Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace Enters Its Kickstarter Final Days
May 16, 2019 by dracs
Steamforged Games' board game adaptation of Devil May Cry is reaching its final days on Kickstarter.
The game is based upon The Bloody Palace mode from the recently released Devil May Cry 5. It pits the legendary devil hunters Dante, Trish, Nero, and newcomer to the series V (along with his shadows) against waves of enemies, competing to see who can be the most stylish as they dispatch the denizens of Hell.
There is only one pledge level available on the Kickstarter, the Sparda Pledge, which includes the core game as well as the three expansions.
The core game comes with loads of miniatures, ranging from the four main hunters to the hordes of enemies and even boss monsters they have to defeat.
The first of the expansions is the Walking Arsenal. This adds the devil hunter Lady to the mix, along with her selection of explosives, and new enemies for you to defeat.
Hot on her heels is the Alpha & Omega Expansion, which sees Dante's brother, and arch-rival, Virgil step into the arena.
Finally, there is the Kickstarter exclusive expansion Devil Trigger, unlocking the hunters' ultimate transformations and skills.
All of the sculpts in this game are incredible, capturing the stylish aesthetic of Devil May Cry perfectly, while also promising to have a massive table presence.
There will always be something viscerally satisfying about the Devil May Cry games. No matter how cynical I get, Dante cutting down a boss and following it up with a quippy one-liner brings a smile to my face.
The board game promises to carry over the legacy of the video games to the tabletop, with the usual focus upon style and building combos. The focus on arena combat and slaying hordes of enemies is not one that hugely captures my interest, but I can't help but love the sculpts.
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Those look stunning.
I don’t know about the game but the figures look well worth picking up.
“enters its final days”.. didn’t the campaign just launch… yesterday at 3pm? it hasn’t even been open for 24 hours yet! lol
Yeah, this is a really short campaign.
I’ve been tracking Kickstarters, and it doesn’t seem like it doesn’t change the funding numbers if your campaign runs for 14 days or 50, but I think it makes a difference when it is only open for a week.
I’ll wait for retail. After Dark Souls and Resident Evil 2, I don’t have confidence that Steamforged will deliver a game with good gameplay and components.
People I’ve talked to have liked Resident Evil 2 (although everyone complains about the tiles being so dark).
Most people either hate Dark Souls or have some homebrew variant that you should really try out because it makes the game playable.
Then Dark Souls got that award?
James Hewitt is the lead designer, so you would expect a decent ruleset.
Oh, yeah. How’s Hellboy?
Not played it yet, but anything I have seen on here – Gerry and Justin did a play through, and what I have seen on Twitter is that people are fairly happy with the gameplay, unless I just follow the wrong people!
3d renders !!!
why do ppl say figures?