Publisher Nacon has announced that the long-gestating Blood Bowl 3 will finally launch on February 23rd, 2023. There's a catch, though... This doesn't include the Switch.
Yes, as seems to be the norm with a growing chunk of third-party titles, the Switch version of Blood Bowl 3 won't be included in the big February launch, but will instead arrive at a later date. When, exactly..? We don't know. Could be mere weeks after, or we could be looking at several months at this stage.
While the game hasn't necessarily been on our radars recently, it's nevertheless disappointing news to hear, and it's likely an indication that Nacon may be struggling to get the game optimised for Nintendo's platform properly.
Still, it's on the way, at least - kind of. As a reminder, Blood Bowl 3 will include a single-player campaign, multiple multiplayer modes, and a heap of post-launch content. Here's some more info from the game's Steam page:
- Merciless, not brainless – Take charge of a team from amongst the 12 available races, each with unique characteristics, and stop your opponents from advancing by carefully positioning your players. Dodge or mercilessly eliminate whoever gets in your way and reach the end zone to score the decisive touchdown! Naturally, the best strategists should have an edge, but... who knows? A rampaging troll might eat a teammate and change the course of a match.
- You're the boss – Create your team, recruit your players, customize their appearance, emblems and armour, recruit cheerleaders and a coach, then take part in the most ferocious competitions in the Old World. But beware: injuries are commonplace, and it's more than likely that some of your players will be carried off the field in a body bag, bringing a definitive end to a once-promising career…
What do you make of this news from Nacon? Still looking forward to the game, or are you worried about the Switch version? Let us know!
[source gematsu.com]
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Looks like shovelware, I'm fine if the game never release for Switch.
@Serpenterror the first two games were great. As playing the game. It's Blood Bowl as if you played the real warhammer game. It's not for everybody. Not everybody likes bloody american football and less people likes it as a strategy game for turns
Ok so this is an american football mixed with strategy games, right? I would actually have to play this game before buying it, I love the gameplay of Mutant Football League because is more hands on, but who knows, maybe I'll like this one too.
It's a port of the tabletop game of the same name, which is settled in the warhammer universe and has the races therein compete in a really bloody version of American Football. It's great. Personally, I would not have needed the cutscenes this new version seems to entail. Would have instead preferred more rules clarifications, tutorials and better game flow and an UI.
The board game this series is based on is fantastic, and the video game adaptations (while usually janky and flawed) are good enough representations of that. Wish the trailer captured more of the humor though. Blood Bowl is hilarious.
Like the sport or not, but I find it sad that Switch owners never got a Madden, Axis Football or even some other ‘Sim Style’ NFL game on the system.
According to the twitter account for Blood Bowl 3 the release date is for ALL platforms....
@JeanPaul Mutant League is fun. Its obvious more Arcade style and fast paced like a Blitz game
I played BloodBowl2 on PS4 years ago, and its fun in the sense that its something different...i think i might have preferred humans and more normal style football than monsters, but it is unique in its chess/strategy type moves. You don’t really control the players i think, it was more like coaching simulator. As a football fan, you’ll probably appreciate it
If only this was a realtime action game😬
It must be rough to only own a switch. Literally anything outside of an exclusive is either late, or terribly ported
@theGamerPad You're right, I am a football fan hehe. And definitely sounds like something different and very interesting. I'll keep an eye on it.
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