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PS4 unplugged.
Perhaps surprisingly, tabletop games based on video game franchises are not always terrible. Most, in fact, have a history of being fairly respectable. But not every video game needs a tabletop version, and video game fans should be wary of snapping up a board game just because it features their favorite digital world.
When I first heard that publisher Cool Mini Or Not was releasing a card game based on From Software’s beloved PS4 exclusive Bloodborne, I rolled my eyes. “Card game” isn’t the first place my mind would go if I were designing a tabletop game based on the white-knuckled, crushingly difficult third-person action of Bloodborne. Then again, I’m not award-winning designer Eric Lang.
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Source: Ars Technica – Bloodborne: The Card Game is actually pretty great