The Last Standee (Podcast)
64: Welcome to the World of Monsters (Cry Havoc, Monster Hunter: World)
Welcome to:
a) Episode 64 of The Last Standee Podcast
b) the World of Monsters!
Well, let's get this in order- there's the welcome, in the form of the Standee Catch-up with Fen, Alessio and Alexis - we talk about big boxes, big games and big box games. After that, there's "a" world, the world of Cry Havoc- a genius asymmetric area control game of "old". And then there are Monsters. And Monster Hunting. In a World. From Steamforged Games, courtesy of Capcom. And there's good in it. Don't miss this episode!
Fen (Patreon)
I do not often cross promote between this project and The Last Standee; mostly because it is the place where I get to talk about/review games outside of the world of Boss Battlers and I am never sure how much people enjoy content outside of that remit.
However, once I played Monster Hunter World: The Board Game I asked veteran Boss Battlers Alexis (Xelias) and Alessio (T3clis) to both play the game a little in order to check if my impressions were not just being tinted by my love of the video game franchise.
There is a section on Cry Havoc from Alessio at the start; then we get into MHW. Initially there was supposed to also be a section from Alexis covering Journeys in Middle Earth, but we ended up talking about MHW for so long that it got bumped.
It has some flaws, but it is a fresh take on the Cooperative Adventure Boss Battling board game genre and as it is hitting retail this summer; plus having a second Kickstarter for its sequel later this year and as such I wanted to make you all aware of this review/discussion.
If people want a fuller breakdown; let me know in the comments here and I'll write up a full review/critique of the game.
Enjoy!