I have
played Elder Sign a few times, and will be picking it up when I get
the chance. I prefer Arkham Horror, but it just takes too long
compared to the 45 mins of Elder Sign.
The
Android version is very good. It is faithful to the board game, with
just a few tweaks. It is set in a museum, all the events happening
here. There are two Old ones to go up against, with a third, Cthulu
himself, being a unlockable.
You have
to go around completing encounters, some which give you items, some
which advance the story and more difficult ones where you can get the
Elder Signs used to seal the Old one, allowing you to win. There is
still a time limit, and monsters appear as usual, usually right where
you want to go next.
Encounters
are resolved like in the board game, using glyphs that you conjure.
You must match these to what the encounter requires, then you lose
these for the other encounters in that part. You can get two extra
glyphs, a red and a yellow if you have the correct items. Glyphs can
also be locked to be used later on. It all sounds complicated, and is
difficult to explain, but when you see it in action it becomes very
easy.
This game
however is hard. Very hard, but I feel this makes the game. There are
lots of characters to choose from, and each plays differently with
their abilities, so its a challenge just to find the best group for
your play style. Being so hard as well, there is great
re-playability. It is easy to get frustrated, but you must see where
you are going wrong to improve at this game.
If you
like the Arkham Horror series, or are a fan on H P Lovecraft, then I
say this game is a must. Even if you have Elder Sign, then this will
be great, as you will know how to play and can carry it around with
you to play wherever you are.
A great
mobile game, which surprised me somewhat. It is actually put out by
Fantasy Flight, and I hope to see some more of their games come out
on the mobile platform (multi player mobile Talisman?) For the small
price, this is a great buy.
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