Talisman: Prologue

"Prologue" is a misnomer. This game is no more than a glorified tutorial for the main game, and isn't even worth the price they set during the Steam Sale. Just get the main game - it's not particularly hard to learn, and is a far more complete and worthwhile experience, even if you don't get any of the DLC.

Difference Between Talisman Digital Edition & Talisman Prologue Talisman Digital Edition is the multiplayer form of the game, so you can play with other players or against the AI. Talisman Prologue is completely a solo single player experience, so you will strictly play against the Adventure Cards. Nomad Games does take it a step further than that, and they have quests designed per character on the main menu. They also have characters available that are not currently available in Talisman Digital Edition. Just know that once you complete the quest, the game ends, whether you made it to the crown or not. The only quest in Talisman Prologue that allows you to go all the way to the Crown of Command is The Magical Quest. Some characters only have The Magical Quest available to them with no other quest options. There is a distinct difference in the two games. Be sure you’re buying the game version that will suit your play style, unless you want both, then more power to you. Truthfully I think picking one or the other would be best, especially if you’re not sure whether you are going to like it or not. Click this link to read more! http://everydaygamers.com/2014/03/10/review-talisman-digital-edition/#more-29260

Talisman is an old board game which translates fairly well to the computer. This game was faithfully translated into the computer as Talisman: Digital Edition. Talisman Prologue is a single player version of that game. It is essentially a demo where you can attempt to complete various quests with different characters. If you are looking for a true Talisman experience, you should get Digital Edition instead.

[i]Talisman[/i] is a great boardgame, but its single-player version is just a snoozefest. There's no challenge, no progression, no nothing—just a bunch of trivial tasks that are almost impossible to fail without competing players or at least AIs. So you just... roll the dice as many times as you need to land on the rigth square. Hooray, gaming! The execution is also medicore, with long unskippable animations, menu options not working properly, and so on. Everything charming or nostalgic about it is done better in [i]Talisman: Digital Edition[/i] anyway. I suggest giving this one a pass.

Although, I bought two versions of Talisman (Prologue and Digital Edition), I started with this. Yes, I got a good experience, playing and learning different characters, their advantages. This helps me to know the game, its rules. But after some games, this solo adventure starts to bother me. Quests quite frankly aren't interesting. Often you need to get to some place or monster, and you roll dice one by one until you get exactly you need (Sometimes I spent more than 20-25 turns just only to be on the same space as my quest's task). I don't persuade to buy Talisman, but don't waste money, buy original Talisman: Digital Edition, where you get better experience, fun and enjoyment playing with friends or bots. There you will not only roll dices, but also think about your next steps.

[u]Pros[/u]: Quicker game play than the full Digital Edition Useful for learning the rules and character nuances in Talisman: Digital Edition [u]Cons[/u]: Can't save the game. They definitely need to fix this. (Seriously, Nomad, what [b]are[/b] you thinking here?) Game play can get extremely redundant with only one character on the board. [u]Verdict[/u]: Worth buying when it goes on sale, [u]if[/u]: * You already know you really want it * The Digital Edition confuses you and you want to practice the nuances of the game * You're a compulsive collector like me * You're not going to bother with the Digital Edition anyway If none of those apply, then I'd say don't bother.

So, I got this game for free through Humble Bundle... In a way, it's bizarre that this... thing, actually has a price, as it's effectively a demo for the full game. If you can't be arsed to make your way through the whole of this review, all you need to know is, this is a great way to make you realise how this game could be fun with friends, but not on your own, and not as it is. Being older than I appear, and growing up in a time when Steam Sales would sound like magic beans rather than allowing me a way to convert pocket money into actual jollies, I would spend my time leafing through the back pages of White Dwarf, imagining what it would be like to be able to play the games contained within. One such was Talisman, and I spent a terrifying amount of time imagining what the fabled game would actually be like to play. Now I know. I'm really glad my 12 year old self got that gift for free. Should you pay for it? No. No. The game could potentially be fun with friends, and this version is fine for working out the mechanics of the actual game, which you are definitely not buying here. It's kind of astonishing they still charge you extra to buy the tutorial, although I have been informed it was originally released as a work in progress before the multiplayer was released. That still doesn't mean there is any point in paying for it now, and playing it alone seems desperately sad. I cannot imagine why anyone would benefit from playing this game rather than the main one.

Definitely a 'Prologue' (introduction) to the Talisman Digital Edition. Consider this to be a tutorial to the extreme, enough to be able to sell it seperately. I consider it more of an occasional distraction, probably not one of those games that you feel like playing for hours on end...but one of those that you 'pull off of the shelf' here and there. After playing Talisman Digital Edition, I will say that I did miss the quests. Ultimately, it could be cool to blend the two and introduce individual quests into the Digital Edition. It seems that, at the least, Prologue will either be a quick distraction, or it will be one of those that you will enjoy here and there. (Obviously there is the possibility that it may just 'click' and it is played to completion). In other words, for the price ... not too bad. I enjoyed it so far, but for me it is here and there. It would seem hard to go wrong if you can get it in a bundle or, as currently under a couple bucks. (I'm buying a couple extra as gifts ... can't go too wrong for that price and maybe they will go for the Digital Edition and we can do multiplayer...)

For what it is, it's a nice tutorial on how to play the game with the basic non-DLC characters and understanding basic game mechanics in a story-like adventure mode. You can also try to get a three-star (talisman) rating for each chapter of each character story arc by trying to finish it with the smallest number of turns possible. It will get boring fast and in my opinion, this should have been integrated within the Digital Edition as a tutorial mode and not sold separately. Also, Talisman is not a hard game to get into and the fun comes from playing with other people and laughing at their misfortune when the game RNG screw them over and turning them into a toad or you get to draw a card that kills you because you had one last life point and you were "lucky" enough to draw the pestilence card... Just get the full game (Talisman Digital Edition) with the season pass and if you really want this then get it only if it's in a bundle or heavily discounted.

Игра была бы неплохой, если бы не заморочка с внутренним регионом, практически невозможно нормально выполнить условия позволяющие дойти до башни контроля при игровом дропе кубиков (да и не при игровом проблематично тоже, но всё-таки более выполнимо, т.к. при бросках кубиков комп читерит). Единственная надежда на собирание бонусных карт и долгую прокачку параметров, но с определенного момента это становится просто скучным, поскольку для врагов ты не убиваем, а для эвентов убиваем, но от осознания собственной толщины - убиваем с подрывом сиденья и словами "ну её нафиг"... А поскольку игра - соло, то исчезает всякое желание заниматься этим самым мазохизмом. В итоге, в случае попытки выполнения финальной миссии, попытка достичь конца игры превращается в нудное дрочиво c тупым кружением по самым безопасным зонам и даже без возможности забить оппонента тапком или выяснить у кого мана длиннее.