"But losing everything makes me worry!" Exactly. The fact that some choices can lead to this snowball of your settlement slowly destroying itself makes for part of the narrative; a memory about that settlement that will set it apart from all your other settlements. Also, my friend and I like writing how the survivor died on the back of their survivor sheet (as well as any amazing exploits they accomplished in their life), and then just erasing everything on the front for use with a new survivor. So each survivor sheet contains a graveyard of heroes on the back. I think the mystery around the lore is also great, because it creates this headcanon in each gaming group. When these different groups come together and talk about the game, there is usually some overlap, but I've noticed each group views some of the ambiguities a little differently, and I think that perfectly reflects these little lost settlements in the dark, separated from one another, clueless about the dark world they live in.
I like this idea of writing the feats of the survivors on the back of their sheet in memory and their deaths. I think Jesse and I will implement this :)
@@SomeoneGoingSomewhere sorry to reply to a really old comment, but the remastered settlement and survival sheets on bgg have a field for this on the improved survivor sheets :)
She is exactly where you want a new player to be after the prologue interested, full of questions, and has problems with things that will be fixed in time...now for Alex.
Great review. Good blend. It gives the feeling of someone really experienced in this style of game & someone who is learning & experiencing this style of game. Definitely helps to decide if it is right for your gaming group.
It should also be said that a lot of the lore is out there, its in the encounters, the items, the events. Its seeded throughout the game and expansions to be found. Maybe not found on your first playthrough, but multiple will help you get more puzzle pieces.
Alex uploads a video the day I sit down playing zombicide black plague. After not getting it to tge table for a while. You upload a video of KDM a day after I travel to continue a campaign of KDM. Well.. im just gonna have to get these to the table mpoe often with the hopes that the uploads keep dropping for those two board games. Sounds like Awaken Realms will be dropping off some more ISS Vangaurd prototypes in September. Hope you and Alex get one again. Always keep going back and watching them. Fun gameplay, pure entertainment if you ask me.
First game of KDM, we were wiped out in a night of play, at the first hiccup due to plague and traitor events. Second game we cleared the original campaign. It's a game I enjoy, but won't go out of my way to play. For me the cutthroat is fine and the high randomness is fine. Together though, makes it really brutal sometimes.
This was a great jouney . Thanks!! Can you imagine my best friend got kdm.. whe played roughly 43h in 3 week .. 24.40h in one week end.. yes a kdm week-end only, sleeping, eat and kdm only .. it true kingdom death monster is the best . Love it and I'm proud and thankfull of my best friend Charles to share his passion... hooo man now I want to play .. need to continu the Journey , Charles come back !!!!! That Because my friend got kdm he live 3h away. Ok. He come over and the week after I needing to play soo I drove 3hr !!! Love kdm. Now I need my own kingdom death monster..
As someone who has played a bunch of both games (I'm a tester on ATO)...from my personal perspective it does improve on the KDM experience. Although, it adds a bunch of other new elements that KDM doesn't have so those could be new struggle points for people that KDM doesn't have to deal with. ATO is a bigger game than KDM in terms of scope so be forewarned!
@@catfisht Yes, it does. The crafting and Argo (city) management/building works differently but it still serves a similar purpose. The combat will be familiar and brutal enough to easily pull you in. I enjoy ATO more than KDM but ATO is certainly standing on the shoulders of what KDM established. The big thing you'll want to consider is do you like ATOs theme. KDM is far more dark, gloomy, and body horror. ATO is far more greek/roman/spartan + plus a little bit of Attack On Titan thrown in there. Both are great experiences and I prefer ATO because I don't care as much for the KDM art direction.
@@anthonynelson8397 thank you for the detailed response! I think you're right about the importance of theme and it's true that dark fantasy is much more appealing to me than ATO although ATO is undeniably cool (I like your point about a bit of attack on titan). Will have to keep researching.
I normally don't comment on looks or cuteness because it can be a double edged sword and your personality is way more important.... But 😇 those braids though 😍🐦
@@revel911 That's a good tip., just got a few expansions and been staring at the boxes in terror lol. When I finally convince myself to give it a go I will try that
Super weird, I swore Shira played KDM on the Patreon content. The KDM content didn't show on my phone this morning, but now it's on my comp, and she is not in the KDM vids.......I thought you guys played it, recorded it earlier and just now uploaded her reaction.....The Phoenix and Slenderman make survivors forget things, so I thought something like that was a foot, but turns out just with me, Slendy put that in my mind or I am in another timeline from the Phoenix, haha
Good video but the dude shouldn't wear black t shirts. With his complexion it makes him look washed out. Dress more like the Castles of Burgundy board (I think you know what I mean) and your looks will come out more. Pro tip.
"But losing everything makes me worry!" Exactly. The fact that some choices can lead to this snowball of your settlement slowly destroying itself makes for part of the narrative; a memory about that settlement that will set it apart from all your other settlements. Also, my friend and I like writing how the survivor died on the back of their survivor sheet (as well as any amazing exploits they accomplished in their life), and then just erasing everything on the front for use with a new survivor. So each survivor sheet contains a graveyard of heroes on the back. I think the mystery around the lore is also great, because it creates this headcanon in each gaming group. When these different groups come together and talk about the game, there is usually some overlap, but I've noticed each group views some of the ambiguities a little differently, and I think that perfectly reflects these little lost settlements in the dark, separated from one another, clueless about the dark world they live in.
Though if you're doing poorly early, going graves + protect the young makes repopulating almost trivial
I like this idea of writing the feats of the survivors on the back of their sheet in memory and their deaths. I think Jesse and I will implement this :)
@@SomeoneGoingSomewhere sorry to reply to a really old comment, but the remastered settlement and survival sheets on bgg have a field for this on the improved survivor sheets :)
She is exactly where you want a new player to be after the prologue interested, full of questions, and has problems with things that will be fixed in time...now for Alex.
100% agree :)
For me, there is KDM and there are the other games.
Haha fair
Great review. Good blend. It gives the feeling of someone really experienced in this style of game & someone who is learning & experiencing this style of game. Definitely helps to decide if it is right for your gaming group.
It should also be said that a lot of the lore is out there, its in the encounters, the items, the events. Its seeded throughout the game and expansions to be found. Maybe not found on your first playthrough, but multiple will help you get more puzzle pieces.
Make a full campaign playthrough!
13:25 hi, which game is he referring too that beat kdm last year?
Definitely my favorite game. Just purchased the blackest bundle last week.
Nice!
Alex uploads a video the day I sit down playing zombicide black plague. After not getting it to tge table for a while. You upload a video of KDM a day after I travel to continue a campaign of KDM. Well.. im just gonna have to get these to the table mpoe often with the hopes that the uploads keep dropping for those two board games.
Sounds like Awaken Realms will be dropping off some more ISS Vangaurd prototypes in September. Hope you and Alex get one again. Always keep going back and watching them. Fun gameplay, pure entertainment if you ask me.
Zombiecide is one of my all time favorites!!! I’m down to play it any time
I would love to see a road trip up to Queens to chat with Adam!
oh, I see Shira is trying the standing on your knees thing.
Haha yep! Helps the back out :)
First game of KDM, we were wiped out in a night of play, at the first hiccup due to plague and traitor events. Second game we cleared the original campaign. It's a game I enjoy, but won't go out of my way to play.
For me the cutthroat is fine and the high randomness is fine. Together though, makes it really brutal sometimes.
I can see the brutality already. But I might enjoy that…
Quack! Have you backed Aeon Trespass Odyssey?
Lantern is the living soul of humans and as you mentioned here represent life and your right about funding stones, they represent fate.
Is that gold or bronze primer on the minis?
This was a great jouney . Thanks!! Can you imagine my best friend got kdm.. whe played roughly 43h in 3 week .. 24.40h in one week end.. yes a kdm week-end only, sleeping, eat and kdm only .. it true kingdom death monster is the best . Love it and I'm proud and thankfull of my best friend Charles to share his passion... hooo man now I want to play .. need to continu the Journey , Charles come back !!!!! That Because my friend got kdm he live 3h away. Ok. He come over and the week after I needing to play soo I drove 3hr !!! Love kdm. Now I need my own kingdom death monster..
I do hope Aeon Trespass will mitigate some of the lows of KDM 🤞😜
As someone who has played a bunch of both games (I'm a tester on ATO)...from my personal perspective it does improve on the KDM experience. Although, it adds a bunch of other new elements that KDM doesn't have so those could be new struggle points for people that KDM doesn't have to deal with. ATO is a bigger game than KDM in terms of scope so be forewarned!
@@anthonynelson8397 does ATO scratch the same itch as KDM? I really want KDM but paying the money feels almost irresponsible.
@@catfisht Yes, it does. The crafting and Argo (city) management/building works differently but it still serves a similar purpose. The combat will be familiar and brutal enough to easily pull you in.
I enjoy ATO more than KDM but ATO is certainly standing on the shoulders of what KDM established.
The big thing you'll want to consider is do you like ATOs theme. KDM is far more dark, gloomy, and body horror. ATO is far more greek/roman/spartan + plus a little bit of Attack On Titan thrown in there. Both are great experiences and I prefer ATO because I don't care as much for the KDM art direction.
@@anthonynelson8397 thank you for the detailed response! I think you're right about the importance of theme and it's true that dark fantasy is much more appealing to me than ATO although ATO is undeniably cool (I like your point about a bit of attack on titan). Will have to keep researching.
@@catfisht Just let me know if you've got any questions. I'll do my best to answer, assuming I can without crossing NDA lines.
Finding a great partner is indeed the hardest thing, with our without KDM :3
Shira's 'aww' in the end was very kawaii
It was hard to find Jesse as well :)
@@SomeoneGoingSomewhere Good luck with your new channel! ;)
@@petergallai469 thank you!
Hey Quackalope! May i know what is the gears/equipment card holder you are using called?
If I may interject. I believe they are 2x2 coin sleeves cut to size. You can get them off of Amazon. BCW is the brand
@@rdot8419 Thank you very much!
I normally don't comment on looks or cuteness because it can be a double edged sword and your personality is way more important.... But 😇 those braids though 😍🐦
One of us, one of us
Thank you! Bad hair days usually call for some form of braid (don’t tell anyone the secret)
This was great! I can't wait to see how she feels after 30 hours in. Will in wrap her in it's claws and not let loose?
We shall see…
Where did you get the coloured bases? Did you steal them from Nemesis!
Looking forward to some new gameplay.
Jesse about Shira willing to play KDM with him" "I feel like a rolled a lantern 10"
Shira: "aww"
lol 😍
That was so sweet 😍
If you are 35 years in and the settlement dies. You can always just add 10 to the settlement and keep on going. 😳 no you can't😡 unless you want to 🙃
Holy quack! That's great!
I love playing KDM but man I hate so much putting the models together.
I found it therapeutic after my first time
@@revel911 I just suck at it, lost one piece never to be found, still pieces fall off now and then lol
@@jonathanw3199 i build over a huge black cloth for that reason
@@revel911 That's a good tip., just got a few expansions and been staring at the boxes in terror lol. When I finally convince myself to give it a go I will try that
I have no experience with building them but I like building lego??? I’d be interested to try when we start with new expansions down the line!
I know having a partner that wants to play with you is so rewarding. We are a family of gamers.
Awesome KD play and review
Kingdom death monster is a once con life experience.
Unfortunately the fights feel even more samey than Gloomhaven after a while.
Theres some Phoenix/Slenderman trickery going on between this video and the patreon 😂 more KDM content, that's all that matters.
On our imminent to do list :) it helps that I like the game so far
Super weird, I swore Shira played KDM on the Patreon content. The KDM content didn't show on my phone this morning, but now it's on my comp, and she is not in the KDM vids.......I thought you guys played it, recorded it earlier and just now uploaded her reaction.....The Phoenix and Slenderman make survivors forget things, so I thought something like that was a foot, but turns out just with me, Slendy put that in my mind or I am in another timeline from the Phoenix, haha
Quack quack
Quack, honk, kraakraa
imma be real, I wanna get this mainly because of the booba
Good video but the dude shouldn't wear black t shirts. With his complexion it makes him look washed out. Dress more like the Castles of Burgundy board (I think you know what I mean) and your looks will come out more. Pro tip.
First quack
First kraakraa