(We will investigate other options later on, keep on reading) With above assumptions in mind, we can precisely say that investigator will die in scenario number 5. The strongest point of this weakness chain is also the biggest mechanical problem. Why is that? Because of it's thematic inclination: you can't do anything about it. None of those effects are even close to some of the previous nastiest basic weaknesses (like Overzealous that can drop the sky on your head all by itself) - but it's The Bell Tolls that makes the chain the foulest of all. One horror, hell - even two horror is really basic and relatively bearable. If we focus on the in-scenario effect of both Doomed and its first upgrade, Accursed Fate, we can safely say that their effects are mild to say the least. That comparison will be skewed, because no other previously printed basic weakness provides overarching effects that accumulate over the course of the campaign ( Dark Pact is such a card, but it's also realeased beside Doomed).
We can't really escape the comparison between " Doomed Chain" and other weaknesses printed so far. I'll assume player knows what weakness they have in their deck before starting their first scenario.I'll assume that basic weakness is drawn only once per scenario.I'll start my considerations with few assumptions in mind: Is it fun to have in the game from the mechanical standpoint, that's a different question entirely. It's a perfect thematic 10 out of 10.īut. It embraces all the things that source material on which Arkham Files is build upon tried to convey to its readers and contains all the characteristics of reliving it in your own living room. This one card is the most Lovecraftianesque, Poe-like and Chambers-shaped thing in this game and there's no denying it. Your powerlessness regarding your future is certain. You understand your inevitable demise and you know there's no escaping your fate. How bad is it? I propose we take a look at the " Doomed chain" from two very different perspectives.įrom the thematic point of view, nothing fits Arkham Files game better than Doomed, because from the moment you see it for the first time, you know what's coming. Last card in this chain of weaknesses outright kills you on the spot the moment you draw it. Well, not on its own it's not, but in the chain of events between Doomed, Accursed Fate and The Bell Tolls, this card takes the cake easily just by the association with its "upgrades". The answer is: closer than this here card, because Doomed is now the king of nastiest basic weaknesses in the game. Here's a conundrum: how far can the basic weakness go to be as thematic and heart wrenching as possible, but at the same time maintain player's ability to have interesting choices and control over their investigator?
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