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Rhubarbio (27 KP) rated BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia in Tabletop Games

May 26, 2019  
BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia
BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia
2013 | Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Mechanics reflect the game, such as Booker chasing Elizabeth (2 more)
The board and pieces are beautiful
Enjoyable game, if you enjoy the Bioshock world
Only plays with 2 or 4 players (0 more)
Good for those who enjoyed Bioshock Infinite
I really wanted to love this game and looking at the board and pieces, you can see that time and attention was put into this project. The mechanics also look to replicate Bookers search for Elizabeth, whilst the two factions fight a war. However, the game takes quite a while to play and I just feel there are better games out there to satisfy what is essentially a map domination game.
  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated War of the Ring (Second Edition) in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018  
War of the Ring (Second Edition)
War of the Ring (Second Edition)
2012 | Adventure, Dice Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures
10
7.9 (7 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
For me, this version is an improvement to the original. It tries to help you learn the game rather than fight you as the FFG version seemed to do at times. If you already have the FFG version, you can purchase an upgrade kit that has all of the new cards in a nice tin for about $30, and then download the new version of the rules from the Ares Games website, that might be enough for you.

Original Rating: 10/10
Reviewer: Elliott Miller
Read the full review here: https://thegaminggang.com/our_reviews/tabletop-gaming-reviews/one-edition-to-rule-them-all-war-of-the-ring-2nd-edition-reviewed/
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Assassin's Creed (2016) in Movies

Jun 9, 2019 (Updated Jan 18, 2020)  
Assassin's Creed (2016)
Assassin's Creed (2016)
2016 | Action
5
5.8 (33 Ratings)
Movie Rating
What. On. Earth.

Another (IMO) failed attempt to bring a video game - in this case, Ubisofts long-running Assassin's Creeds series - to the big screen.

For those not in the know (anyone?), those games sees the player taking the part of a character reliving the memories of one of their ancestors through a device known as the animus, with a whole alt-past mysticism behind it all, and with a centuries-long war between the Templars (the bad guys, in all bit one game) and the Assassin's bubbling along in the background.

And, right there's, is why I think most of these video-game-to-movies adaptations fail: in the game, you're (as the player) are an active participant whereas in the movie theatre you're passive.

It probably also doesn't help that the film seems largely based on one of the more universally-disliked portions of the source material (i.e. the present day parts, which have more or less been completely dropped in the games that came out after this film) rather than the more-interesting past! On the plus side, however, at least they went for a new period of history to visit instead of something already covered by the games.
  
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