Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace vs Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is a story-driven, party-based adventure RPG complete with unique gridless turn-based combat, and a creepy Lovecraftian theme. In this game, you get to control a ragtag team of investigators with varying experiences and talents. The goal here is to track down the mysterious cultists who are involved in the murder of Professor Tillinghast during what seems to be a sacrificial ritual. Will you be able to find out what’s really going on and who’s to blame for the murder?As someone who has not played the board game version of Arkham Horror before, this turn-based adventure RPG is a pretty great introduction. I absolutely love the horror-themed storytelling here and the voice acting is simply brilliant. Since I’m an avid fan of turn-based RPGs, the gridless gameplay here is unique enough to help it stand out. That said, the game is unfortunately marred by several glitches, especially the annoying camera glitch which can only be fixed by reloading a previous checkpoint.
So, to sum up, Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace may not be triple-A level, but it’s a solidly fun game in spite of its bugs and is still worth the purchase.
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide lets you dive right into Ubersreik, a city that was overrun by the incredibly-mobile Skaven as one of the five heroes available. Each hero has their own background stories for you to uncover, as well as skill sets and equipment to customize and play around with. Being a team-oriented game, you can either play cooperatively with your friends or online with other players via the game’s drop-in; drop-out multiplayer. Best yet, even if the team isn’t full, the game will simply add in AI bots just so you won’t have to wait endlessly just to play the game.In short, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide is a really entertaining dungeon crawler that did its namesake proud. The game is insanely fun and addictive, especially if you’re a huge fan of the genre, and the enemies you fight are also deviously clever, making them quite the challenge. It’ll be worth every cent you’ve spent on getting the game, that’s for sure!