Great video btw. One of the reasons I enjoy your playthroughs specifically is that you willing to share how much fun you're having (voices, laughing, excitement over big turns). Thanks for sharing!
Backed the kickstarter received my deluxe all in box, with ink dropped figures. After a two year wait I’m not disappointed in the quality of the product everything is well made. While gameplay is somewhat random, it still has been fun to play.
Thematic sweetness! Fast samurai action! Now, with enemy-flicking death blows! What a delight, my friend. Forget nominating best game of the year, this was the best playthrough video of the year! 😅
I agree, the rulebook is a little rough to get through. Thanks for the play through. Got to meet up at a con and buy you a drink for the great content.
Keep going please! I'm dieing to see more of this content as I still have not received my shipping notification but stores are already putting them out. More scenarios!
You really should do a full story reading of the Solo Scenarios! Also you forgot the rule that says you can't change direction in a multi-movement move (page 15, "Moving your character"), which also applies to the AI. So for instance at 31:20 the blue AI wouldn't be able to move that way. At 43:10, the AI counters and deals 1 wound to you because they drew an attack (see page 33, speed doesn't matter for the AI) At 41:05, just an observation: you can block for other people, so if the green AI had speed 7 in their range, they could have blocked for yellow! If the AIs have no cards in their deck, they just reshuffle. That will be added to the upcoming FAQ. There's one card that reveals the discard of bleeding opponents, so it can be useful sometimes.
Hey guys .. tonight I tried to play the first scenario, despite the initial difficulty to understand all the dynamics and mechanics (cause the basic rules are pretty easy but the game has enough depth) so is it just me or is it challenging even the first scenario for a new player?
Backed it, have it and still undecided. It’s very random and the solo movement rules are hard to interpret. But the more I play it the less random it feels and the more I find myself anticipating things, planning kamae shifts because I have certain cards etc. Will be interested to hear your final review for sure.
Thanks for the playthroug. Backed this one on Kickstarter, love the Japanese theme (Ronin, Samurai etc) had high hopes but the Solo game play does look very random, hope the 1vs1 plays better.
Mike, hear me out here. You need to start a new channel called OSCST3K (One-Stop Co-op Shop Theatre 3000)! I never realized that board game art needs snarky commentary, but now I am 110% sure it does - and you need to be the one to do it!
I’m going to try to. I’ve honestly been buried with games and haven’t gotten to play it enough yet. So far it’s fun, but also quite random. It feels like many turns are “play a card and pray”. So I’m still formulating how I feel about that
Still working on it more for a full review. The cards can be pretty random, and the AI rules are more confusing than I’d prefer, but yes it’s still fun as well!
Holy iconography and rules! I watched halfway and I still don't know what your are doing. The game looks cool but it will take some doing to absorb all the icons, movement/positioning rules, and attacks/defense.
Yeah, the KS communication for this game is pretty awful too, which makes the wait that little bit more frustrating. Also bonus points for me living in the middle of nowhere half a planet away from the creators of the game so it'll likely be even longer before it gets here... at least I can be reassured that it'll be great fun once it (finally) does show up?
@@a-blivvy-yus Some folks in the UK are getting punished badly. They simply don't have enough stock for fulfillment in the UK. I wonder how incompetent as a company you have to be to manage this.
@@Biodelic Asia backers were told at the beginning of August that the fulfilment company had their games and was starting to ship them out, with the process expected to be finished by the end of August. Near the end of the month a backer got confirmation that the company was actually waiting on some stock SSG hadn't provided yet after the entire month was spent with no Asian backers having received any tracking numbers or other shipping notifications. The company said they had already told SSG about the problem, but that backer forwarded the email to SSG to make sure they had a secondary source to notify them of the problem. A week after the August deadline passed (about 2 weeks after the backer made sure they knew, and nobody knows how long since the fulfilment company notified them), they claimed to have only just found out about the problem causing a delay "48 hours ago" in spite of backers having proof that was a lie. And many backers in Asia are still waiting for their games even now. EU had *the exact same problem* as Asia, with SSG just getting caught out a few days ago as having done the same thing a second time in a different region. They claimed all the stock was in the fulfilment company's hands, after having been told by the company that they were still waiting on stock before they could begin shipping. They've since claimed that the company now has all the stock they need to start shipping, but an EU backer has been told that's not true by the fulfilment company, so... yeah. USA has had the stock in country since mid September but their fulfilment company there hasn't even started labelling boxes ready to start shipping yet. NZ and Aus shipment was "in transit to Australia" at the beginning of August, but turned out to actually be in transit to a stopover in Singapore, where it's been sitting, with a promise of "a ship is coming in October" as the only timeline we've had for over a month now for when it's going to start the trip to Australia, after which NZ backers still have to wait for our copies to ship from there to here. *NOBODY* is getting good results from this mess. Being punished is far from UK-specific on this campaign.
Not saying you should buy either, but I wouldn’t compare the two games. They both have units on a map who fight, but besides that they play and feel almost totally different, at least to me
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0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Comic #1 and Overview
3:13 - Battle #1
27:32 - Comic and Set-Up #2
29:15 - Battle #2
45:33 - Closing Comic and Pattern Shout-Out
I hope Foreteller hires you soon to create the audio companion to this game. And literally every other game ever made. Perfection.
HAHAHA, that would be awesome. Back when I was a professional actor I never did any voiceover work, but I'd love the chance sometime in the future.
Great video btw. One of the reasons I enjoy your playthroughs specifically is that you willing to share how much fun you're having (voices, laughing, excitement over big turns). Thanks for sharing!
Mike voicing the characters and playing with the figs made me think of Lord Helmet playing with his Spaceballs action figures lol
No sir, I didn’t see you playing with your samurai again!
I'm watching this as I'm unboxing and sleeving cards from my just-delivered game and extras. Thanks for a great walkthrough!
Backed the kickstarter received my deluxe all in box, with ink dropped figures. After a two year wait I’m not disappointed in the quality of the product everything is well made. While gameplay is somewhat random, it still has been fun to play.
The dialogue for comic was spot on, had a laugh, we need more of such improvisations.
Great video as always
Love your reading of the story 😂
Thanks! Had a lot of fun with those parts 😅
Thematic sweetness! Fast samurai action! Now, with enemy-flicking death blows! What a delight, my friend. Forget nominating best game of the year, this was the best playthrough video of the year! 😅
Hahaha, glad you had a good time!
Amazing narration, Mike!!! Please do that again 😎😂
I have a roll player adventures expansion play coming soon. Lots of narration to get silly with there 😜
Great playthrough i have ordered this straight after watching this thanks mate
Hope you enjoy it!
I agree, the rulebook is a little rough to get through. Thanks for the play through. Got to meet up at a con and buy you a drink for the great content.
I think my only one this year is PAX U. I did too many last year and made my wife angry 😅
Keep going please! I'm dieing to see more of this content as I still have not received my shipping notification but stores are already putting them out. More scenarios!
I’d like to, but you know me. Got another 30 games to cover 😅😬😭
What an amazing play through! Great voice acting and wonderful video. This game looks amazing!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
thanks a lot for the gameplay! i wasnt so sure if i would like the game but now im conviced i will play it a lot!
Awesome!
You really should do a full story reading of the Solo Scenarios!
Also you forgot the rule that says you can't change direction in a multi-movement move (page 15, "Moving your character"), which also applies to the AI. So for instance at 31:20 the blue AI wouldn't be able to move that way.
At 43:10, the AI counters and deals 1 wound to you because they drew an attack (see page 33, speed doesn't matter for the AI)
At 41:05, just an observation: you can block for other people, so if the green AI had speed 7 in their range, they could have blocked for yellow!
If the AIs have no cards in their deck, they just reshuffle. That will be added to the upcoming FAQ. There's one card that reveals the discard of bleeding opponents, so it can be useful sometimes.
Thanks for all the corrections! Glad they are working on a FAQ for this one 😅
Hey guys .. tonight I tried to play the first scenario, despite the initial difficulty to understand all the dynamics and mechanics (cause the basic rules are pretty easy but the game has enough depth) so is it just me or is it challenging even the first scenario for a new player?
@@ygor9547 oh absolutely. I got a bit lucky in this video. I lost my previous two plays of the scenario you saw.
Backed it, have it and still undecided. It’s very random and the solo movement rules are hard to interpret. But the more I play it the less random it feels and the more I find myself anticipating things, planning kamae shifts because I have certain cards etc. Will be interested to hear your final review for sure.
I think I generally agree with that trend
Thanks for the playthroug. Backed this one on Kickstarter, love the Japanese theme (Ronin, Samurai etc) had high hopes but the Solo game play does look very random, hope the 1vs1 plays better.
Definitely random, but still fun too. We will see if that feeling lasts!
"There's nothing on that paper." Caused me to lol.
I’m still confused what that picture is supposed to represent 😅😅😅
Best narration ever. 😂
Thanks!!!
Mike, hear me out here. You need to start a new channel called OSCST3K (One-Stop Co-op Shop Theatre 3000)! I never realized that board game art needs snarky commentary, but now I am 110% sure it does - and you need to be the one to do it!
Hahaha, I used to watch that show so much. Love the idea!
Time for Mike Club!
Hi Mike. Will you be posting a review of this? If not, what are your general thoughts so far? Thanks!
I’m going to try to. I’ve honestly been buried with games and haven’t gotten to play it enough yet. So far it’s fun, but also quite random. It feels like many turns are “play a card and pray”. So I’m still formulating how I feel about that
Any opinions of the game ? Did you enjoy the play ?
Still working on it more for a full review. The cards can be pretty random, and the AI rules are more confusing than I’d prefer, but yes it’s still fun as well!
Not for me. Totally boring.😞
Hey this game looks really good! How long is the campaing?
I think it’s like 10-12 fights? But this is only the base game, so I imagine expansions have more
Holy iconography and rules! I watched halfway and I still don't know what your are doing.
The game looks cool but it will take some doing to absorb all the icons, movement/positioning rules, and attacks/defense.
Yeah, it's... something. Fun once you get the hang of it though!
Fun video!
An other game stuck in fulfillment for me. I think I have like 13 games in fulfillment hell atm.
Yikes! I have a bunch but not that many. I hope the floodgates open soon.
Yeah, the KS communication for this game is pretty awful too, which makes the wait that little bit more frustrating.
Also bonus points for me living in the middle of nowhere half a planet away from the creators of the game so it'll likely be even longer before it gets here... at least I can be reassured that it'll be great fun once it (finally) does show up?
@@a-blivvy-yus Some folks in the UK are getting punished badly. They simply don't have enough stock for fulfillment in the UK. I wonder how incompetent as a company you have to be to manage this.
@@OneStopCoopShop Question, how is the EU delivery question for your Kickstarter standing? Will it still ship from China directly to backers?
@@Biodelic Asia backers were told at the beginning of August that the fulfilment company had their games and was starting to ship them out, with the process expected to be finished by the end of August. Near the end of the month a backer got confirmation that the company was actually waiting on some stock SSG hadn't provided yet after the entire month was spent with no Asian backers having received any tracking numbers or other shipping notifications. The company said they had already told SSG about the problem, but that backer forwarded the email to SSG to make sure they had a secondary source to notify them of the problem. A week after the August deadline passed (about 2 weeks after the backer made sure they knew, and nobody knows how long since the fulfilment company notified them), they claimed to have only just found out about the problem causing a delay "48 hours ago" in spite of backers having proof that was a lie. And many backers in Asia are still waiting for their games even now.
EU had *the exact same problem* as Asia, with SSG just getting caught out a few days ago as having done the same thing a second time in a different region. They claimed all the stock was in the fulfilment company's hands, after having been told by the company that they were still waiting on stock before they could begin shipping. They've since claimed that the company now has all the stock they need to start shipping, but an EU backer has been told that's not true by the fulfilment company, so... yeah.
USA has had the stock in country since mid September but their fulfilment company there hasn't even started labelling boxes ready to start shipping yet.
NZ and Aus shipment was "in transit to Australia" at the beginning of August, but turned out to actually be in transit to a stopover in Singapore, where it's been sitting, with a promise of "a ship is coming in October" as the only timeline we've had for over a month now for when it's going to start the trip to Australia, after which NZ backers still have to wait for our copies to ship from there to here.
*NOBODY* is getting good results from this mess. Being punished is far from UK-specific on this campaign.
I'm sad to hear the rule book 😢sucks.... I kinda still am a little less now looking forward to my copy
I haven't found it bad, just not as detailed as I'd like, but they are in the process of making a clarifying FAQ.
why buy this when you own Street Masters????
Not saying you should buy either, but I wouldn’t compare the two games. They both have units on a map who fight, but besides that they play and feel almost totally different, at least to me