Batman™: Gotham City Chronicles - Shut Up & Sit Down Review
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Call me crazy, but I think Reference Pear may be Bat Critic Man. Think about it, have you ever seen the two of them at the same room at the same time? And Bat Critic Man shows up on the day they use reference kohlrabis not reference pear?
Hopefully this'll be touched on some day in the SU&SD extended universe.
Impossible! Reference Pear is a pampered, wealthy playboy. Not the kind of guy you'd find on the streets, fighting board game crime.
I heard that Critic Boy was bitten by a rogue Reference Pear and became Bat Critic Man.
Is Bat Critic Man, Super Critic Man after he couldn't find any phone booths?
Looking at Gloomhaven I am almost convinced that Reference Pear is Lex Luthor. In my view BCM is closely connected to Shux team thou but there are not enough evidence in this video to tell who he really is...
This is the grossest example of Kickstarter Bloat I've ever seen.
This is most likely why they made it a kickstarter exclusive from the get-go...they knew this would get out of hand quick
That's because you haven't seen Joan of Arc.
what about Kingdom Death Monster? where scope creep is basically the selling point among its fans(which I am one of), like when Adam Poots announced that he had scrapped the completed Philosophy system because he thought the double-sided cards that were being used were too "gamey" and not thematic enough, and thus chose to replace them with all with little mini-bookletes complete with story text and randomization tables and/or choices instead.
All right mate, enjoy your wood cubes
@@markcardenas8843 you sound like someone that would prefer good graphics over good gameplay on a videogame.
As an all-in backer who has played a number of times, I have to say - great review. I agree with many of the criticisms. I will say that my personal DC fandom adds a great deal of value for me (I can play a board game as Orphan!)
To me it is telling that it has roughly the same rules as Conan, plus maybe a page worth of extra manipulations, and the rulebook is roughly three times as long. Not only that, it is poorly translated with word choice sometimes making rules unnecessarily confusing (there were several times where words in the English version were left in French!) As a former professional manual writer, I can honestly say that this is a 20 page rulebook crammed into 55 pages. It's like a Peter Jackson movie!
i've seen similar poor word choice making rules unnecessarily confusing (BGG for the win) within claustrophobia 1643. i imagine this is just an ongoing theme with Monolith games (i do enjoy claustrophobia 1643, but felt kickstarter was just a "pre-order" for that game)
Since this video, I've spent more time around Monolith games. I like their stuff, but my impression is that they really don't place much importance on localization. It just isn't a priority for them. Conan's manual was so bad that it had to be replaced. Claustrophobia. Batman. Their updates posted for the Kickstarter includes references and charts labeled only in French. I have the feeling that their translator for in-game materials is a native French speaker who knows English, rather than an English speaker that speaks French (which can make a huge difference when it comes to the precision of language.)
They've been called on it and criticized for it again and again. It doesn't seem to matter to them, though.
My only criticism of this review is that the intro should have been Batcritic and Night Robert running towards the screen in 1960s Batman style.
And maybe a scene where they "Pow!", "Biff!" and "Bam'd!" all those boxes. :D
Rumor has it they are still reading the rulebook
I laughed too hard at that
30 seconds in I know I dont want it.
This kind of game isn´t designed to be played, but to cater to dynamics of crowdfunding campaigns.
Haha, same here. Naturally I'm going through the whole video but the first 30 seconds was all I needed to see to vindicate my decision to abstain from this nonsense.
I agree. I thought the kickstarter campaign made this blatantly obvious.
I personally see it more like an (expensive) toolkit with Batman miniatures (Which I'll also use for the Batman Miniatures game)... But that isn't for everyone and I totally get why this isn't for many boardgame players who're used to playing straight out of the box. I started from RPGs making my own adventures, monsters, rules, maps, handouts, etc. using HeroQuest Minis. This is pretty much the same with a Batman license. ;-)
@@Cergorach Funny. I started and actually am very involved in minitaure wargames. I am not a stranger to mountains of sprues and minis and thousands of hours of hobbywork and I used to play a lot of pen & paper.
In my eyes this game suffers from several issues many other crowndfunded games suffer and all for the same reason. These games are designed around a hierarchy of stretchgoals, often from game designers with little to no experience and without much in the way of playtesting.
Calling the game a toolkit, to me, is an excuse for lackluster design, missing direction and a bloat of components, most likely never to be used, due to flawed game design and bad rule editing.
Its a crowdfunding Golem.
If I look at a game on KS and it’s anywhere over $60, I don’t care how many minis it comes with, I’m not backing it. I’ll never understand a game costing more than that.
Finally a review who sees the problems and not just the hype. Good work
Thank you soooooooo much for saving me $300+
Well,130$ is best value, those expansions from reviews are not that great or ballanced. For 130 it's not bad deal at all. But still after trying it, I am happy with Conan I have, and glad I didn't back it last time(and the fact that I am not fan of art and mini style they went with)
Holy boardgame critics Matt and Quinns. Fantastic review, clearly explained pros and cons, excellent camera clarity and lighting. Great pacing and dialogue. Keep up the good work.
quite possibly their best work yet!! Cheers Quinns n Matt!
My only complaint is that the other game is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more expensive
So confused, All my kohlrabis are green so I can't use for comparison. Do you have any Reference Rutabagas in stock?
My 8 year old could not have laughed more at the constant Ribena cameos. When night Robert pulled out the bottle? Genius. Good work.
This is what we live for!
The bottle pull actually made me spit out my (non-Ribina) drink
Seeing it had a lot of miniatures and a visually appealing board I somehow knew already that it was a Kickstarter game.
The petition to replace Pattinson with Quinns as Batman starts here
What, no Bat Critic Man isn't Quinns. They're dressed totally differently! Obviously!
I don't know if I love this review more for its brutality or its humor.
After seeing how this turned out, I worry about future Kickstarter games that deal with big IPs and offer more and more and more stuff as stretch goals while the core game hasn’t been finalized yet. It seems like a recipe for overindulgence.
You think maybe?
After seeing this review I have cancelled my pledge in Kickstarter. I realized that it's too heavy and just too expensive. Also it won't probably hit my game table very often. I love Batman and DC Universe, but I totally agree with your point that they could have started it with just a few characters and work more on gameplay itself, balance it and just focus more on mechanics, not only on the miniatures. Thanks Shut up& Sit Down for saving me a lot of money, cheers!
You seem to agree a lot with No Pun Included, which seems only reasonable for this game. Good job on the midway dubbing by the way, hardly noticeable.
There was midway dubbing?!?!??!?!?!
I was one of those BGG users who created a bunch of useful files to play the game: Condensed Rules, FAQ, Skill/Trait references
"What's fun is completely different from how you win the game." That's exactly how I feel about Legends of Andor but I was never able to express it until now.
Props for wearing the objectively best 70s era Batman costume
Looked more 60s, with the short cape and the obvious reference to the Adam West show.
As someone that did buy everything, I am quite dissapointed to hear all of this. Haven't had the chance to play it yet, but hopefully I find the redeeming qualities worthwhile. I had wanted to get Conan, but heard about Batman, and specifically chose this over Conan because of the IP and hope that they would have improved upon the problems with the system the first time around. To hear that Conan was better is definitely saddening.
Also, good job recommending the Batman Miniatures Game. I have played that for years and truly love it.
I have both and I find Batman to be the better game, BUT you do have to get past all the issues they bring up here. There are some really great player reference sheets for each character on Board Game Geek that have all the skills listed and explained for the character you are playing in one place. Once you learn the rules and the quirks of the setup illustrations, you won't have to worry about them. But that's going to take some time that could be spend doing other things.
The biggest drawback is every mission is on a strict timer and there's no time to just have fun doing superhero stuff! That might be a deal breaker for people.
Timmo it seems like getting extra turns is in order jajaj
Hey at least Batman isn't aggressively sexist and horrendously limited in its female character options so that's a plus. For some groups that might even be a deciding factor.
Perhaps some house ruling to make it run more like Conan is in order?
Timmo Warner I would definitely recommend adding 2 rounds in each scenarios, allowing players to have fun attacking and not so much on going for scenarios. Also allows for a few bad dice rolls.
I’m also considering allowing the heroes to have their free movement when resting. So many times heroes can get stuck when resting that villains come in and knock them out.
I'll be honest: I think this game has great potential, less as a competitive tabletop, and more as a ttrpg. The villain should operate less as s player giving it all to win and more as a DM tailoring the experience, and developing a campaign out of it
That and a willingness to go with a table ruling instead of digging through the current books for every exact answer.
Really hoping the season 3 rules update makes this game more playable.
Wait wait wait. You mean parents don't ordinarily charge interest on pocket money?
Oh dear.
Another outstanding review. I love the world of Batman so much and was thinking about getting this, but this is like the downside of Kickstarter crystallised into a single game. You’ve saved me a huge amount of money, thank you again!
Gotta say, the colors in this video just pop; really great toning in post (also, great review)
This is vintage SUSD. Such a great, witty and thorough review. Glad to see you guys back in form.
I just love the idea of the Batcave being under someone else's house and Bruce Wayne needing to keep coming up with reasons to use this person's basement.
This industry is getting out of control! Great review!
The buyer decides...those average games with ugly plastic minis never got a cent from me.
OMG, 11:22 THANK YOU! It completely boggles my mind WHY I need to reference a picture of the map and not the map itself, with all its hugeness.
@Lassi Kinnunen As in the map board? I am not sure if you are suggesting I print a map or suggesting the Monolith missed their chance to include the information on the the actual board that is the map....To my logical perspective, it should be a functional tool first and a gorgeous piece of art second.
POW! What a review guys, no one does it better. Seriously funny and genuine. Was worried you would recommend it at the end, glad you saw past all the cool stuff. A dinosaur, really?
I looked into the Batman Miniature Game and I'm not sure the assessment that it would be cheaper holds true. Yes, it has a lower barrier to entry, but, as with most piecemeal miniature systems, expanding your set can quickly reach a price that makes the sheer number of miniatures included in the Chronicles set pretty appealing. I wonder if playing BMG with the B:GCC minis might be the way to get the maximum out of both options(albeit with an initial cost in the $225 range)?
I really appreciate the reintroduction of jokes and skits into these less positive reviews. Good development from the Fallout one, for example. Games are inherently a bit silly and worth poking fun at!
No Calendar Man?? I'm out.
Thanks for the Calendar Man shout-out! :D
This sprawling mess strikes me as a much more lavish production than was possible in the '80s, and good for filling the same niche that the Bat-Man Role-Playing Game tried to back then.
So much delicious, overwrought silliness....
That voice squeak at 15:36 made my day
Christ it genuinely sounds like this wasn't playtested at all...
This review reminds me of our experience going through the rules and scenarios of Tanhauser. Cool graphics, intriguing world history (and that would be an RPG setting I'd love to try someday maybe using FATE or Call of Cthulhu), but the investment in set up and rules research has made it seldom played at our table.
Thank you for saving me nearly 200 dollars! I literally cancelled my backing 10 minutes into this and then still came back to finish the review because it’s so entertaining
I already regret backing this in the first kickstarter :-/
Kickstarter us lots of smoke and mirrors often with nothing behind, Borderline scam. But hey its not like you voted Trump or Brexit. :-D
Another great review guys. God Bat Critic is awesome. Where can i get his miniature?
Your goal in life should be to find a significant other that thinks of you the same way Matt thinks about Batcritic-man
“...like questionable seafood moving through a digestive tract” - may be the best line in any board game review video I’ve watched 😂.
No other board game video reviews come close to SUSD in terms of clarity and entertainment. Thank you for continuing to be honest, clear, and concise in these video reviews. I can see how tempting it would be to receive a review copy (I’m assuming) and give it all the praise - especially with how expensive this game is. Just another reason why I’m a fan.
I can always rely on good information from you all. Keep up the GREAT work!
Cheers guys. Found you through your Cpt Sonar review which was awesome. Watching this one and I can't say that I am hurt by pulling out of the first KS....It just looked overly cumbersome, and it seems that has been your experience with it. I never played conan, but probably won't due to the theme not really interesting me. Either way cheers, and keep up the good work!
I watched this while painting one of my Carnivorous Plant minis from the game. Yeah, I went all in and I recognise all these complaints. I'm not sure I regret the purchase, as we've had some fun already, and fan support helps a lot. Even tempted by parts of season 2, if only to get some Suicide Squad and Etrigan the Demon fun.
Was interested by your recommendation for the minis game, but have been wary of that because the minis are a lot more expensive, figure by figure, and their Harry Potter game looks like a disaster. Still, maybe grabbing the rules would be worth it.
Speaking as someone who's tried to make board games/RPGs based on existing properties, this one just screams of the makers thinking out the characters, items, places and references *first* and figuring out intuitive gameplay systems... *Somewhere* down the line. 😂
I'd love a board game based on Batman's abilities, e.g. solve mysteries, stealth about, fight crooks and monsters. Sort of a combination of *Cluedo and Heroquest....* hmm... I think I've got an idea.
I'm mostly pissed off that they are doing another kickstarter for more expansions ... and I still don't even have a delivery date for my pledge from the first game.
I suspect the kickstarter for the new expansions will be done and over before I have even managed to begin trying to play this once.
Bat-critic-man's flesh colored eyelids are freaky deeky! Absolutely nightmare inducing!
hahah true, also black eye make up with a blue mask??
I have both Batman and Conan, and I haven't had a chance to play Batman yet but simply reading the rules and looking at components this is exactly what I feared. I love Conan and play it all the time, and I am definitely going to tweak the Batman missions to add either more players or more turns to allow players to have time to do fun and cool things. Hopefully that will be enough to recreate that Conan feel with a Batman flavor.
I ended up having a ton of issues with Conan. Mainly 1) Conan was the only fun hero, 2) the scenarios were only strictly for a certain number of players (this was REALLY stupid), and 3) the few number of maps were really static. From what I've seen about Batman, I can't say I'm excited about it, either.
Batman at least fixes problem #1.
Thanks for your work guys ! Very clear and pleasant. Greetings from Brussels
Haha! Funniest video in ages. So well done. I backed this and don't regret it, but definitely see your points.
Hi Matt and Quinns, if you were to make Gotham City Chronicles better, where would you start? What's the biggest hurdle holding the game back? I'm noting a few common criticisms:
1. Too many confusing rules (the translation errors, imprecise language, length of rulebook, etc.)
2. Confusing UI/UX (the color scheme, the symbols used, the location of symbols, etc.
3. Unbalanced or unfun missions (mostly to do with the time limits)
Are there more? I would be very interested in which problem you would tackle first. I haven't played this game, but I feel personally that I could eventually get over 1, and I could eventually figure out 2, but I wouldn't be able to work through 3. Is there potential for changes that would help the game? I noticed many missions in Conan that have a time limit end on turn 10, and you mentioned a 7-turn time limit is too...limiting. Would extending that time limit help? Similar to your recommendation to Flick 'em Up, would fiddling with scenarios help the game? Or would you start elsewhere?
This made me want to buy conan
Me too! Want to play sometime? 😉
Do so. It's good. Expansions are too expensive but the base is fun enough
It's $60 on Amazon rn
Sentinel Tactics! Love that game. Excellent frame work for coming up with your own rules, heroes and scenarios.
I know I’ve seen Bat Critic someplace before...
The whole review, I thought to myself that I'm glad I already play the Batman Miniature Game with a group of friends and therefore wasn't even tempted to buy this truckload of plastic. And in the end, you even recommended it. I can support your thesis, the Batman Miniature Game (in it's revised edition) seems to be a lot more fun than this game. Again and again, we had fights that are epic or bonkers or both and always feel like you are in the comics, no matter the gang you play.
ME TOO! Bought a ton literally the month before this was announced.
@DerGrantelbart nope.
@DerGrantelbart cool story. Be well!
What a great review! I love the pros and cons and agree. Thanks for saving me a ton of money.
You guys should review island of el dorado. I’m curious to what you guys would think of it
Trevor Locke we played that with my group last time we got together. Very enjoyable experience. A lot of back-and-forth with who we thought would come out on top.
That newspaper article gave me a few giggles, worth the pause.
this was hilarious ;D awesome review guys!
incredible review, possibly your best... It had over dubbing, there was a brief moment where you teased Matts basement, and kohlrabi.
Also: "Boy Ribeen-A heroic critic" surely?
Oh regrets when I realise; Boy Ribeen-A Critical Hero is better
Great review. It is fair to mention a couple of things though. First the vs mode, which is quite good and not in conan and second the fact that they are going to release next week a tool to create scenarios for the community in which you can do a scenario with the objective of killing someone or just fighting or whatever you want to do. I think this tool would give much more play time and fun here than in conan because the variety of heroes and villains is much larger (and better imo).
Man I visited your site and saw a picture with a lot of Joker miniatures and variants... and fell in love. Where can I get those???
Bravo, you entertained me start to finish talking about what sounds like a terrible game as someone not at all interested in miniatures or the Batman universe.
so basically if you want the mini's and boards and rough set up help for a semi cool batman tabletop game where you throw the rules out the window make the turn counter a victory point tracker( Increased by defeating goons and the villian, where the amount required for victory decreases withe each successful skill check) make the villians role and kind of gm/dm position and literally do whatever you think is right for the board (Yes that is a window now and catwoman can totally climb on that forklift.) a decent game?
Wow that base at 18:09 is wickedly warped. That seems like the hardest bit to mess up...
Having sludged through several versions of warhammer 40k I always expect a game with a lot of minis to require constant rules referencing. The layout in the rule book is still absolutely piss poor.
If you take the time to get into it with a dependable group it could get to be a lot of fun.
The quality of the minis was VERY good for the price point (opposed to 40k)
Turn limits are the real draw back IMO. A character might be beat up and resting for 2 or 3 rounds in a 7 round game. So after setting it up and explaining rules for a few hours your players get to sit out 1/3 to 1/2 the game sometimes.
6/10 for me. Not enough to justify my all in pledge. Maybe the new mission creator kit will help.
Thank you for rounding out the review with a nod towards the Batman miniatures game. Definitely recommend that game!
Do a review of 7th continent + wgumcd expansion!
Great review. I wasn't sure about the gameplay criticism when it was mentioned on your podcast but you lay it out completely here. I'm probably going to save my money- hope that I meet someone who bought it and desperately wants it all painted.
I want mine painted :)
@@TracerQQ I'm in AZ if you're interested
@@nikvernon4251 heh, I'm in Toronto, so probably not worth it. Thanks for the offer :)
I have the exact same pyrex measuring bowl that I also use for comically inappropriate foods / soups / drinks
Nice review and interesting game. I agree with you in that it needs to be simplified just a little bit while trying to keep some if not most variety in place.
Like you suggest a smaller hero pool. I would even go down as far as 3 Batman, Robin and Nightwing. Each time they can add an additional hero with each expansion.
The goal is to learn, setup, play and most importantly enjoy. So while the symbols I believe was a good idea I feel like they could have put a legend on the back of each card that has a short description of any symbols on said card. They couldve kept the character history in a seperate book for people who like that kind of stuff. Front to back print the english/french. Wouldve saved a lot of money on printing and patience due to info being more accessible.
Honestly there is probably a few other things I'm too lazy to think about but yeah missed opportunity. The conan system on this theme is really not a bad thing at all. They just missed the mark on the execution of the quality of life features for their players.
awesome, as always, thanks a lot guys (you make my day again) :)
A buddy of mine went all-in on the first KS and spent about $400. He then unloaded it on ebay just before the 2nd season came out and sold it for $1200!!!!! It apparently was going for over 1K regularly, until the 2nd season KS came out on KS and the ebay prices tanked. I simply just don't get it.
On a different note, I have to say, this is one of the best reviews I've ever seen. Being honest about the game and also suggesting a preivous game and the Batman miniatures game is very, very refreshing. You've earned a sub from me, that's for sure.
I love how Quinns mangles character names. That cape-slap was somewhat rude, however.
I'm looking forward to the SU&SD review of Hellboy. From this vid I'm guessing it will be everything they liked about the combat and cool minis, but with easier to learn rules and mechanics, fun missions and interesting abilities and actions. (It is too hard though!)
If by "too hard" you mean "wildly random in ways that prevent you from planning or predicting and dice that are really punishing for no reason," then yes. Input AND output randomness. It's a slot machine, and it sucks.
I’d love to see you guys review Kick Ass!!
Love the reference to "We've Got That B-roll".
Matt performs "bad acting" in that way that only really good actors can.
o-o So many boxes and so many minis.......setup and clean up afterwards must be a big ol pain.
Absolutely nailed it. This is so nearly a 9/10 game, that somehow - via KS excesses, bad graphic design choices, an overload of icons and an awful rulebook - manages to be just a 7/10.
I was pleased to see that you have all of the same criticisms of the game that we have.
8+ in board game geek
Fantastic stuff is always! My eight year old got really excited about the idea of a superhero board game. So I decided to make her one. I was absolutely cringing when you said the bit about many missions involving needing to hack the computer rather than beat up bad guys. I was like no they didn't. Also breakable walls cuz superheroes!
Really good review! Great idea that went down the wrong road
Anyone else notice Sparky from Dead of Winter at the 21:09 mark???
my adhd would have had me stopped half way through unboxing first box
Great review. Very nice humorous, and, as an all-in backer, I can completely recognize the criticism.
The set up most of the time is really awful.
But we had a lot of fun playing the game with friends. I guess we liked the “calculation” style of the game. And sometimes this feeling of last moment lucky roll is just awesome)))
This game becomes really awesome the 4th time you play it.
@B Palmer Depends)
My friend and i had a learning game. We were well aware that this was a game with a lot of rules. But because of this, whoever is teaching a game like this needs to know the rules well before fully experiencing it with a full player count. Luckily we are no stranger to longer games and were glad to figure out that the base mechanics are quite simple.
The difficulty is added by the different objectives.
That was brilliant. What a fantastic review!
I think the modern board games designers must take a step or two back in the way they make all those games with sooooo many tiles and pieces and tokens and things that will need table bigger than my bedroom to put on and about 1-1:30 hours to set up and put back in the box.
There are games I don’t play because of that reason. ...
And don't let me start about rule books that are so big I need a few days to read and have to search all the time during play.
Games prices are to high for reasons like those.
I don't need tokens and tiles. I need more scenarios and more maps with randomising mechanisms for maximum replayability.
could you buy this and then use these miniatures to also play the batman miniatures game, or does the miniatures game need exclusive components that make this difficult?
Could you please review Eclipse New dawn for the galaxy, or Eclipse second dawn for the galaxy
The hilariousness of the eye shadow under the mask is directly proportional to how unnecessary it is.
Lets face it...he couldnt let that chance slip :-D
Saw that there was a Batman board game, got curious, and if it hasn't been said already in 11 months, a lot of this feels like it could be implemented in a more streamlined way by making it a computer game. By which I mean there's a lot of checking of reference materials, setup, and fiddly details which would benefit greatly from being automated and presented in a readable user interface of some sort. Which, sure, a lot of board games have digital versions (e.g. Talisman), but few have this level of complexity.
As an owner of the Conan retail version, four hero characters usually feels like there are too few to chose from. 25 might be too much because then you'd probably need another half hour just explaining what each hero is better at. But somewhere between 8 and 12 might have been nice.. not sure how much the Conan Kickstarter edition had, I think there were at least six.
Also, it's strange they reduced the player count to "up to four" without any expansion. Not sure if this is just so they could sell another expansion. But being able to play with up to five people is a reason why Conan is getting play time.
And on a side note, I'd usually feel strange seeing a game compared to another specific one that often. But well, it really seems like it's the same game with slight tweaks in another setting.
With Conan, the characters are set for a mission. With Batman each player gets a choice of 1-3 specific heroes. So, the pool each player chooses from is small since the max hero options between all players is 9.
Versus mode (which requires an expansion) is the only way you have access to the full roster to build a team.
Great outro guys!
Is there anything I should know about the ITV mug?
Hmm, huge beautiful production. So much content it's spread across multiple large boxes. Restrictive systems that run counter to engaging with the content. Is this a CMON joint?
Of course I find this AFTER I pledged, not 10 minutes ago....off to figure out if I can cancel it....and to research Batman Miniatures...
Same! I'm still so tempted since I'm convinced I can manage to overcome these issues...which is probably just inaccurate and vain. Core Batman Miniatures box is actually the same price ironically.
It's kickstarter...of course you can cancel.
Never make or cancel a purchase off of one review. Find a handful of reviewers that have your similar interests to get a larger sample size. I have heard plenty of bad things about Conan too. Depends on your tastes and those of your gaming group!
I can't play games where I have to remember all these rules - it works in a computer game when the computer fills in the details for you but trying to turn board game into a computer game played without a computer it just does not work.
I felt the same way after just one play. It's a planningfest. You need to know exactly what EVERYONE can do and what ALL the special abilities do, and ALL the items, and then plan accordingly. That's not fun. "What's fun is completely different from how you win". Couldn't have said it better. If you're playing this and having fun beating up bad guys, you're gonna lose. So you play the same scenario again, but now you go through the obligatory movements you need to do to win, and hope you roll well.