Posted on: March 28, 2020
demonbreather
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The Dark Souls of Card Games
Not really, but I couldn't resist. It's actually more of a story generator that lets you nudge things along until you actually grok what the hell is going on, and I've never played another game even remotely like it -- to be clear, it's absolutely not a card game along the lines of Magic, Gwent, etc. It is its own thing. And while the board can gat a little cluttered at certain points, it's a pretty cool system. If you enjoy occult horror and or the Lovecraft mythos, this does that. It does that really, really well. But you have to meet it halfway, and in order to tell its dark, morbid stories, they made it incredibly abstract. The cards on the board are just there to lend your imagination some material to work with. The writing is charming and dark, while leaving a lot to the imagination (important in storytelling, but not something you see in many games), the music fits very well, but the characters are pretty flat. It's not exactly a character drama though. My only real complaint with it is related to the Dread/Fascination spirals you can find yourself in way too easily. I tried to avoid reading any guides, but it was quick enough to find info on the mechanics I couldn't deduce. And yeah, it really sucks to have to use outside sources for explanation of game mechanics (with any game) but I don't hold it against Cultist Sim too harshly. Mythos stories never end well. It's the nature of the beast. This is probably not going to appeal to people who want a power fantasy to rip and tear through. I've played a game or two each month for probably a year and I've barely scratched the surface of what you can really dig into. It's really, really cool, and does its thing like no other game out there. However, it's very niche, and I think a lot of spontaneous purchasers who aren't looking for this very specific thing may find it a bit awkward and obtuse, especially due to how some key mechanics are barely hinted at, let alone actually explained.
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