T.I.M.E Stories: Madame

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 6 out of 10

   costello

   Although the play-through took 19 runs and 9 hours all the three players enjoyed the game till the end. I agree that the game has problems: there are few errors, several very vague clues and kind of random objective because of that. And meta ending is super-meh. But in overall the game is enjoyable. I personally liked it more then T.I.M.E Stories: Under the Mask which we rage-quit because of repetitiveness.

2. 6.5 out of 10

   ikra_wailbrite

   The game/narrative draws from a particularly interesting historical set of figures and intrigue. At the same time, it establishes a nice anchor into the overall arc story. It also departs in some ways from some of the game's usual mechanisms - these departures have both positive and negative aspects. Overall, Madame itself - distinguished from the conclusion to white cycle - is good. The resolution or transition (or whatever the designers are trying to achieve in linking to the new cycle) really failed to make me want to move on. My imaginary 'character' agent is in an existential crisis over the odd things they've learned over the course of the arc story - does/did any of this matter? Is it worth it to go on? This seems like a missed opportunity to bring those who had played all the way through the cycle on to the next one. I want to want to want to play on but, right now, I'm on the fence.

3. 5 out of 10

   AlterHase

   Das endgame ausen vorgelassen war die Episode zu lange. Haben ca 3.5h gebraucht um das Spiel erfolgreich abzuschließen. Achtung Spoiler: Auch die Mechanik mit dem Charakter wechseln fühlte sich nicht gut an. Haben bewusst Durchläufe frühzeitig beendet, weil wir gesehen haben, dass wir den falschen Char mit hatten. Zum Glück fällt das Zeitlimit wie lange die Charaktere vorhanden sind ab einem gewissen Durchlauf.