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  • Summary: Brutal, crazy, tactical... this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content.Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. Feb 23, 2023
    85
    Blood Bowl 3 is a great video game adaptation of a popular board game, using an updated set of rules and great presentation. The 12 featured teams offer variety and plenty of surprises on the field. The mix of careful planning and chaotic execution means each match is filled with surprises and reversals. But the tech side of the game is in rough shape and might take some time to fix. Fans of the franchise who cannot wait to play with the new Games Workshop rules and are willing to tolerate some issues will find great fun in Blood Bowl 3. Newcomers and those still having fun with previous installments are better served by waiting for patches.
  2. Feb 25, 2023
    70
    The content in this game seems plenty for the price, and anyone who plans to play online will get more than enough value for their money. As someone who had never touched the game before I can absolutely see myself playing more of this, I might even be tempted to pick up a few models and a board.
  3. Mar 2, 2023
    70
    Blood Bowl 3 is a solid game that has a RNG system and match breaking bugs that will make you want to rage quit while the graphic and sound design, including the humour, reminds you: it’s just a game.
  4. Feb 24, 2023
    60
    We would be hypocrites to deny ourselves the pleasure of seeing Blood Bowl back in a cleaner and more "up-to-date" version, but that is also the biggest problem with this new opus. The fact that it is Blood Bowl 3 is not obvious, as it feels like a simple remaster. Even worse, we are leaving a previous episode better balanced and with more teams than this one. Of course, the customization can bring a real pleasure and an even greater investment in our teams (if it does not gradually become only governed by the virtual currency of the game). There is no doubt that the title will become more interesting as the months go by with real patches, team additions and so on. It is still difficult to recommend Blood Bowl 3 for the moment, as it struggles to offer a sufficiently technically accomplished title.
  5. Feb 27, 2023
    55
    I have absolutely no doubt that 18-24 months from now Blood Bowl 3 is going to be the game the community has dreamed of for so long. However, as it stands today, it’s the game we all hoped it wouldn’t be.
  6. Feb 24, 2023
    50
    As someone who enjoys the tactical action of Blood Bowl, I can easily recommend you go pick up Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Edition and have a gorey good time with it. As for Blood Bowl 3, though, I struggle to come up with a reason it needs to exist other than that someone has bills to pay, I guess. There's less reason to recommend it over its predecessor than an especially weak year of Madden or NBA 2K. It's a sloppy, muddy, buggy rehash of a better game. Sure, the strong core mechanics can still lead to some tense, exhilarating matches, but you could have all of that with a much sharper presentation in the version that came out during the Obama Administration.
  7. Feb 24, 2023
    20
    Bug-infested and content-light, Blood Bowl 3 feels like an open beta you have to open your wallet for. Unplayable as a single-player game and merely frustrating in multiplayer, it’s hard to recommend this even to die-hard fans.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 20 out of 21
  1. Feb 24, 2023
    10
    Bon déjà pour commencer j'adore ce jeu! Je l'attendais avec impatience et enfin il est arrivé, oui même après plusieurs reports qui devenaitBon déjà pour commencer j'adore ce jeu! Je l'attendais avec impatience et enfin il est arrivé, oui même après plusieurs reports qui devenait de plus en plus inquiétant pour le développement, je ne baissait pas les bras et me dire qu'on allait bientôt pouvoir y mettre les mains dessus et c'est le cas! Bon pour commencer le jeu nous offre une grosse campagne bien garnie que malheureusement je n'ai jouer seulement peu de temps, mais qui a l'air assez complet et plutôt riche pour un jeu de ce genre et qui en plus est beaucoup, énormément, extrêmement et j'en passe des adjectifs plus poussé que blood bowl 2 mais pour le moment de ce que je constate la campagne pourrait durer presque une petite dizaine d'heures ce qui n'est pas négligeable comparé a blood bowl 2 que elle ne durait que quelques heures dans mes souvenirs. Les graphismes, j'adore les graphismes de ce jeu ils sont presque à couper le souffle oui certes c'est pas réaliste comme blood bowl 2 mais c'est plus cartoon, plus vibrant et plus coloré ce qui me donne toujours plus envie de garder l'oeil à l'écran mais je sait que il y a une partie qui préfère le côté plus réaliste de blood bowl 2 mais bon il faut au moins plaires à d'autres personnes. La customisation nous promet d'être énorme à partir de la saison 1 et les saisons futures et année futures pour l'instant la customisation est très limitée comme par exemple pour l'instant nous avons seulement droit à 1 Cheerleaders ou 3 coachs ce qui n'est pas énorme pour l'instant je vous l'accorde mais tout la customisation va grandir grâce au passe de combat qui s'appelle le malepierre qui j'imagine va coûter plus de 10$ et qui va faire grincer des dents je n'en doute même pas car si vous n'achetez pas le passe de combat vous allez rester très limitée dans votre customisation du personnage, Cheerleaders, coachs, terrains, tribune etc.... Pour ce qui est de l'IA je l'avoue elle est nul mais vraiment trop nul et je peux comprendre la déception des joueurs, Cyanide nous avait promis une IA améliorée et intelligente qui serait meilleur que blood bowl 2 mais elle est franchement ♥♥♥♥♥, elle fait de la ♥♥♥♥♥, dans une partie que c'est à en mourir de rire, à voir si ils vont l'améliorer, dans mon scénario je pense qu'ils vont essayer de l'améliorer a travers des mise à jour mais qui ne sera jamais abouti à avoir une bonne IA, et dans mon cas à moi je m'en fous un peu de l'IA car je joue seulement avec en mode campagne et de temps en temps dans le mode ligue pour m'améliorer un peu car je préfère largement jouer avec un vrai joueur mais je peux comprendre la déception des joueurs solo en ligue. Du côté de la bande sonore c'est un délice pour mes oreilles les sons sont excellents musique très bonne et bande sonore très agréable rien à redire dessus. Encore une fois je comprends la déception des joueurs car la plupart des options quasi obligatoire pour jouer comme par exemple mettre sur pause quand on joue en ligne dans le mode ligue qui va seulement arriver à la saison 2 de l'année 1 je peux comprendre le mécontentement qui devrait y être déjà disponible à la sortie du jeu. Pour conclure c'est mon préféré blood bowl largement meilleur que le 2 selon moi avec du contenu qui devrait sortir sur le jeu pour encore plusieurs et plusieurs années ce qui fait que le jeu sera encore plus supporté et mis à jour que blood bowl 2 est une bonne nouvelle selon moi et qui permet aussi à de nouveaux joueurs de pouvoir embarqué dans cet univers car oui lui au moins permets aux nouveaux joueurs de bien pouvoir apprendre et être moins perdu que les anciens blood bowl qui était moins friendly. Et oui encore une fois je comprends la grosse déception des joueurs mais je crois au moins fermement que la plupart des trucs que les gens grognent vont être réglés et oui blood bowl 2 aussi n'était pas parfait à sortie donc je crois vraiment qu'on devrait lui accorder un peu de temps et de chances car je crois vraiment qu'il a un énorme potentiel. Donc oui foncez le prendre, au prix qu'il coûte je crois pas qu'il vaut la peine d'attendre une promotion pour ceux qu'il veulent l'essayer donc je vous dis bon blood bowl et c'est l'heure du match!!! Expand
  2. Mar 22, 2023
    3
    Early beta at best. Srsly, competition management are not working. Competition registration are impossible (you 1200 competitions, 99% ofEarly beta at best. Srsly, competition management are not working. Competition registration are impossible (you 1200 competitions, 99% of which you can't register and can't filter them by any attribute). They have no solo-mod campaign (which was featured in BB2) and absolutely terrible ui. Expand
  3. Feb 28, 2023
    2
    Blood Bowl 3 is one of those games where you can't press refund fast enough if you've got the option to do so. Way worse than Blood Bowl 2 inBlood Bowl 3 is one of those games where you can't press refund fast enough if you've got the option to do so. Way worse than Blood Bowl 2 in almost every way possible. The things that are better (ruleset and graphics) are completely overshadowed by the bad things. Expand
  4. Mar 1, 2023
    0
    I cannot fathom being so retarded that you botch a game this bad. Also you're huge jew noses are showing from the worst microtransactionI cannot fathom being so retarded that you botch a game this bad. Also you're huge jew noses are showing from the worst microtransaction shakedown of all time. **** cyanide and **** games workshop. Both can take an industrial powered, hydraulic suck on my cock Expand
  5. Feb 28, 2023
    0
    Game is unfinished buggy, greedy developers, and a micro transaction mess.
    Its like they used the idea of Diablo immortal with there micro
    Game is unfinished buggy, greedy developers, and a micro transaction mess.
    Its like they used the idea of Diablo immortal with there micro transactions.
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  6. Feb 24, 2023
    0
    Now, I know it does sound dramatic to give a game a 0, as it does sound like a review out of anger, but please, do try and understand theNow, I know it does sound dramatic to give a game a 0, as it does sound like a review out of anger, but please, do try and understand the logic: This game, in the version that it is on release, has no reason to exist, as, unless you REALLY want the updates on the rules, bloodbowl 2 is an superior game, for cheaper.

    To say that the launch was incomplete is being kind. The game is nowhere close to finished, as gamebreaking bugs, constant crashes and server issues have made it impossible to play it, especially when early access was sold as a bonus. I do not joke that I could not complete 70% of the matches I attempted to play, either because the server just decided to break, the DRM decided that I was not online, or a perpetual loop started because a player used a skill that is currently bugged, ensuring that I would have to alt-f4 out of the game or just watch some repeating animation.

    The micro-transactions are.... obscene. On a game where the target audience are at least aware of the tabletop, everything that involves customization is paid for in real life money. Such includes things that WERE already included in bloodbowl 2, and now, you will have to buy them INDIVIDUALLY for each player. (Not a joke, each gear, paid with real money, is for one player only).

    I am still torn on the new aesthetics of the game, and with such a negative review, I will not comment on such because it is a matter of taste. If you do like a more gritty filter, it should please you. I prefer the bloodbowl colors flying high, but again, that part is taste.

    All in all, I do not reccomend this product, as it is unfinished, monetized offensively agressive and is a downgrade from its predescessor in almost all areas. I sincerely do know that this was not by accident, as there is no excuse for what they did. To both new and old players alike, this is worse then the worst fumble you had....
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  7. Feb 25, 2023
    0
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0!!!

    If I had to come up with a worse game release then this then there would barely be any contenders if at all, but let's begin
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0!!!

    If I had to come up with a worse game release then this then there would barely be any contenders if at all, but let's begin with The pros:

    -New ruleset from 2020 onwards
    -4 new races are introduced within the 12 release
    -New Pitches which bring variety to the visuals and other customizable options like Cheerleaders. (Currently not really available)
    -New and enhanced graphics based of the great looking miniatures from Games Workshop.
    -Customizable Jersey. (Darker colors aswell as black itself are missing and will most likely be unlockable content).

    The neutral:

    -Season Pass System, bringing out new races, unlockable for free after 50-ish matches and paid after 3 months. (Currently not available)

    The bad:

    -Literally thousands of bugs. These range from performance leaks, rules not working as intended, ai taking the player hostage for 10 minutes, matches disconnecting crashing and randomly disconnecting with no way of reconnecting, memory leaks and many more
    -Preditory and exploitative monetization scheme which requires purchase of every cosmetic piece for every player from one team at a team at a time. Which are also heavily bugged making them easily disappear from your inventory.
    -Missing Content like the ability to spectate, or pause an online match aswell as admin tools for a league, no proper single player mode other the Campaign which is just 18 matches with no story or progression. No end of game Statistics or a visible rank list, Star player special rules, all unlockable content which can be unlocked through natural game progression in any mode is not available and much more. No chat, only emotes, which was probably the form of communication used for developing this game.
    -Working factions within the files of the game like Lizardmen, Shambling Undead, Goblins, Halflings, Underworld Denizen, Wood Elfs and Necromantic Horror sitting around with some of which being completed to 100% and a few may just not seem polishing touches but are playable other than that and are accessible with a few changes of code, similar with end of game Statistics and many other features which are just chilling in the files of the game, waiting to be sold over the span of 2 years when they are already done and accessable.
    -Delays summing up for 3 years total with not much progression if at all from the betas over time.
    -Unstable release causing players of the normal edition receiving content which was intended for the brutal edition (this problem has been addressed by giving brutal edition players additional goodies).
    -Stupid AI that can only defeat some certain Game Journalists or put up a fight against complete new comers to the game. This is especially apparent as somebody who spent over 100 hours playing the ai in Blood Bowl 2 or as someone who is aware of the strongest ai of them all in Blood Bowl 1. -Bad and exploitative communication with consumers on all social media sites, falsely advertising the product and directly lying to most questions, especially pre-release. Some of the moderation/community management team on the Discord being unaware either unaware of how their own game works or just willingly lying, for which I am unsure what is worse.
    -Non functional ranking system and matchmaking. A new player with a new team can go up against a team with up to two Million TV (that means a team that is twice as strong in team rating) that has benefits that no inducements or star players could ever balance out by the sheer amount of skills the enemy team has, where it becomes difficult for the enemy to even lose unless they are intentionally hurting their own team.
    -Microtransactions, mandatory part of the review of how I have to point out that this game has microtransactions, a monetization methode which is always immoral, even for free to play titles. (Which this game is not)
    -Online Play and Offline Play are two different accounts that do not interact with another in away way whatsoever, meaning if you play the campaign online and you wish to play offline then you will notice that your team just doesn't exist.
    -Poor visibility and sound design, rats will become invisible on the Nurgle pitch or similar. Constant white noise from the loud crowd that can only be reduced by lowering all effects and an ear deafening intro when launching the game which challenges the volume of the main menu theme of Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, extreme bass boosted songs on SoundCloud or most construction sites. -And in general Blood Bowl 2 being a superior product any way imaginable then this one. I mean even setting the animations settings are somehow worse then in the previous with the options being to display all, none or only armor breaks, which causes the game to ONLY display armor breaks and not something in between like in the past where it didn't show non armor breaks but showed most of everything else which was the setting everybody used and liked. Making this game INFERIOR!!
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