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Ameritrash Remakes - Past, Present, Future.
The below are the remakes that I've had the opportunity to play.
PAST (games already remade)
Arkham Horror - Never played the original, but not a fan of the FFG version. I also hear the FFG version is way longer and for that I'll go with the original.
Warrior Knights - There are some elements in the new version I really like, but the card combat leaves me cold. I always prefer dice. That said, I'd still prefer a game of the new over the old most days. New
Fury of Dracula - The dracula player's card play is interesting, but not so sure we needed to add another hunter. The FFG game has outstanding production, but why do all the vampires look the same? And where's the szgany? This one is kind of wash for me. Tie
Cosmic Encounter - New easily.
Talisman - I feel like the fate points have really worked out, but prefer the art of the original. The minis scale being all out of whack is disappointing as well. Original.
Space Hulk - Not a fan of the bases on the new models, but otherwise, incredible. New
PRESENT - (games we hear are supposedly in development)
DungeonQuest
Survive
Kings and things
Dune (re-theme)
Borderlands
Wiz-war
BattleCry (would this count?)
FUTURE - (what's left)
ThunderRoad
Wrasslin'
Fortress America
HeroQuest
Siege of the Citadel
Dark Tower
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But the new expansions totally blow the old ones away, so far (Reaper and Dungeon, anyway). The new cards keep the feeling of craziness that Talisman should have, without making it feel totally broken like 2nd edition did sometimes. The new dungeon is a huge improvement over the old one.Talisman - I feel like the fate points have really worked out, but prefer the art of the original. The minis scale being all out of whack is disappointing as well. Original.
And while Joe Dever's art style is light-hearted and retro, the new art style definitely has a more polished look that I like.
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So, the FFG mini-box expansion is neat. The Reaper is great! Ice Queen? Not so much.
A Wash?
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Don't forget Warhammer Quest. If GW did a reprint this summer with Space Hulk 3rd Edition quality....
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Is that how you Brits say it during sex? How polite.flim_flam wrote:
Oh. Excuse me. I've just come.Don't forget Warhammer Quest. If GW did a reprint this summer with Space Hulk 3rd Edition quality....
Oh my
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Is that how you Brits say it during sex? How polite.flim_flam wrote:
Oh. Excuse me. I've just come.Don't forget Warhammer Quest. If GW did a reprint this summer with Space Hulk 3rd Edition quality....
Oh my
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Wow, I played the original (aka uglified Candyland) once in the early 90s and put it away forever, while I can never wait to play the new one as much as possible. Here's a side-by-side comparison. www.highprogrammer.com/alan/rants/reviews/arkhamhorror.htmlArkham Horror - Never played the original, but not a fan of the FFG version. I also hear the FFG version is way longer and for that I'll go with the original.
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HeroQuest and SpaceHulk have all the minis you need right in the box.
I doubt I'd want to start investing in a modern WHQ...
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" Wow, I played the original (aka uglified Candyland) once in the early 90s and put it away forever, while I can never wait to play the new one as much as possible. Here's a side-by-side comparison. www.highprogrammer.com/alan/rants/reviews/arkhamhorror.html "
Thanks for the comparison link. I still think I'll be sticking with the original.
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FUTURE - (what's left)
ThunderRoad
Wrasslin'
Fortress America
HeroQuest
Siege of the Citadel
Dark Tower
This definitely wouldn't be my list, though Wrasslin' might be. Fortress America, HeroQuest, and SotC aren't that hard to get second-hand, and it's not like reprints of these wouldn't cost you just as much. Dark Tower is so completely an 80s game in every possible way that bringing it out now makes no sense. ThunderRoad's a fun game, but I have zero interest in seeing it put out by a hobby-centric publisher. The game is a cheap ass mass market thing, and that's how it should stay.
I'd much rather see some of Richard Hamblen's stuff, Tom Wham's better games, a revised version of Gammarauders, Escape from Colditz, Full Metal Planet, Kremlin etc.
The problem I see with WHQ, is that even 'back in the day' they couldn't put all the necessary minis in the box. You got a hand full of orks, goblins, skaven, some critters, and a minotaur or two.
The real problem I see with WHQ is that it's a shitty game. You're better off getting a rondom dungeon generator for the D20 system, like Dungeon Bash. If GW really want to bring back one of their dungeon crawls, they're better off taking Advanced HeroQuest and improving on that instead.
Sure, the rulebook had stats for all the other monsters for later levels, but that money sink would be greater than fielding several warhammer armies!
I don't know about you, but between me and the other guys in my group, we've got about a trillion different minis from just about every kind of setting you can imagine. Orcs are orcs, dwarves are dwarves, dragons are dragons. Just give me the rules and let me use the figures I already have I say.
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What about TITAN? Reprint of the year! (2008).
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