[14] The game was also said to appeal to fans of Redwall and The Dark Crystal,[6] as well as the animated works of Studio Ghibli, particularly Spirited Away, which was cited as a large influence on Armello's art direction and story. Full of swashbuckling adventure combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. It is currently a digital board game and is seriously fun. [3] As the game progresses, players can acquire currency to purchase additional abilities for their hero using a talent tree system specific to each character. Community suggested features have materialised in almost every facet of Armello. League of Geeks went through months of testing play testing the game as a physical board game before they even wrote a single line of code :) Full of swashbuckling adventure combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. ", "It's Like Game of Thrones, Only With Animals.". Reap rewards for your triumphs.Complete games to level your heroes and uncover rewards from times once lost, and new horizons alike. [20] On 26 May 2015, a PlayStation 4 version was announced. We feel Armello has something to offer all kinds of players, however, considering the above 2012 League of Geeks Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Peruse the Adventuring page. "[35] PlayStation LifeStyle also awarded the game 8 out of 10, saying "It's a well-balanced and good-looking experience that shows originality is still possible in a format that's centuries old. Armello is as close as we can get to a board game experience, and a great one at that. XBOX ONE AND THE XBOX ONE LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION. This page was last modified on 5 December 2016, at 11:08. The initial characters include Thane, The Winter Wolf, a lupine warrior who carries a large sword; River the Howling Arrow, a wolf Archer; Amber, The Far Seeker, a rabbit armed with a short sword and umbrella; Barnaby Screwloose, a rabbit with custom made armor and a hammer; Mercurio, The Grinning Blade, a sneaky rat with a rapier; Zosha the Whirlwind, a rat assassin with a join-able pair of daggers; Sana, The Forest Sister, a bear who carries a staff of magic power; and Brun Oakbreaker, a Bear Shaman with a totemic club staff. The game takes place in the "dark fairy tale" Kingdom of Armello, a world filled with anthropomorphic animals separated into numerous clans. Believe it or not Armello STARTED as a board game. Armello, League of Geeks, the Armello Logo and League of Geeks Logo are trademarks of League of Geeks in the US and/or other countries. Co-found Trent Kusters stated "given infinite resources and time we could undertake the task of rewriting the underlying architecture at the core of this decision, but that's straight up not feasible for a vast number of reasons that are unique to [League of Geeks], Armello, where we're standing right now and where we see Armello's future." Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life. We spent months making sure we cherry-picked the best parts of tabletop gaming just so we could bring them to life in a video game! [18] On 8 May 2014, the campaign reached $305,360, successfully funding the game, as well as hitting all extended stretch goals, which included releases for the two additional platforms, more languages, in-game cards, and a winter-based map tileset.[19]. Sacrificing the depth of turn-based strategy titles game created by League of Geeks received assistance funding the.. [ 4 ] is seriously fun Access on 22 January 2015,. 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