Blood Bowl III

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1.5

Overwhelming dislike- based on 34 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 31 out of 34

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  1. BloatedGuppy
    Feb 24, 2023
    2
    Well this is painful to write. Blood Bowl is a niche and often underappreciated franchise. The last thing it needed was an insulting disaster to smear the digital IP.

    THE GOOD: The fundamentals/ruleset of Blood Bowl are still good raucous, fun. And it can be an engaging multiplayer exercise. When it works. THE BAD Jesus wept, where to start. With the crashes? The always online    Well this is painful to write. Blood Bowl is a niche and often underappreciated franchise. The last thing it needed was an insulting disaster to smear the digital IP.

    THE GOOD:

    The fundamentals/ruleset of Blood Bowl are still good raucous, fun. And it can be an engaging multiplayer exercise. When it works.

    THE BAD

    Jesus wept, where to start. With the crashes? The always online requirement leading to unbearable server load, frequent disconnects, lost data and intolerable input lag? The vast ocean of missing features...and here I don't just speak of teams cut for additional content, but BASIC features that are roadmapped for 6-9 months out? The obtuse, confusing UI that was designed by either someone who had never seen a UI before or someone who'd seen many and come to hate them? The muddy graphical sidegrade?

    I suppose even with all of that, you could just call it a classic bungled launch, stick a pin in it, and circle around in a year when the game was on a deep discount. Assuming you weren't motivated to punish the publisher for failing to accurately market the game as early access.

    But the microtransactions. Oh my dear god, the microtransactions. This game makes Diablo Immortal look generous. Do you want some boots for your Pestigor? Buy them, one boot at a time, with the in game currency. But only for THAT Pestigor. Those are HIS boots. Want boots for the whole team? Get your wallet out. It might be the single most egregious, predatory, greedy implementation of paid cosmetics in the history of gaming. I say "might" because gaming has set the bar pretty low and there are a lot of mobile games I've never been exposed to.

    The game might be feature complete and widely playable in 2-3 years. If the microtransactions are left as is, it will still be an outrage.

    Avoid this gong show. I'd direct you to the second game, which is broadly identical but 1) actually works and 2) doesn't pick your pocket, but that would still be funneling money to a company that very evidently does not deserve it.

    Blood Bowl as a franchise deserves a robust 7-8/10. The 2 is for the negative 6 I would give the rest of this clown rodeo.    … Expand
  2. Killinsworth
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    Now, I know it does sound dramatic to give a game a 0, as it does sound like a review out of anger, but please, do try and understand the logic: This game, in the version that it is on release, has no reason to exist, as, unless you REALLY want the updates on the rules, bloodbowl 2 is an superior game, for cheaper.

    To say that the launch was incomplete is being kind. The game is nowhere    Now, I know it does sound dramatic to give a game a 0, as it does sound like a review out of anger, but please, do try and understand the logic: This game, in the version that it is on release, has no reason to exist, as, unless you REALLY want the updates on the rules, bloodbowl 2 is an superior game, for cheaper.

    To say that the launch was incomplete is being kind. The game is nowhere close to finished, as gamebreaking bugs, constant crashes and server issues have made it impossible to play it, especially when early access was sold as a bonus. I do not joke that I could not complete 70% of the matches I attempted to play, either because the server just decided to break, the DRM decided that I was not online, or a perpetual loop started because a player used a skill that is currently bugged, ensuring that I would have to alt-f4 out of the game or just watch some repeating animation.

    The micro-transactions are.... obscene. On a game where the target audience are at least aware of the tabletop, everything that involves customization is paid for in real life money. Such includes things that WERE already included in bloodbowl 2, and now, you will have to buy them INDIVIDUALLY for each player. (Not a joke, each gear, paid with real money, is for one player only).

    I am still torn on the new aesthetics of the game, and with such a negative review, I will not comment on such because it is a matter of taste. If you do like a more gritty filter, it should please you. I prefer the bloodbowl colors flying high, but again, that part is taste.

    All in all, I do not reccomend this product, as it is unfinished, monetized offensively agressive and is a downgrade from its predescessor in almost all areas. I sincerely do know that this was not by accident, as there is no excuse for what they did. To both new and old players alike, this is worse then the worst fumble you had....    … Expand
  3. Critcal1
    Feb 27, 2023
    0
    Wholly unfinished, buggy, greed driven, teams that are finished are hidden behind a DLC pay wall. Avoid at all costs.
  4. MinePlay512
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    While it is good to see there can be options for football video games, The Blood Bowl series is one of them. But Blood Bowl 3 however, has big problems like bugs and crashes that cannot be dismissed. The past titles like 1 and 2 are better than 3. So I can't recommend 3. As Blood Bowl 3 is a disappointing entry to the series.
  5. Vortyrion
    Feb 24, 2023
    1
    I genuinely struggle to understand, how after that much time, a team that has already two installments of almost the same game, can release such an unfinished, broken, and full of bad decisions game...

    If I didn't know better, judging by the abysmal quality of the game, I would assume that was made in 6 months as a school project, by enthusiastic but not yet skilled students.
  6. Wave0Cloud
    Feb 25, 2023
    0
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0!!!

    If I had to come up with a worse game release then this then there would barely be any contenders if at all, but let's begin with The pros: -New ruleset from 2020 onwards -4 new races are introduced within the 12 release -New Pitches which bring variety to the visuals and other customizable options like Cheerleaders. (Currently not really available) -New and enhanced    0, 0, 0, 0, 0!!!

    If I had to come up with a worse game release then this then there would barely be any contenders if at all, but let's begin with The pros:

    -New ruleset from 2020 onwards
    -4 new races are introduced within the 12 release
    -New Pitches which bring variety to the visuals and other customizable options like Cheerleaders. (Currently not really available)
    -New and enhanced graphics based of the great looking miniatures from Games Workshop.
    -Customizable Jersey. (Darker colors aswell as black itself are missing and will most likely be unlockable content).

    The neutral:

    -Season Pass System, bringing out new races, unlockable for free after 50-ish matches and paid after 3 months. (Currently not available)

    The bad:

    -Literally thousands of bugs. These range from performance leaks, rules not working as intended, ai taking the player hostage for 10 minutes, matches disconnecting crashing and randomly disconnecting with no way of reconnecting, memory leaks and many more
    -Preditory and exploitative monetization scheme which requires purchase of every cosmetic piece for every player from one team at a team at a time. Which are also heavily bugged making them easily disappear from your inventory.
    -Missing Content like the ability to spectate, or pause an online match aswell as admin tools for a league, no proper single player mode other the Campaign which is just 18 matches with no story or progression. No end of game Statistics or a visible rank list, Star player special rules, all unlockable content which can be unlocked through natural game progression in any mode is not available and much more. No chat, only emotes, which was probably the form of communication used for developing this game.
    -Working factions within the files of the game like Lizardmen, Shambling Undead, Goblins, Halflings, Underworld Denizen, Wood Elfs and Necromantic Horror sitting around with some of which being completed to 100% and a few may just not seem polishing touches but are playable other than that and are accessible with a few changes of code, similar with end of game Statistics and many other features which are just chilling in the files of the game, waiting to be sold over the span of 2 years when they are already done and accessable.
    -Delays summing up for 3 years total with not much progression if at all from the betas over time.
    -Unstable release causing players of the normal edition receiving content which was intended for the brutal edition (this problem has been addressed by giving brutal edition players additional goodies).
    -Stupid AI that can only defeat some certain Game Journalists or put up a fight against complete new comers to the game. This is especially apparent as somebody who spent over 100 hours playing the ai in Blood Bowl 2 or as someone who is aware of the strongest ai of them all in Blood Bowl 1. -Bad and exploitative communication with consumers on all social media sites, falsely advertising the product and directly lying to most questions, especially pre-release. Some of the moderation/community management team on the Discord being unaware either unaware of how their own game works or just willingly lying, for which I am unsure what is worse.
    -Non functional ranking system and matchmaking. A new player with a new team can go up against a team with up to two Million TV (that means a team that is twice as strong in team rating) that has benefits that no inducements or star players could ever balance out by the sheer amount of skills the enemy team has, where it becomes difficult for the enemy to even lose unless they are intentionally hurting their own team.
    -Microtransactions, mandatory part of the review of how I have to point out that this game has microtransactions, a monetization methode which is always immoral, even for free to play titles. (Which this game is not)
    -Online Play and Offline Play are two different accounts that do not interact with another in away way whatsoever, meaning if you play the campaign online and you wish to play offline then you will notice that your team just doesn't exist.
    -Poor visibility and sound design, rats will become invisible on the Nurgle pitch or similar. Constant white noise from the loud crowd that can only be reduced by lowering all effects and an ear deafening intro when launching the game which challenges the volume of the main menu theme of Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, extreme bass boosted songs on SoundCloud or most construction sites. -And in general Blood Bowl 2 being a superior product any way imaginable then this one. I mean even setting the animations settings are somehow worse then in the previous with the options being to display all, none or only armor breaks, which causes the game to ONLY display armor breaks and not something in between like in the past where it didn't show non armor breaks but showed most of everything else which was the setting everybody used and liked. Making this game INFERIOR!!    … Expand
  7. Razerfree
    Feb 28, 2023
    2
    Blood Bowl 3 is one of those games where you can't press refund fast enough if you've got the option to do so. Way worse than Blood Bowl 2 in almost every way possible. The things that are better (ruleset and graphics) are completely overshadowed by the bad things.
  8. jerryernst
    Feb 28, 2023
    1
    I don't know what they were thinking, but this is 10 steps back from 2. Not only is it greedy on the level of EA. Square Enix, and Blizzard, but it is riddles with gamebreaking bugs and paywalled content.
  9. Velgar
    Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your time and money. The developers are lazy and greedy, don't support such practices.
  10. Blueovalman
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    I cannot fathom being so retarded that you botch a game this bad. Also you're huge jew noses are showing from the worst microtransaction shakedown of all time. **** cyanide and **** games workshop. Both can take an industrial powered, hydraulic suck on my cock
  11. Andrudis
    Feb 24, 2023
    1
    This game is a definition of greed multiplied by incompetence,
    It is a buggy unfinished mess that looks like a very early access of a free-2-play mobile game sold at full price and filled with microtransactions.
    R.I.P. Blood Bowl franchise
  12. vempir
    Feb 28, 2023
    0
    Game is unfinished buggy, greedy developers, and a micro transaction mess.
    Its like they used the idea of Diablo immortal with there micro transactions.
  13. LudicMind
    Feb 25, 2023
    1
    Fair warning, do not buy this game, you'll regret it if you do. It's a naked cash grab with predatory micro-transactions for things that were standard in previous versions smeared over an incomplete game. Contains multiple game-breaking bugs like an AI that simple won't decide on a team re-roll, effectively freezing the game.

    Cannot recommend, even for long-time fans.
  14. RedGallus
    Mar 22, 2023
    3
    Early beta at best. Srsly, competition management are not working. Competition registration are impossible (you 1200 competitions, 99% of which you can't register and can't filter them by any attribute). They have no solo-mod campaign (which was featured in BB2) and absolutely terrible ui.
  15. Stubbsy
    Feb 28, 2023
    0
    Fail to deliver what is paid for although reimbursing players with a shamble amount of credits, then expect people to pay for cosmetics!!
  16. Kharador
    Feb 25, 2023
    0
    This is the worst scam I have ever played in my life.
    Bugs, unfinished product, horrible UI or non-existent, lack of improvements from BB2 unless the graphics.
    A lot of features that BB2 had are lost, also I found that the game force you to pay character customization with game tokens that BB2 have for free. Voices of commentators and animations are being reused from BB2 and the game    This is the worst scam I have ever played in my life.
    Bugs, unfinished product, horrible UI or non-existent, lack of improvements from BB2 unless the graphics.
    A lot of features that BB2 had are lost, also I found that the game force you to pay character customization with game tokens that BB2 have for free.
    Voices of commentators and animations are being reused from BB2 and the game have a total lack of love, characters have only 1 idle and same poses all the time, looks like Tik Tok choreography most of the time.
    Somehow I complete "the campaign" (because I was able to finish 1 of 5 matches without resets and bugs) and no cinematic, no rewards, no nothing. Awful!!!
    I can't do the refund, but you can stay away from this BIG S***    … Expand
  17. fast-foodeur
    Feb 24, 2023
    10
    Bon déjà pour commencer j'adore ce jeu! Je l'attendais avec impatience et enfin il est arrivé, oui même après plusieurs reports qui devenait de plus en plus inquiétant pour le développement, je ne baissait pas les bras et me dire qu'on allait bientôt pouvoir y mettre les mains dessus et c'est le cas! Bon pour commencer le jeu nous offre une grosse campagne bien garnie que malheureusementBon déjà pour commencer j'adore ce jeu! Je l'attendais avec impatience et enfin il est arrivé, oui même après plusieurs reports qui devenait de plus en plus inquiétant pour le développement, je ne baissait pas les bras et me dire qu'on allait bientôt pouvoir y mettre les mains dessus et c'est le cas! Bon pour commencer le jeu nous offre une grosse campagne bien garnie que malheureusement je n'ai jouer seulement peu de temps, mais qui a l'air assez complet et plutôt riche pour un jeu de ce genre et qui en plus est beaucoup, énormément, extrêmement et j'en passe des adjectifs plus poussé que blood bowl 2 mais pour le moment de ce que je constate la campagne pourrait durer presque une petite dizaine d'heures ce qui n'est pas négligeable comparé a blood bowl 2 que elle ne durait que quelques heures dans mes souvenirs. Les graphismes, j'adore les graphismes de ce jeu ils sont presque à couper le souffle oui certes c'est pas réaliste comme blood bowl 2 mais c'est plus cartoon, plus vibrant et plus coloré ce qui me donne toujours plus envie de garder l'oeil à l'écran mais je sait que il y a une partie qui préfère le côté plus réaliste de blood bowl 2 mais bon il faut au moins plaires à d'autres personnes. La customisation nous promet d'être énorme à partir de la saison 1 et les saisons futures et année futures pour l'instant la customisation est très limitée comme par exemple pour l'instant nous avons seulement droit à 1 Cheerleaders ou 3 coachs ce qui n'est pas énorme pour l'instant je vous l'accorde mais tout la customisation va grandir grâce au passe de combat qui s'appelle le malepierre qui j'imagine va coûter plus de 10$ et qui va faire grincer des dents je n'en doute même pas car si vous n'achetez pas le passe de combat vous allez rester très limitée dans votre customisation du personnage, Cheerleaders, coachs, terrains, tribune etc.... Pour ce qui est de l'IA je l'avoue elle est nul mais vraiment trop nul et je peux comprendre la déception des joueurs, Cyanide nous avait promis une IA améliorée et intelligente qui serait meilleur que blood bowl 2 mais elle est franchement ♥♥♥♥♥, elle fait de la ♥♥♥♥♥, dans une partie que c'est à en mourir de rire, à voir si ils vont l'améliorer, dans mon scénario je pense qu'ils vont essayer de l'améliorer a travers des mise à jour mais qui ne sera jamais abouti à avoir une bonne IA, et dans mon cas à moi je m'en fous un peu de l'IA car je joue seulement avec en mode campagne et de temps en temps dans le mode ligue pour m'améliorer un peu car je préfère largement jouer avec un vrai joueur mais je peux comprendre la déception des joueurs solo en ligue. Du côté de la bande sonore c'est un délice pour mes oreilles les sons sont excellents musique très bonne et bande sonore très agréable rien à redire dessus. Encore une fois je comprends la déception des joueurs car la plupart des options quasi obligatoire pour jouer comme par exemple mettre sur pause quand on joue en ligne dans le mode ligue qui va seulement arriver à la saison 2 de l'année 1 je peux comprendre le mécontentement qui devrait y être déjà disponible à la sortie du jeu. Pour conclure c'est mon préféré blood bowl largement meilleur que le 2 selon moi avec du contenu qui devrait sortir sur le jeu pour encore plusieurs et plusieurs années ce qui fait que le jeu sera encore plus supporté et mis à jour que blood bowl 2 est une bonne nouvelle selon moi et qui permet aussi à de nouveaux joueurs de pouvoir embarqué dans cet univers car oui lui au moins permets aux nouveaux joueurs de bien pouvoir apprendre et être moins perdu que les anciens blood bowl qui était moins friendly. Et oui encore une fois je comprends la grosse déception des joueurs mais je crois au moins fermement que la plupart des trucs que les gens grognent vont être réglés et oui blood bowl 2 aussi n'était pas parfait à sortie donc je crois vraiment qu'on devrait lui accorder un peu de temps et de chances car je crois vraiment qu'il a un énorme potentiel. Donc oui foncez le prendre, au prix qu'il coûte je crois pas qu'il vaut la peine d'attendre une promotion pour ceux qu'il veulent l'essayer donc je vous dis bon blood bowl et c'est l'heure du match!!!… Expand
  18. OnlyOneHere
    Mar 13, 2023
    0
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. It is literally the exact same garbage as Blood Bowl 2. All the lazy developers did was slap a III on it and called it a day. It even recycles the commentary from BBII. Madden may be the same game every year but at least it comes out every year. This game has a 7-8 year gap, and it's still the same game. It just goes to show how extremelyThis game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. It is literally the exact same garbage as Blood Bowl 2. All the lazy developers did was slap a III on it and called it a day. It even recycles the commentary from BBII. Madden may be the same game every year but at least it comes out every year. This game has a 7-8 year gap, and it's still the same game. It just goes to show how extremely greedy and lazy the developers are. The gameplay is boring and repetitive. The physics are a joke. It's too buggy. Too many paywalls for customization. $30 isn't enough for the greedy developers.

    The multiplayer is complete trash. It is a broken piece of garbage. I have decided to refund this poor excuse of a game. I have played just about enough to know that this garbage isn't worth a single penny. Even at $30, this game is still too expensive. It should have been free-to-play. The developers are asking for this game to be dead on arrival. I don't recommend this broken and unfinished game at all.    … Expand
  19. vilyan
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Bug, bug, bug, crash, bug, bug, crash... for a solo game, you must have a connection to a really slow server due to full **** paywall (for a game paid 60 euros).

    To be brief, cyanide spit in the face of theirs customers, SHAME !
  20. Fatmandu
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    More like TURD Bowl! Avoid this bugy cash grab! Games Workshop the worst company ever!
  21. Tigroo
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your money With this game.
    BB3 is a scam full of bugs and transactions.

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    100
    The main problem at the moment is that it lags behind its eight-year-old predecessor in every way except graphics. [Issue#326]
  2. GamingTrend
    May 1, 2023
    85
    The game is rather complex, with plenty of ins and outs to uncover and learn. It is undoubtedly challenging for newbies and can be overwhelming at first. However, you will eventually figure it out if you give the game a chance and don't get discouraged immediately. Once you get the gist of it, matches are engaging and gratifying, and you will be compelled to play over and over again.Blood Bowl 3 is not yet another turn-based RPG or rogue-like deck-building game. It is a rare mix of turn-based fantasy strategy and sports that requires relentless dedication. However, its significant emphasis on turn-based strategy, its fantasy theme, its Warhammer setting, and its extensive use of gore and violence may intrigue gamers who may not enjoy sports games at first but love tabletop-inspired games. Whatever the case, Blood Bowl 3 is worth trying; you may discover a rich, thrilling game that stands out with its bloodlust.
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  3. GameCritics
    Apr 13, 2023
    40
    Blood Bowl 2 suffered a poor launch, but was eventually patched into something enjoyable, and the developers have already been at work on fixes for Blood Bowl 3, so I am guardedly confident that it will eventually be a good experience… but that time is not now, sadly. In its current form, Blood Bowl 3 is not worth the purchase price — yet — but I’m ready and willing to love it when it matures.
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