You're not the run-of-the mill heroic types in this game either, no red-haired barbarian women, or wily mages. You're not the run-of-the millYou are cast in the role of one of eight heroes/anti-heroes all struggling to take the throne in Armello. You are cast in the role of one of eight heroes/anti-heroes all struggling to take the throne in Armello. All of this is exacerbated by the total lack of local multiplayer - while this makes some sense due to certain game mechanics (hidden information, players being allowed to act when it's not their turn), it doesn't exactly help when your only other options are playing with predictable AI or attempting to play online only to run into a brick wall.Also there's a ton of DLC to the point where more than half the playable characters (and counting) have to be bought separately from the base game.I genuinely loved the games I was able to play to completion, and I desperately want to recommend this and give it a 9, but I can't in good conscience pretend these issues aren't there and don't drag down the game to the point of being nigh-unplayable. Even getting a game to start is nightmarish - I've actually had multiple instances of the game just refusing to start despite all 4 players being present and ready. And unfortunately, it's not just my connection - every single Armello player I've ever encountered on Xbox has encountered the same issue. The idea of seamlessly replacing a disconnected player with an AI seems like a foreign concept to the developers. ![]() ![]() I'd estimate about 70% of my games ended this way. I've literally just sat on the same player's turn for a full half hour without anything happening before finally giving up. And by breaking, I mean that the turn timer just straight-up fails to work, and no one can make any progress whatsoever. I can count on one hand the number of times I've played a game online and actually had it finish without the game breaking partway through. There's a lot about this game that's genuinely amazing.But it's all dragged down by the game's awful, AWFUL connectivity issues. ![]() The gameplay is incredibly solid, the characters are very unique and surprisingly well-balanced for the most part, the art style is absolutely gorgeous, and every game feels unique and interesting. ![]() The gameplay is incredibly solid, the characters are very unique and surprisingly well-balancedI really want to love this game.
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