From Table To Screen As Gloomhaven Goes Digital
August 3, 2018 by cassn
Gen Con continues to bring good news as Asmodee Digital announces the upcoming release of their Gloomhaven video game.
"In Gloomhaven, you play as a team of mercenaries on their own personal quests to go conquer a world of gloomy and wicked decadence. Choose your group members wisely, because in the turmoil of battle you can only rely on your wits, skills and spells to fight your way through the putrid dungeons and forgotten ruins."
Due to be released in 2019, the video game will be an adaptation, not a direct translation of the original board game. Gloomhaven creator Issac Childres has been collaborating with the company and, hopefully, his input in the process will ensure a quality turn-based gaming experience that can incorporate original campaigns while still feeling like part of the franchise.
Gloomhaven remains the top rated board game on BoardGameGeek, so there's certainly considerable pressure to get the video game right. The dark days of Dawn of War 3 are proof that board to video game translations can fail hard.
Outside of the trailer, very little else is known about the game. However, gamers should sign up for early release on Steam, as it is more than a little likely that Asmodee Digital will use the feature as an opportunity to receive feedback from Gloomhaven's loyal fanbase and shape the game's future.
This is one we're tentatively excited for in the office. It seems unlikely that the video game will live up to the success of the original (of course a board gamer would say that), but the trailer looks interesting and Gloomhaven's quality as a legacy game feels translatable to a digital format. Check it out below.
What other board game would you love to see in video format? Tell us below!
"in the turmoil of battle you can only rely on your wits, skills and spells to fight your way through the putrid dungeons and forgotten ruins"
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I was really confused when you said that “The dark days of Dawn of War 3 are proof that board to video game translations can fail hard.” Though that’s probably more because I had kinda removed it from that connection since Dawn of War 1 and 2 were excellent adaptations of the tabletop to video game, though they were closer to being set in the universe than being tabletop related. Dawn of War 3 doesn’t really deserve to be remembered. I honestly don’t know why they decided to completely change the game design to be closer to a moba and… Read more »
I’m very excited about this. I did try and contain my excitement, cause the risk og being dissapointed is rather high. But I just can’t! The chance of getting even more ‘Gloomhaven’ is just too awesome. Please don’t let us down Asmodee.
A lot of aspects of Gloomhaven should work realy well as a board game. But the change in interface is actually against this one. Probably the most brilliant pieces of game design in GH is the top/bottom card mechanic. That is a VERY board gamy mechanic- it takes full advantage of the way that people interact with a board game, and will probably feel rather clunky in a videogame (especially when you have a full hand of cards). On the other hand, the AI in GLoomhaven was kind of stupid (the AI cards are good, but there was a very… Read more »