Common readers of the location most likely know that I’m a little bit of a cyberpunk addict. You throw this theme on a recreation and I’m completely happy to attempt it out. After spending over 100+ hours on the Cyberpunk 2077 online game, I nonetheless can’t get sufficient time in Night time Metropolis. That’s most likely why the Cyberpunk Purple: Fight Zone was one in all my favourite board video games from 2023. It’s nice manufacturing values and its silky easy gameplay has brought on me to dive all in on this skirmish recreation.
However what’s that you just say? There’s a model new field set for it? And it’s primarily based on the Netflix Edgerunners TV present? Oh yeah, signal me up.
Gameplay Overview:
The good factor in regards to the new Edgerunners recreation is that the gameplay is an identical and totally suitable with the beforehand launched Cyberpunk Purple: Fight Zone. So I’m going to skip the detailed gameplay overview right here, if you would like the complete ins and outs, check out my assessment of the authentic recreation right here.
However the fast of it’s that you just assemble a staff of two factions from Night time Metropolis. On this model, it’s the Edgerunner crew from the cartoon vs the Arasaka company. You decide your models, equip them with weapons, gear, and cyberware packages after which head out to the streets of Night time Metropolis to battle.
Once you activate a unit, you roll cube primarily based on their motion token (inexperienced, yellow, or purple), with most all checks being opposed rolls. When a unit takes harm, they swap out their inexperienced or yellow motion token for a purple one. When you ever must swap out a purple token, your unit flatlines…sorry choom.
The opposite distinctive factor about this technique is that after your unit takes harm, you possibly can react with the broken unit (offered it nonetheless has motion tokens left). You need to use that response to shoot or transfer out of hazard behind cowl.
You may play the sport as both a sequence of one-off missions or a marketing campaign the place your chooms get increased road credit score which grants them extra highly effective tools and skills.
Sport Expertise:
Because the gameplay in Edgerunners is an identical to the unique Cyberpunk Purple: Fight Zone, I’m not going to spend an excessive amount of time speaking in regards to the perks of the system. Briefly, it’s nonetheless a incredible skirmish recreation that’s versatile, easy, and retains you glued to the desk even when it’s not your flip. Monster Battle Membership has a gem on their fingers right here and it continues with Edgerunners.
So, if you’re new to the system, you is likely to be on the fence about which set to get. For a brand new participant, I’d undoubtedly advocate the Edgerunners set for a few causes. First, is that the rulebook is far improved. I really feel like Monster Battle Membership listened to suggestions from their authentic rulebook and gave this one a bit extra TLC. I’ve learn by way of the entire rulebook (although I already knew the way to play) and this one teaches the sport significantly better. So kudos to them for bettering that.
My solely criticism with the rulebook is that there’s nonetheless not a advised lineup to your first recreation or so. For gamers that simply wish to bounce in on the motion and aren’t certain the most effective squad to make (or don’t wish to take time choosing them), it’d be nice for the rulebook to say: begin with this staff vs. this staff. That will enable new gamers to leap in on the motion and never fear about choosing the unsuitable characters or weapons after they don’t actually know what they’re doing.
One other good thing that Monster Battle Membership did was create two variations of the sport. The bottom set makes use of standees rather than plastic miniatures. Whereas I’m undoubtedly a minis man, these standees are nice. Clear acrylic with printing on the back and front. In case you are not a painter, and even simply wish to save a couple of dollars, it is a nice choice. We performed a recreation with them and located it to be fulfilling. Thoughts you, painted minis are the way in which to go, however should you don’t care about that, it’s good to have a less expensive choice.
But for the minis addict, there’s a collectors version that does have minis. Whereas they do require a little bit of meeting, 90% of them are principally simply glue the unit to the plastic base. So I used to be capable of shortly assemble the minis and put them within the queue for portray (the endless queue that I’ll by no means be caught up on, however a queue nonetheless).
For these of you who have already got the unique recreation, you is likely to be questioning if you want to decide this one up. I’d say it is dependent upon if you would like entry to the Edgerunners crew. They do have some cool skills. The Arasaka crew is principally the identical as those you may get from the unique enlargement (besides the Adam Smasher determine), so I used to be a bit bummed to not have a novel staff to face off in opposition to the Edgerunners. Granted should you by no means purchased the Arasaka enlargement set this shall be new to you. I additionally imagine Monster Battle Membership shall be releasing the Edgeunners as a stand-alone faction, so I don’t suppose it’s a must to purchase this set if you’re already knee deep in Fight Zone.
As a small apart, I observed on the Monster Battle Membership web site that you could obtain a solo/cooperative state of affairs. Since I’ve longed for solo/coop play for this recreation, I gave it a fast spin. Briefly, it’s OK and has potential, however undoubtedly wants a bit extra time in improvement. I’d like to see a completely fleshed-out enlargement for solo/coop play so hopefully they proceed engaged on this.
Last Ideas:
Monster Battle Membership took an already incredible recreation and made it even higher. The rulebook in Cyberpunk Purple: Fight Zone Edgerunners is a step up in high quality and having the choice to get standees or miniatures is a win for any gamer on the market. The system itself continues to be incredible and It’s nice that this version is totally suitable with every little thing launched thus far.
4.5 Stars – An already-great recreation will get the most effective model launched but.
His:
• Improved rulebook
• Alternative of minis or standees (or each)
• Edgerunner staff is on theme to the cartoon
Misses:
• No advised lineup for first video games
• Arasaka faction is a rerelease.
