Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game
2017 / Roleplaying card/board game / 1-4 players
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Another chapter in the saga to find my solo RPG comfort zone, from restrictive gamebooks and tedious journalling to impenetrable ordeal Machina Arcana, this repetitive activity of hopping around a scenic grid collecting keywords is more Advanced Forbidden Island than Morrowind, giving players the freedom to weave disparate prompts and random encounters into a coherent narrative or not bother as they see fit, and I always come away feeling like I've had an immersive experience. It's mainly noteworthy for its stunning art that helps with that immersion, even if much of the cast seems to have wandered in from a porn parody.
