
Thank you for the video
Great update! The thing that pulled me in was forteller and I found the story to be very compelling. Not sketchy for the sake of drawing an adult audience. I find the writing in some other games just boring, overindulgent rubbish. Not so with Isofarian Guard. Even in the early development of this game, the story and forteller were the tipping point for me and got me to pledge. But now, can’t wait with how it’s developed and all the content 😀. Thanks for the update.
You're very welcome! I haven't been following the actual storyline closely, but the snippets I've read and listened to were very very good
Looking at the updated gameplay video, I really wish The Witcher board game was somethnig like this, not the simple deck builder with redundant minis...
I'm not familiar with The Witcher board game, but Sky Kingdom Games has done a good job.
I really enjoy your update breakdowns. They are really in depth, with comparisons and explanations. I'm not invested in Isofarian Guard but I really enjoy your break downs I still listened to the entire thing.
How do you like tracking things such as health? I am a fan of dials and curious if you have found something better? I detest tracking health using tokens but don't mind using dice, although I find think a little more clunky but do feel nice.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
As for health tracking, this may not directly answer your question, but I enjoy games where damage to health directly affects a player's capacity to act. However, for normal hp tracking, I really enjoyed Machina Arcana's super snug player boards with their custom wooden tokens (2nd edition).
As a miniature painter, I stayed away, obviously for a reason this game costs as much as any game with 100 plastic minis, so it seemed it was too expensive for what it is. But it's actually shaping up as a really interesting game and even with higher shipping cost than previously expected, I'm actually considering late backing..
I am also pleasantly surprised! They haven't released a delivery date yet but it looks like they're getting close!
Very good summary. I just paid for shipping $50 no mat no audio crap.
Agree that dials suck. You missed the synergy bonus. It's an important enrichment where your heroes are in a kind of rhythm.
TIG is a marriage between Skyrim and your favorite grind video game, but with bad writing and childish maps. These guys should really watch some youtube videos on good writing.
I posted a lot of suggestions to the maps which were completely ignored, so they still make no sense.
In spite of all that it's a world I'd love to jump in to and lose myself in.
I'm also very happy the game got delayed so much that they added a lot of QoL improvements to the game.
Thanks! I'm surprised I missed the synergy system, that sounds awesome! They've clearly used their time well.
@@WaitYourTurn Yes. There was an update that explained it a few months ago.
Everything has been optimized that that alone is worth owning a box.
Wow I almost backed this one. This feels like it should have delivered ages ago.
I know! Looking back, I'm glad they took the time to make changes
There are some points you missed.
There are no stickers. The camp is a dual layered board now where you can put inside the houses.
All characters have a special ability. Every of the characters are played different. The mechanic changers with every character. Alec can brew potions when he flip cards. Grigory can enhance his attacks when he flips the cards.
There are many changes. And some you do not recognized. For example that they expanded all of the game. The length of the game is even bigger than before and other stuff.
But good to see that you make a new video and say 'I was wrong' 😀
Haha, it happens sometimes. I only looked at the updates Shane recommended. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it xD
@@WaitYourTurn That's totally fine. It's very nice to see that you change your opinion and made a new video. Why don't you back it?
This is actually the second time people have requested an updated opinion on the isofarian guard. It keeps evolving!
Personally, I find the pace a little slower and more puzzly than what I prefer, but also I'm on a KS cleanse right now 😉