Should You Back Brink?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- Should you back Brink over on Kickstarter? Today I'm going to take a deep dive into the game to see if this game is worth your pledge on Kickstarter.
Check out the campaign for Brink here: kck.st/3Y8cXfQ
Check out the IV Studios gameplay video here: • Brink - How to Play
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share this comment from BoardGameGeek which I think is helpful to hear and equally has insights I didn’t have in the video:
Moonrakers is deckbuilding and Brink is worker placement. You don't need one to enjoy the other, and as someone who's played all the IV games I think Brink might be my favorite. Want to add that they have consistently delivered early on past KS projects.
One of the two games on boats right now I think is running a little behind or one is running ahead and since both are now arriving at the same time IV just refunded shipping charges to people who backed both because they are just going to ship them together. This seems like a lot of work for them to have to go and do this but is super cool that they think of the customers first. There one of the only companies I still back on crowdfunding because they don't go silent and they go above and beyond.
This channel is criminally underrated, especially when there are kickstarter-related channels out there with multitudes more that aren't half as good. The transparency and authenticity is something that is so crucial for a "should I buy this?" type decision, and the fact that many of the videos released answer that question with "No, I don't think you should." gives SYBI heaps of credibility.
That means a lot thank you
Agreed. More eyes on Samuel's incredibly well researched and presented assessments!!
Thanks so much for putting this out, clear and honest information especially for backers in the UK. I totally understand the amber rating for he risk assessment I've been in the group of backers waiting on a campaign to ship and seeing the company doing campaign after campaign asking for more from us; but IV always delivers. Usually by the time the campaign starts they are well into talks with Panda about production and have received samples back which means a much shortened timeline compared to other crowdfunded games, and as you said, they've done this before and are even warning in this campaign that fulfillment is running up against Lunar New Year as a potential delay. I am by no means unbiased (I mod their discord server, where the team is quite active). Thanks again for the analysis!
And this is the thing, even if a company has some campaigns open, if they’re proving solid preparation and planning it definitely helps to add confidence as a backer but unfortunately it’s just one of those things where even the best planned campaign could be hit with something out of the blue. From what I’ve heard from backers even here in the comments they’re a solid bunch which was the vibe I was getting anyways and I genuinely do love the work they put out
I would say they are a pretty sure bet as far as delivery is concerned. I mean, as sure of a bet as any Kickstarter can be at least.
It's between this and Deep Regret for me, and I think I want the push your luck of Deep Regret just a hair more.
Thx for the review! Super helpful as always 😊
When I heard someone describe it as "Catan in space", and I really thought about my group, its a hard pass for me
I can see the parallel due to the hex tiles but with the council and voting mechanics it seems like there might be a bit more to it (though to be fair Catan came to my mind too when I initially saw it)
@@shouldyoubackit just the fact my group cant behave itself when it comes to negotiation, so any game with this as the main mechanic is probably a no for us haha
I feel that pain 😂
For me, personally, IV peaked early mechanics wise with Moonrakers. Every other game is kind of bland and not worth the ridiculous prices they charge.
Also, a note on the "set in Moonraker's universe". It's kind of a nothing statement to me. I enjoy Moonrakers and have the titan edition but..... what universe? There's no lore unless you specifically read the comic book they included with the Titan Edition kickstarter (which was.... fine?) or you played the Luminar game mode for Moonrakers which also was just.... fine. It's like they think they've created this amazing narrative world bristling with interesting stories but it's really just cards with somewhat interesting art and weird names. That's kind of it.
The marketing for this game also is so unbelievably up its own ass and the way the studio carries themselves has been a massive massive turnoff for me. Incredibly high prices for the product they deliver and kind of boring mechanics surrounded by "glitzy" art (which in the case of Fractured Sky was also just bad IMO).
That said, just my opinion! A lot of other channels are singing the praises of this game and the studio so maybe there's something I'm not seeing. Good coverage, thanks for the video!
I really loved IV for Moonrakers but as a solo player, I won't back this one. 😔
Have you taken a look at Moonrollers?