Oh how I wish there was a "kind of" option for reviews.

I have nothing to say that hasn't been said before. The concept behind both computer adapatations of bloodbowl is brilliant, however both of these adaptations have problems that are large enough to be deal breakers for many people.

Bloodbowl 1 has the worlds worst ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ interface. Its so bad it borders on unplayable if the player isn't familiar or willing to spend the first 5-10 hours trying to figure out what the ♥♥♥♥ they're doing. It's graphics are pretty crap, and it's a game that hasn't really aged with grace.

Bloodbowl 2, for some reason, decided to only include like 5 races on launch, and then charge $6 for each additional race. Just for some perspective Bloodbowl Chaos Edition gives you 22 races from the get go. Coding AI for strategy games is pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tough, because you need to be able to make the computer out-wit a player who is engaging in an inately cerebral activity. So instead of making good AI, the folks at Cyanide just made mediocre AI that gets ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RNG and numerical advantages.

All of that being said the games are still played by a bajillion people, and will be played by a bajillion people forever. Thats because if you can climb over the UI, shimmy past the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ AI, and buy the DLC on sale or something, the game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fantastic. Its an incredibly rewarding tactics game with all of the punch of a sports game, the story telling ability of Dwarfort, and a depth rivalling chess.

So yes I recommend this game. I do it with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of caveats, because the game is not for everyone. However there are some of you that will fall in love with this game, and you'll join the ranks of steam users who have clocked 500+ hours.

Oh how I wish there was a "kind of" option for reviews. I have nothing to say that hasn't been said before. The concept behind both computer adapatations of bloodbowl is brilliant, however both of these adaptations have problems that are large enough to be deal breakers for many people. Bloodbowl 1 has the worlds worst goddamn interface. Its so bad it borders on unplayable if the player isn't familiar or willing to spend the first 5-10 hours trying to figure out what the fuck they're doing. It's graphics are pretty crap, and it's a game that hasn't really aged with grace. Bloodbowl 2, for some reason, decided to only include like 5 races on launch, and then charge $6 for each additional race. Just for some perspective Bloodbowl Chaos Edition gives you 22 races from the get go. Coding AI for strategy games is pretty goddamn tough, because you need to be able to make the computer out-wit a player who is engaging in an inately cerebral activity. So instead of making good AI, the folks at Cyanide just made mediocre AI that gets bullshit RNG and numerical advantages. All of that being said the games are still played by a bajillion people, and will be played by a bajillion people forever. Thats because if you can climb over the UI, shimmy past the shitty AI, and buy the DLC on sale or something, the game is fucking fantastic. Its an incredibly rewarding tactics game with all of the punch of a sports game, the story telling ability of Dwarfort, and a depth rivalling chess. So yes I recommend this game. I do it with a shitload of caveats, because the game is not for everyone. However there are some of you that will fall in love with this game, and you'll join the ranks of steam users who have clocked 500+ hours.