In the image above you can see those AI cards on the left, with titles such as Head Slam or Forward Roll. Where the nuance comes in is with the creature AI. Both have seen a lot of action during playtesting.
On the left are AI cards used to control the Great Jagras. Prototype cards for Monster Hunter: World - The Board Game. Faint three times during a hunt and the monster runs off, sending you and your comrades home empty-handed, but otherwise ready to fight another day. Steamforged’s approach, on the other hand, is much more forgiving: Run out of life, and characters simply faint. Kingdom Death is known for its high-stakes permadeath mechanic that can stop a weeks-long campaign in its tracks. Only by learning their subtle moves and tendencies can players hope to defeat monsters in a timely fashion and finish the campaign.Īs a board game, Monster Hunter most closely resembles Kingdom Death: Monster, another tactical miniatures game with AI-controlled monsters. Each creature is controlled by a deck of cards, which are shuffled before every hunt. In Monster Hunter: World - The Board Game, players take on the role of skilled warriors working together the take down massive creatures. It also doesn’t hurt that the miniatures - at least these 3D-printed mock-ups - are spectacular. It adds complexity, but without making things feel overwhelming. Monster Hunter manages to avoid some of the pitfalls and missteps of games in the same genre.
After a few hours bringing down a Great Jagras and an Anjanath, I found this to be a surprisingly nuanced tactical miniatures game. I spent the weekend with an early, incomplete prototype of the game.
With Monster Hunter: World - The Board Game, however, the U.K.-based developer seems to be firing on all cylinders. Later, Resident Evil 2: The Board Game had plenty of interesting concepts, but just as many issues with build quality. Several years ago the developer’s interpretation of the Dark Souls universe let me down due to its grueling, repetitive style of play. I’ve been fairly critical of Steamforged Games’ products in the past.
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