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TSC Gaming’s Fred Richani reviews Armello, a strategic PS4 board game that’s Game of Thrones meets bad ass animal characters! Also available on iPad and Steam for PC gamers!
Written Review
What’s up everybody? This is Fred Richani of TSC Gaming here to review Armello by Australian independent developer League of Geeks on PlayStation 4. Armello is a turn-based digital role-playing board game that’s kind of like Game of Thrones, meaning cute animals that happen to open a can of whoop-ass. For those who don’t know, this game was a labor of love for the developers; it’s their first title. It started out as an iPad game and, through Kickstarter and great fan support, ended up on PC. It’s currently available on Steam and now on console.
This tabletop game has multiple playable characters you take turns with, including the winter wolf, Thane, Mercurio, Amber and Sana. In the kingdom of Armello, the ruler has been corrupted by an evil force called the Rot, and the land is in for some hell, but not before you try to stop it. That’s where you come in, through a series of quests, cards you can use during certain turns, strategy, and luck, good and bad, when it comes to rolling the dice. Literally.
You definitely have to use some strategy here, kids. Sometimes you want to go into hiding, sometimes you want to face an enemy head-on, and sometimes you’ll want to chill for a day or a night or two. For a guy like me who’s not used to playing these types of games, I sure had a lot of fun getting lost in the story and the absolutely gorgeous art style. I was rarely bored playing Armello as I tried to figure out how to thwart the evil. Sometimes I was successful, other times not so much. But the important thing is that Armello gave me enough tips, tricks and opportunities to keep playing, and I definitely kept coming back for more. You can also play with your friends, so you don’t have to be lonely like me while exploring the world. Just a suggestion.
If you enjoy these types of games, give Armello a try. If you’re a noob like me, most certainly check it out and enjoy this unique, vibrant game and all the wacky characters and chaos it has to offer. Until next time, everybody, as always, enjoy the games.
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What’s up everybody? This is Fred Richani of TSC Gaming here to review Armello by Australian independent developer League of Geeks on the PlayStation 4. Armello is a turn-based digital role-playing board game that’s kind of like Game of Thrones meaning cute animals that happen to open a can of whoop ass. For those that don’t know, this game was actually a labor of love for the developers. This is their first title. It originally started out as an iPad game and through the benefit of Kickstarter and great fan support ended up on PC. It’s currently available on Steam and now on console. This tabletop game has multiple playable characters you could take turns with including the winter wolf Bane, Mercurio, Amber, and Sana.
And within the kingdom of Armello, the ruler has been corrupted by an evil force called the rot and is in for some hell but not before it’s unleashed on the land. Luckily, there’s you to prevent that from happening through a series of quests, cards which you could use during certain turns, strategy, and luck good and bad when it comes to rolling the dice. Literally. You got to definitely use some strategy here kids. Sometimes you want to go into hiding, sometimes you want to face an enemy head-on, sometimes you’ll want to chill for a day or a night or two. For a guy like me that’s not used to playing these types of games, I sure as heck had a lot of fun getting lost in the story and the absolutely gorgeous art style.
Rarely was I bored playing Armello as I tried to figure out how to thwart the evil. Sometimes I was successful, other times not so much. But, the important thing was that Armello gave me enough tips, enough tricks, and enough opportunity to keep playing, and I definitely kept coming back for more. You can also play this with your friends, so you don’t have to be lonely like me when playing this game and exploring all the world. Just a suggestion. If you enjoy these types of games, give Armello a try. If you’re a noob like me, most certainly check it out and enjoy this unique, vibrant game and all the wacky characters and chaos it has to offer.
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Fred Richani is the Host/Producer of "TSC News" airing on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN TV) and founder of popular YouTube channels The Sports Courier and TSC Gaming and Entertainment.