Armello

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    An interesting and beautiful, but also slow and repetitive board game. [12/2015, p.60]
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 20, 2015
    70
    Armello is a digital board game with a great audiovisual experience and fun gameplay. Better to try it with friends, though, or its lifespan might not be great.
  3. Gamer.no
    Sep 15, 2015
    60
    While Armello is undoubtedly a well-made digital board game, the clever mechanics and strategies usually go out the window as each game descends into a disappointing race for cheap victories. Without the social aspect that can make almost any board game fun, Armello struggles to produce truly memorable moments.
  5. Game Revolution
    Sep 14, 2015
    70
    While it doesn’t quite compete with some of the compelling tabletop games I have played over the past couple of years—and it’s marred by some confusing design choices that stand to stifle some of its more unique features—if you and a group of friends enjoy tabletop games but struggle to find the time to meet up and play them, then you’ll likely find Armello worthy of your time.
  6. IGN
    Sep 9, 2015
    56
    The big problem is that even when it works smoothly, there’s nothing special about Armello beyond its style to elevate it beyond passable.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 86
  3. Negative: 13 out of 86
  1. Kl0kwurk
    Sep 4, 2015
    1
    Great artwork but a disappointing board game.

    Armello has some similarities to Talisman, in that a way to win is in the middle of the    Great artwork but a disappointing board game.

    Armello has some similarities to Talisman, in that a way to win is in the middle of the board, but you need to improve your character's stats and gather useful equipment before you have any chance at it.

    However, killing or curing the king hardly ever happens as you have to be incredibly lucky for either to be feasible, so pretty much every time the game will run out of turns and the player who happens to have the highest prestige wins.

    Winning or losing is almost entirely based on luck. Meaningful decisions don't really come up, each player will tend to do their own thing, clicking on the next 'quest' and hoping to randomly have the most prestige when the game ends.

    Quests and encounters consist of a random die roll. Most of your time is spent waiting for the other players to take their turns, more so even than most other board games thanks to all of the neutral units taking their turns.

    In general it is just rather shallow, dull and repetitive.

    I love board games but there are many other board games, both physical and digital, that are better and cheaper than this one.

    However the 2D artwork is gorgeous and the in-game graphics and animations are nice.    … Full Review »
  2. Shoki
    Sep 3, 2015
    6
    I was hoping that this would be so much better. It's pretty flat. So much is based on luck that there really isn't much strategy to be had.I was hoping that this would be so much better. It's pretty flat. So much is based on luck that there really isn't much strategy to be had. The sound design is pretty weak and the levels are all over the place. Maybe they will improve it as time goes on. I think you are better off with something else for the time being.… Full Review »
  3. Dagfinn
    Sep 2, 2015
    0
    A mediocre board game disguised by pretty videos and art.

    This game is incredibly random, there is no depth and no story, everything is    A mediocre board game disguised by pretty videos and art.

    This game is incredibly random, there is no depth and no story, everything is determined by random dice rolls, there are no strategic choices to be made.

    There are supposed to be various ways to win, but unless someone has a lot of blind luck, the game time will run out and whoever happens to have the highest Prestige value wins.

    You constantly have to wait for all your opponents and NPCs to take their turns and that takes a very long time.

    The supposed RPG elements are non-existent.

    The videos and artwork are very pretty but they don't make a good board game alone.    … Full Review »
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