Update: Both Armello and a DLC-including Armello – Complete Edition have now been announced for all regions, and are both available to pre-order today via the Nintendo eShop for $19.99 USD / €19.99 / £14.99 and $39.99 USD / €39.99 / £29.99 respectively.
Original Article: The Australian-based indie studio League of Geeks is bringing Armello to the Nintendo Switch in Japan on 27th September. This follows a recent listing for the 2014 title Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae - also discovered on the Japanese eShop.
Armello started life as a mobile game and then went to Kickstarter. After successful funding, it was released on PC and multiple other platforms in 2015 and 2016. It's a dark fairy-tale themed title that combines card games, tabletop board games and role-playing elements in an attempt to revolutionise each of these experiences.
Players take control of a hero from one of the clans of Armello, with the long-term goal to ultimately storm the palace and become the king or queen of the kingdom. It promises plenty of turmoil along the way including backstabbing, shattered alliances and close shaves - making it a supposedly fun game to play with friends online.
Take a look at the basics of the game in the trailer below, and tell us if this would be of interest to you:
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This game is not for me, but it looks AMAZING! I hope it does well. Party strategy board games are always welcome.
This may be a hit or miss since I have the game plus all the DLC on pc. Now, if the Switch version includes all the DLC, then I may be swayed to get the game.
@Shade_Koopa what kind and how much dlc did it get hopefully a lot more factions and cards/terrain spaces.
This looks pretty great, but it's not quite hitting that Heroes of Might & Magic vibe for me (which is what I'd prefer). The trailer is also not suuuper informative. Guess I'll have to research a bit on the game before deciding...
@Shade_Koopa Question, the whole trailer (forgive me if a narrator says anything, watched it without sound at work xD) seems like it shows you only controlling one character, and having combat be between only two units who fight based on the eyes of the dice thrown at the beginning and some other factors...
Am I terribly far off the mark, or is it roughly like this?
This is a fantastic game.
I've played it on my iPad and the presentation is truly great - the graphics, the atmosphere, sound effects... But the the gameplay is a bit repetative: I got bored with the game after only three or four days...
There was a similar named game (Armillo) on the Wii U eShop. It was a very cool 3D-action & puzzle-platformer that had a bit of a Sonic-vibe going. It was also the first game with a Shovel Knight cameo, long before the first Shovel Knight game was even released.
Anyway, this game looks like a neat strategic RPG with some fresh twists inside. Is there anything similar to check out?
Had my eye on this game since I was back playing on the Wii U, will pick it up on Switch, as long as PS4 doesn’t have a massive discount.
I’ve been hoping for a port of this, and now it’s on its way! I’ll definitely be picking this one up.
Definetly recommend this game. I have it on PC, played it quite a lot, bought a DLC and had a ton of fun. Probably gonna double dip on switch.
@Blizzia Yes, this is more of a board game than anything like HoMM. The idea is that a mad king is ruling the land and each player is building up their influence and power to bring him down before anyone else does, becoming the new king and winning the game.
Day one. Adore this game.
Cool! Though I'm not sure if it will be playable on a single Switch in multiplayer. Unless there's a strictly handheld "pass the console" mode. IIRC there's quite a bit of hidden info in this game, which is easier done with physical cards than a console with one screen.
@SmaggTheSmug Ah okay. That kinda sucks, but I might still get it if it isn't too expensive. I could see myself spending about €20 on it. Guessing it won't be that cheap, but a sale should fix that down the line.
@Blizzia I do really recommend this game as I have played it on PC before. It really is best described as game of thrones with animals. The fan part is that there are four players, but only one winner. However you may teamup with someone for a period of time to sabotage someone else who is progressing a lot faster then you. eventually either you or your teammate end up backstabing eachother as there can be only one king.
I was hoping that day would come. Nice! A insta-buy for me.
Does it have local multiplayer? (I didn't see it in the text). I have it for PC but find it hard to arrange with friends for a game.
I guess I was waiting for that game.
Instant buy!
@Vepra Oh boy I can see my relationship with my girlfriend ~~ending abruptly~~ improving greatly from this!
Temporary Co-op... Leading to eventual backstabbing. I mean that sounds like a good recipe for whatever disasters have happened with every co-op game I've played with her
We end up fighting for glory against each other... Every time.
I always thought this game looked interesting, but that's TWO hex-grid based strategy games arriving soon then!
I guess it's up to whether you dig the cute art and indie spirit of this, or want to go with a stalwart series like Civ.
I have it on my iPad and though the game is beautiful it couldn't make me want to go back to play it after a couple of days. I didn't find it specially interesting or anything.
The furries will be so happy, and the poor orphans.
But seriously, neato
@edgedino each DLC pack came in with 4 new playable characters. Each one was a different race with different abilitee and play styles. It had like 3-4 I believe. So fair amount of content. It also got some new card. The board looks the same but I believe the spaces might be randomized.
@Blizzia Your questioned seem answered but yes. The game play like a board game. Up to 4 players try to save Armello.
Great game. I have it on PC, and it's a lot of fun. I'm surprised by this announcement because the developers said quite adamantly at one point that they had no plans to make a Switch version.
At any rate, I hope it includes all the DLC. Thay will decide if I double-dip or not.
@Shade_Koopa The board gets randomized every game. The tiles dont stay the same. When it comes to the visuals, yes, the map does look the same but there is a DLC for that too.
@Shade_Koopa Thanks for the info
Really fun game. Somewhat similar to the board game Talisman, but better.
Could be much better with an undo button since there are a lot of rules and interactions that I don't feel the tutorial covered well, but eventually it all makes sense.
Probably worth getting again. Wish they did cross-platform play though.
I would've bought it IF I didn't know Civilization was coming... I might rethink if there are stellar reviews though...
@Shade_Koopa that's nothing of what I was saying and asking I was asking what kind of dlc did it receive and were there more kinds of champions added and stuff like that. but I looked up and I think you got me and blizzia mixed up with responses.
@edgedino corrected.
@Shade_Koopa ok good, but I can see them having that content included with the switch release as free content, and I can also see them releaseing it as version 2.0.
@edgedino I believe the article has been updated with that info. The Switch version is a collector version. Base game plus all DLC for $40 bucks. Not a bad deal.
@Shade_Koopa now that seems worth picking up.
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