Comparisons to Settlers of Catan?

[Millertime]

Hello - looking for a bit more information on this game. In reviews and comments I keep seeing this being compared to Settlers of Catan.. is that just because Settlers is a popular board game, or does this game actually have play simularities to Catan?

The videos don't show enough of the actual game play for me to decide exactly what this is like or how deep it is. The one negative review compares the play to Talisman which I didn't like, nor do I like Catan.

Just trying to get an idea of exactly how the game plays, because as I said the videos are mostly showing in game cut scenes and I haven't seen a lot of details on how it actually plays.

Thanks!

[Faust]

It's nothing like SoC. It's nothing like Games of Thrones. It's nothing like Redwall. Reviewers and journalists are creatively bankrupt and don't know how to do a description, they can only make nonsense comparisons.

[Millertime]

Thanks - I couldn't see anything that made it seem like Catan, and the people that suggested it to me are into deeper strategy games so I was really confused.

[Col. Hathi]

I don't know that I agree with Faust, but the best way to get a sense of how the game plays would probably be to check out the dev streams on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/leagueofgeeks
They did quick game last night, having fun and going over the changes in the latest patch that arrived earlier today. I think they're gonna play later today too.

[Millertime]

Thanks again. I found a gameplay video that showed me enough to decide to try it out.

Suggestion to the dev team - add at least one video to the store page that is completely game play. The art on the cutscenes is amazing, but it's hard to make a decision on a purchase without seeing how it plays.

[Quincy_Morris]

Originally posted by Faust:

It's nothing like SoC. It's nothing like Games of Thrones. It's nothing like Redwall. Reviewers and journalists are creatively bankrupt and don't know how to do a description, they can only make nonsense comparisons.

You're wrong on those last two points. From what I know of Game of Thrones it has elements of that. And it's very much like Redwall in that it has anthorpromorphic animals fighting in a medival setting.

But you are right this game playes nothing like SoC. You could say the games couldn't be more different.

[Faust]

They say it's like GoT because it has a battle for a throne. Well so do a thousand other works.
They say it's like Redwarll because it has anthro animals. Well so do a hundred other works.

The comparisons are completely superficial and thus wrong. Armello isn't as ugly and low-life as GoT. And it isn't a jolly adventure as Redwall.

[Mahasuchi]

It's not just about the race for the throne that makes it similar to GoT. There are conspiracies, political and personal backstabbing as well as sinister forces at work(Banes, Rot and Icewalkers). The similarity isn't superficial at all.

[Nails]

I was thinking this looks like it plays a bit more like battle for wesnoth, with the turn based hex grid combat and whatnot.

[Dunan]

I suppose they can only put up so much at the moment, if gameplay changes because of being in beta, the video would eventually misrepresent the game.

You might be better off looking at youtube for playthroughs.

[Quincy_Morris]

Originally posted by Faust:

They say it's like Redwarll because it has anthro animals. Well so do a hundred other works.

Wrong. They say it's like Redwall because it has anthro animals in a fantasy setting. That's a very accurate and helpful comparison. To say it's not like Redwall is to lie.

[Mahasuchi]

Originally posted by KRAG Canterlot Royal Guard:

Originally posted by Faust:

They say it's like Redwarll because it has anthro animals. Well so do a hundred other works.

Wrong. They say it's like Redwall because it has anthro animals in a fantasy setting. That's a very accurate and helpful comparison. To say it's not like Redwall is to lie.

I wouldn't think that it's a lie to say that it's not like Redwall. There are plenty of other series or movies with anthropomorphic animals that would make a better comparison. I say it's closer to disney's Robin Hood than Redwall. There's also the Mice & Mystics boardgame which is loosely based on a similar visual novel of which I don't remember the name. I'd even say that Armello bears somewhat of a resemblance to Watership Down which depicts the harshness of nature and life.

Redwall depicts the story of a community within a monastery who venerates the second coming of a legendary hero who will chase away two dangerous threats. At least, that's what I got from the animated series. It didn't seem very dark or very political to me and carried a rather positive message, which Armello doesn't necessarily emphasize.