A Little Disappointed

First of all... No retina support? You have got to be kidding.

Another note: for best experience, take time to read the cards. Dont just blast through the room cards. What made the original game great was the tense, palpable atmosphere created by the element of the "unknown," by the time restriction, and and by the moody artwork. I am pleased to see that it retains the original card artwork (for the enemies, at least).

The opening animation is underwhelming. The voice acting is mediocre.

I am not sure I like the way the game automatically determines radiation damage, zombie venom, etc. without showing the dice roll. I imagine this is really confusing to new players - "why is the venom marker advancing now, but it didnt when I fought those other two zombies earlier?"

The only reason I understand what is happening "behind the scenes" is because I own the board game...

I also think the use of space in the design of this app is a little wasteful. I am playing on an iPad but it seems to me that the cards are far bigger than necessary, and the item purchasing screen/item equip screen would be far easier to understand and read if the cards were smaller and presented all at once, in a grid-style fashion or something.

The bar at the top is wonderful, though. The countdown timer and the stats (and the way the modifiers are presented!) are all wonderful.

So am I glad I bought it? I am not sure yet. I dont miss reshuffling sleeved cards all the time (escaping the building... What a pain when playing the board game!), but the wasted space in this app feels sort of clunky. I have this nagging feeling that I am not seeing everything that is going on. Ill probably play this but only because of the convenience. My love is still for the board game. I like rolling real dice... Flipping real cards... This is, to me, no substitute for the board game, but hey - at least its something! :) Its not a bad representation of the board game. Certainly not what I was hoping it would be, but its all right.

Worth your time if you are curious about the original board game and arent expecting first person hack n slash action.

ruhe.bryan about Chainsaw Warrior