Mad Madam Mim is the only reason I want to buy this set. Been hoping they would add her for a while now. Now they just need to add Oogie Boogie, Sanderson Sisters, and Ernesto de la Cruz in an expansion called "Well well well"... or something referencing them being Halloween and Day of the Dead related, and released around that time.
1:03 - Tom, I’m pretty sure Madam Mim is in the box in order to have at least one female villain represented in each set they’ve done it with every set so far). Many people have been asking for Madam Mim by the way (the wizard’s duel with Merlin is perfect for Villainous and the highlight of that movie)!
I had no clue there was yet another expansion I have to add to my Villianous collection. Madam Mim would be in my top five characters in the game. Now maybe I can convince my Mom to play since she know has her favorite movie incorporated into the set.
I want to get this just for Madam Mim! My favorite Disney movie! I do not think that it isn't well known, I've talked to many others who have also said it's their favorite. Maybe it's just not well known to the younger generations.
Sword in the Stone played twice a year for my entire childhood on Wonderful world of Disney. So, I think maybe what you meant was not alot of YOUNG people have seen it. I, and many other OLD people, HAVE seen it many times.
I'm not the biggest Villainous fan, but my kids like it a lot. I really like all 3 characters in this set, which is not something I can say about all of the other sets. It is now officially on my wish list! :)
The Sword in the Stone is my absolute favorite Disney movie and I was under the impression that it was known just as well as any other older Disney movie.
As far as the 50s-60s Disney movies go I think the average person is a bit more likely to know The Jungle Book or 101 Dalmatians etc. Sword isn't an obscure movie by any means but it's probably not going to be a Family Feud top audience answer.
They'd need to figure how many they plan on making first though. I do NOT want to see them do something like Smash Up or King of Tokyo, where they repeatedly make a more biggerer box that has something exclusive and a bunch of stuff you already own.
I'm also hoping that we get more pixar villains. Those movies were my childhood! Also, even though I know it's gonna be a pain to play, I really like the aspect of when the heroes come in they take the remote and they throw it to each other as they omnidroid comes for them. It just reminds me of the movie, and just love that little flavour detail so much!
I learnt, because of this game, that Sword in the Stone is a good representation of its source material which was way ahead of its time. Modern Disney sensibilities might miss it but Merlin travelling to Bermuda, talking about viruses and mentioning Motion Pictures and Television in a fantasy story was really unusual but it's based on the book of the same name and not on the Arthurian Legends (other than the characters of Merlin, Kay and Arthur)
I know tom really likes this game series and I totally respect that. But in my opinion this game is like playing solitaire with three other people. Hard Pass after I got the first one.
I like playing competitively online and this thing ain’t close to solitaire lmao, there’s lots of back a forward and matches can last up to 45 minutes if no one let’s the other win
@@metacross2826At least in the base game, which is all I've played, the player interaction feels a little pasted-on. Almost like they realized late in development that there wasn't much interplay and gave you the ability to kick another player in the shins here and there. Maybe expansions or repeat plays would change my mind.
@@metacross2826 Master Control Program, the original Tron villain. Were I designing them myself, the MCP starts with control over his board represented by shields at the top but a hero - Tron or Flynn, perhaps - already out in play that opponents can manipulate to mess with you. You win by protecting your board from heroes while accruing resources (that the heroes can drain of course) until you have enough to take over completely. With Clu2 (Tron Legacy's villain) I would make it so that you had to get Flynn out on the board because his disc is necessary for your victory condition... defeat Flynn and get his disc on the terminal, and you win. However, all the heroes have the ability to swap discs with each other, and your opponents have the ability to shuffle them so you don't know whose disc is whose... and if your opponents move a hero to the terminal with Flynn's disc, it wipes your board.
I really appreciate the original art in Villainous, they easily could have just used screenshots from the movies, but they put in the extra effort. To bad the game is just a 6/10 for me as I'm not a huge fan of multiplayer solitaire.
I don't think multiplayer solitaire describes the series at all. Villainous is like asymmetrical Munchkin where instead of playing from a common pool of cards, each villain plays with/against their own set. The game has a fairly heavy dose of take-that with the fated cards. In a multiplayer solitaire game, the other players wouldn't be able to block another player from winning. And, while I enjoy the game, that's my main problem with the series... Some of the villains are just not viable. Once they're close to winning, they can be fated so hard that they're taken out of the game. I don't think it's possible to win with Hades (unless the other players are asleep at the table). Ursula can be taken out of the game early with fating. A good example of multiplayer solitaire is Yahtzee. You cannot affect other players in any way. Winning is entirely dependent upon where you score your dice and luck. Multiplayer solitaire comes down to how much impact players can have on other players. If that impact is little-to-none, then it's probably fair to classify a game that way. Otherwise, your issue with the game is likely the type of player interaction. You may want more direction interaction and conflict instead of take-that.
@@VaultBoy13 I know players are not completely isolated, but like you said, the only interaction that exists is "take that". This means that if everyone minds their own business, or plays nice, it feels like solitaire. Also fate can actually be beneficial to villains that require specific cards, like Yzma. In games with those kinds of objectives, may people choose to not cast fate, since it is optional.
Yeah I also disagree. I generally don't mind MP solitaire (Wingspan, Paladins of the WK would be my examples of such) but Villainous always feels very directly interactive to me, as fating your opponent wisely is often more important than even pursuing your own goal. My main complaint of the game is that it is too easy to get hosed during the endgame (ie. Scar, Hades) making the game overlong, and some severe balance issues (ie. Queen of Hearts, Facilier vs Ursula, Scar, Hades). Still might get the Gaston set, but not this one, as I am not a fan of any of the villain choices.
Hey Ravensberger, I've got a little something to tell you... Come here, it's a secret... Give me your ear... You comfy? WHERE THE HELL IS JUDGE CLAUDE FROLLO?! In happy with these, especially Syndrome and Lotso but COME ON.
@@metacross2826 Syndrome may be more popular than I've given credit, but is really lame and barely a villain. Madam Mim is from a movie barely anybody has seen, and Sid or Stinky Pete are better Toy Story picks. That being said Chernabog, Oogie Boogie (who is Disney now), and Shere Khan are all better picks.
@@TheGatorDude You might want to look at the other comments when you say things like "a movie barely anybody has seen". It's from the same era as Robin Hood, and I believe it also has the same popularity. And yet Prince John is in the base set.
@@LookOut667 Robin Hood and Prince John are a personal favourite of mine as it's my second favourite Disney movie. On a less subjective bias, Prince John is a staple for Disney on Halloween and is a reoccuring Villain at Oogie Boogie bash in California Land. I've yet to see Madam Mim at the event, nor have I seen Disney invoke her as an intellectual property for any merch (although it's probably happened). She's more or less forgotten in the parks and IP.
Mad Madam Mim is the only reason I want to buy this set. Been hoping they would add her for a while now.
Now they just need to add Oogie Boogie, Sanderson Sisters, and Ernesto de la Cruz in an expansion called "Well well well"... or something referencing them being Halloween and Day of the Dead related, and released around that time.
1:03 - Tom, I’m pretty sure Madam Mim is in the box in order to have at least one female villain represented in each set they’ve done it with every set so far). Many people have been asking for Madam Mim by the way (the wizard’s duel with Merlin is perfect for Villainous and the highlight of that movie)!
I was hoping for Madame Medusa from the Rescuers, but seeing how Mim plays she's my favorite from this set.
In this case, Madam Mim works great to say to consumers “this has Pixar villains but it still works with Disney Villainous, don’t worry!”
Sometimes a review really stands out and shows Tom’s professionalism and friendly personality. This is one of them. Nice job DT!
Madam Mim would the main reason I would get this expansion! I love the Sword in the Stone ❤️
I had no clue there was yet another expansion I have to add to my Villianous collection. Madam Mim would be in my top five characters in the game. Now maybe I can convince my Mom to play since she know has her favorite movie incorporated into the set.
I want to get this just for Madam Mim! My favorite Disney movie! I do not think that it isn't well known, I've talked to many others who have also said it's their favorite. Maybe it's just not well known to the younger generations.
Sword in the Stone played twice a year for my entire childhood on Wonderful world of Disney. So, I think maybe what you meant was not alot of YOUNG people have seen it. I, and many other OLD people, HAVE seen it many times.
Love Sword in the Stone and glad to see Mim get some love!
Why is the quote on Syndome’s board not “when everyone’s super, no one will be.”
I'm not the biggest Villainous fan, but my kids like it a lot. I really like all 3 characters in this set, which is not something I can say about all of the other sets. It is now officially on my wish list! :)
You are absolutely right about the duel scene. It is one of my personal favorites, too
We need you to rank all the villianous characters by your favorites Tom
How can you say most people haven't seen sword in the stone. It's one of the hallmark disney films
He IS right though, hallmark movie or not.
I thought the same thing. Who HASN’T seen The Sword in the Stone?
The Sword in the Stone is my absolute favorite Disney movie and I was under the impression that it was known just as well as any other older Disney movie.
As far as the 50s-60s Disney movies go I think the average person is a bit more likely to know The Jungle Book or 101 Dalmatians etc. Sword isn't an obscure movie by any means but it's probably not going to be a Family Feud top audience answer.
Im guessing Tom hasn't seen it and hes projecting.
I might be in the minority, but sword in the stone and Robin Hood are my two favorite Disney movies.
A Big Box seem more and more needed for the completionist
Yeah, the game really needs single box solution.
They'd need to figure how many they plan on making first though. I do NOT want to see them do something like Smash Up or King of Tokyo, where they repeatedly make a more biggerer box that has something exclusive and a bunch of stuff you already own.
Absolutely. I have EVERY Villainous game, and let me tell you, they take up a lot of shelf space.
Some of the Target exclusive pieces have been iffy, but Syndrome's piece looks WAY better in gunmetal.
Some? Aren't there only 2?
Sword and the Stone was a fav movie when I was a kid, most excited for Madame Mim and the transformation battle, very thematic.
Yay for color coordinating!
I wouldn't regard Mim as a villain per se, as she only plays a minor role in the film, BUT she iS funny and the duel with Merlin is great.
Wouldn’t a villainous expansion with Chick Hicks be cool???
I'm also hoping that we get more pixar villains. Those movies were my childhood!
Also, even though I know it's gonna be a pain to play, I really like the aspect of when the heroes come in they take the remote and they throw it to each other as they omnidroid comes for them. It just reminds me of the movie, and just love that little flavour detail so much!
I have been wanting Madam Mim from the start
We back and better than ever!
I learnt, because of this game, that Sword in the Stone is a good representation of its source material which was way ahead of its time. Modern Disney sensibilities might miss it but Merlin travelling to Bermuda, talking about viruses and mentioning Motion Pictures and Television in a fantasy story was really unusual but it's based on the book of the same name and not on the Arthurian Legends (other than the characters of Merlin, Kay and Arthur)
of those movies the only one I've seen is the Sword & the Stone 🤷🏻♂️
I know tom really likes this game series and I totally respect that. But in my opinion this game is like playing solitaire with three other people. Hard Pass after I got the first one.
I like playing competitively online and this thing ain’t close to solitaire lmao, there’s lots of back a forward and matches can last up to 45 minutes if no one let’s the other win
@@metacross2826At least in the base game, which is all I've played, the player interaction feels a little pasted-on. Almost like they realized late in development that there wasn't much interplay and gave you the ability to kick another player in the shins here and there. Maybe expansions or repeat plays would change my mind.
@@riseagain845 Well, the game is more about being thematic than being competitive imho. And I LOVE thematic games :)
I hope some day they add the MCP or Clu2 to the game... that'll be when I finally break down and get it.
MCP?
@@metacross2826 Master Control Program, the original Tron villain.
Were I designing them myself, the MCP starts with control over his board represented by shields at the top but a hero - Tron or Flynn, perhaps - already out in play that opponents can manipulate to mess with you. You win by protecting your board from heroes while accruing resources (that the heroes can drain of course) until you have enough to take over completely.
With Clu2 (Tron Legacy's villain) I would make it so that you had to get Flynn out on the board because his disc is necessary for your victory condition... defeat Flynn and get his disc on the terminal, and you win. However, all the heroes have the ability to swap discs with each other, and your opponents have the ability to shuffle them so you don't know whose disc is whose... and if your opponents move a hero to the terminal with Flynn's disc, it wipes your board.
I never cared for the game mechanics of this one.
Too bad my wife threw all things Disney into the dumpster last week. Was looking forward to this..
Dang what happened?
based
LOL is she related to Ron Desantis?
I really appreciate the original art in Villainous, they easily could have just used screenshots from the movies, but they put in the extra effort. To bad the game is just a 6/10 for me as I'm not a huge fan of multiplayer solitaire.
I don't think multiplayer solitaire describes the series at all. Villainous is like asymmetrical Munchkin where instead of playing from a common pool of cards, each villain plays with/against their own set.
The game has a fairly heavy dose of take-that with the fated cards. In a multiplayer solitaire game, the other players wouldn't be able to block another player from winning. And, while I enjoy the game, that's my main problem with the series... Some of the villains are just not viable. Once they're close to winning, they can be fated so hard that they're taken out of the game. I don't think it's possible to win with Hades (unless the other players are asleep at the table). Ursula can be taken out of the game early with fating.
A good example of multiplayer solitaire is Yahtzee. You cannot affect other players in any way. Winning is entirely dependent upon where you score your dice and luck. Multiplayer solitaire comes down to how much impact players can have on other players. If that impact is little-to-none, then it's probably fair to classify a game that way. Otherwise, your issue with the game is likely the type of player interaction. You may want more direction interaction and conflict instead of take-that.
@@VaultBoy13 I know players are not completely isolated, but like you said, the only interaction that exists is "take that". This means that if everyone minds their own business, or plays nice, it feels like solitaire. Also fate can actually be beneficial to villains that require specific cards, like Yzma. In games with those kinds of objectives, may people choose to not cast fate, since it is optional.
@@VaultBoy13 Everyone who's never actually played it calls it "multi-player solitaire".
@@Arjay82 I own it, and I've played it multiple times.
Yeah I also disagree. I generally don't mind MP solitaire (Wingspan, Paladins of the WK would be my examples of such) but Villainous always feels very directly interactive to me, as fating your opponent wisely is often more important than even pursuing your own goal. My main complaint of the game is that it is too easy to get hosed during the endgame (ie. Scar, Hades) making the game overlong, and some severe balance issues (ie. Queen of Hearts, Facilier vs Ursula, Scar, Hades). Still might get the Gaston set, but not this one, as I am not a fan of any of the villain choices.
Hey Ravensberger, I've got a little something to tell you... Come here, it's a secret... Give me your ear... You comfy? WHERE THE HELL IS JUDGE CLAUDE FROLLO?! In happy with these, especially Syndrome and Lotso but COME ON.
Oh yeah - Frollo would make a GREAT addition, And Governor Radcliffe too.
@@dianebusby7047 I forgot about Radcliffe.
Really scraped the bottom of the barrel for characters on this one, and still missing some absolute staple Villains....
Bro, how are the most famous Pixar villains bottom of the barrel haha
@@metacross2826 Syndrome may be more popular than I've given credit, but is really lame and barely a villain. Madam Mim is from a movie barely anybody has seen, and Sid or Stinky Pete are better Toy Story picks. That being said Chernabog, Oogie Boogie (who is Disney now), and Shere Khan are all better picks.
@@TheGatorDude You might want to look at the other comments when you say things like "a movie barely anybody has seen". It's from the same era as Robin Hood, and I believe it also has the same popularity. And yet Prince John is in the base set.
@@LookOut667 Robin Hood and Prince John are a personal favourite of mine as it's my second favourite Disney movie. On a less subjective bias, Prince John is a staple for Disney on Halloween and is a reoccuring Villain at Oogie Boogie bash in California Land. I've yet to see Madam Mim at the event, nor have I seen Disney invoke her as an intellectual property for any merch (although it's probably happened). She's more or less forgotten in the parks and IP.