Blood Bowl on PC

[Suhari]

Is a good laugh.

 

I used to be a geeky spotty kid into D&D, wargames etc. Loved the original Blood Bowl board game. Basically American Football, played by fantasy races, with loads of fighting.

 

I am now a geeky, spotty 30-something, and love computer games. Took a stroll down memory lane by getting hold of Blood Bowl.

 

'Turn based' mode replicates the board game, with decent graphics and amusing commentary. Simple, violent, sport based fun.

 

And yes, I have called my team the Saints......

[Jonnyboy]

is this an old game?

pc only?

[Suhari]

  Jonnyboy said:

is this an old game?

pc only?

 

Relatively new - certainly last 4/5 months. I think it is on XBox too.

[Saint_clark]

I remember seeing that as a board game, might have to get it on a PC.

[The9]

I've got it on 360, bought it on release date which was some time in October or November I think (was out on PC first), was expecting a 3D Madden-style live action realtime game with Steamrollers, pits and spiked pads as well as the computer-aided version of the classic 1980s board game, but it's JUST the boring turn-based board game.

 

Absolutely loved all that nonsense in 1988 but kinda grew out of it when I discovered girls to be honest, and sticking it on a computer screen doesn't make it any more interesting now.

 

Even so a realtime battle game with the original characters would have been a laugh.

Disappointed, so much potential totally ignored.

[Jonnyboy]

  The9 said:

I've got it on 360, bought it on release date which was some time in October or November I think (was out on PC first), was expecting a 3D Madden-style live action realtime game with Steamrollers, pits and spiked pads as well as the computer-aided version of the classic 1980s board game, but it's JUST the boring turn-based board game.

 

Absolutely loved all that nonsense in 1988 but kinda grew out of it when I discovered girls to be honest, and sticking it on a computer screen doesn't make it any more interesting now.

 

Even so a realtime battle game with the original characters would have been a laugh.

Disappointed, so much potential totally ignored.

 

seems a lot of the gw stuff is like that although my mate is well into one of the warhammer ones on his pc - like WoW apparently?

[Suhari]

  Suhari said:

Is a good laugh.

 

I used to be a geeky spotty kid into D&D, wargames etc. Loved the original Blood Bowl board game. Basically American Football, played by fantasy races, with loads of fighting.

 

I am now a geeky, spotty 30-something, and love computer games. Took a stroll down memory lane by getting hold of Blood Bowl.

 

'Turn based' mode replicates the board game, with decent graphics and amusing commentary. Simple, violent, sport based fun.

 

And yes, I have called my team the Saints......

 

Having played 10 or 12 matches now, I have now got bored with it.

 

Good fun, but a bit repetative really.

 

Glad I didn't pay for it......

 

Right - on to Silent Hunter 5.