TDG: Legendary Encounters: The Matrix

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The Discriminating Gamer

The Discriminating Gamer

8 ай бұрын

Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Join Cody as he takes a look at this latest Encounters game feating that scamp Neo and his friends from Upper Deck. Will it you take the red pill and stay in wonderland? Or will you take the blue pill and forget all about it? Let's watch!
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
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@Elicurren
@Elicurren 8 ай бұрын
I would love to see Legendary Encounters: Robocop.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Now that would be awesome!
@cubsnextyear17
@cubsnextyear17 8 ай бұрын
I loved the Matrix movies and this has been one of my favorite of the encounter sets. I still probably give a slight edge to X-Files just for the crazy amount of replay ability it provides.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
X-Files is great, too.
@cubsnextyear17
@cubsnextyear17 8 ай бұрын
Try being Switch as one of your avatars. I think she has the best ability in the game and might make it a little easier.
@dabearz27
@dabearz27 8 ай бұрын
Arguably the most cinematic Legendary game to date. Pretty fun, even for non-Matrix fans.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Indeed.
@Demiarioch
@Demiarioch 8 ай бұрын
Wow! A Matrix game! I did not know! Exciting! Hey, thanks for all of the great reviews (I still gotta get to your history site. Deep sigh. I LOVE history.) Hey, we have the same taste in games so... When I saw the first Matrix movie I was not a fan. I was pretty down on it. Then, because I had already made the investment in seeing the first one I saw the second and third films. A lot of people backed off after those but for me they made the series and now these films are in my all-time top-ten list (up there with "The Ten Commandments"). I love those movies. Anyway, I hope one day you give'em another shot. Great review! Thank you for doing that. I cannot do the Superthanks thing now, (Inflation is kicking my you know what.) but I will keep it in mind.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Thanks. Much appreciated.
@shrimpwu
@shrimpwu 8 ай бұрын
I have the aliens one and I like the gameplay a lot. However, I spent more than an hour sorting the cards before actually playing the game because of the way they arrange and cut their sheets of cards. I hope it is improved and not as frustrating now.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Yeah. They don’t organize the decks well in shipping.
@andrewww3389
@andrewww3389 8 ай бұрын
I am one of the people that actually love the matrix trilogy, now I wanna get this. I wish legendary did a pirates of the Caribbean or a slasher franchise like Halloween or scream
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Ooooh! Legendary: A Nightmare on Elm Street. I’d like to see that.
@timsdoingstuff
@timsdoingstuff 8 ай бұрын
Wasn't aware there was such a different between Legendary and Legendary Encounters. Been loving Legendary 007, and thought about some of the other Legendary games, Alien Encounters sounds the most interesting, though X-files sounds good too
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Alien is my favorite. X-Files and Firefly are also great. And of course, this one.
@Biodroid85
@Biodroid85 8 ай бұрын
Awesome review😊
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@007nikster2
@007nikster2 8 ай бұрын
The Matrix is easily in my top 3 movies of all time and I don't think The Terminator and the Matrix are similar, they have much different focuses and themes. This game sounds fun though
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
It's a great game. I found the themes of man vs machine (AI) in a dystopian setting to be very similar between the two films.
@nickotin2987
@nickotin2987 8 ай бұрын
I view the Matrix movies as an Gnostic allegory on foundational Natural Law and the Sacred Trinity of female (hint! Trinity, emotio), male (Morpheus, ratio), and their synthesis Neo (will, right action) within a narrative of humanity awakening to its inherent potential, transcending illusion and embracing universal truths. Deep sh!t.@@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
@@nickotin2987 You've thought a lot more about it than I have. Lol.
@femmedracula6857
@femmedracula6857 8 ай бұрын
Probably worth checking out The Matrix again if you ever feel like it. But also this sounds like a lot of fun.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Maybe I will. Thanks.
@SuperBart1988
@SuperBart1988 8 ай бұрын
Greetings from Poland.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Hello from Idaho.
@francklecaron9097
@francklecaron9097 8 ай бұрын
Hi Cody ! Many thanks for this new video. I already ordered this game...but now I can't wait anymore to receive and play it 😂😂, it sounds so great !! But now, beware of the "anti-Z agent"😎😎😎 !! Is he in the Matrix or in the real life ?? 🤔🤔
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Ha! You'll get a kick out of this one.
@BobbyJuno
@BobbyJuno 8 ай бұрын
Ah man, MM had this on sale a few weeks ago and I recently canceled the order I placed. I love Aeons End New Age and I read a few arguments on BGG as to which is better. I should have given The Matrix a chance though.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
It’s a great game!
@Copterman
@Copterman 8 ай бұрын
Cody I am a huge Alien IP fan. I loved the first 2 movies mainly. 2 of my all-time favs. I purchased LE Alien and all the expansions back in 2019. Beat all the scenarios and really enjoyed the scenarios. What I didn't love was the card play. The market etc. Just a game of playing your cards and hoping it's enough. Felt like zero strategy to me. So I sold the game. Again, loved the scenarios themselves but not the actual player card side of things. What would you say about the Legendary system appeals to you?
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
I found Alien Legendary very thematic. I loved how the cards came at you and you didn’t know what they were - just like in the movie (15 meters. 10 meters). I love the story and I love the card play. I love deck builders generally and that is one of the best, IMHO.
@crowe4646
@crowe4646 8 ай бұрын
I was one of the few that didn’t care for the Matrix film as well. I remember hoping the sequels would help me like it better….. they didn’t 😬
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
I hear you.
@thisisarecording
@thisisarecording 8 ай бұрын
the only thing that's stopping me from buying this game its the art :c
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
I was waiting for that. Seems like there’s always someone who doesn’t care for the Legendary art. I think it looks great myself.
@42Randomise
@42Randomise 8 ай бұрын
Yeh as a matrix fan I like there art so I might finally get a legendary game. Despite being a big Marvel, Alien, Firefly, Buffy and even x-file fan... Lol
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
@@42Randomise You really should look into these games if you like those IPs. Legendary is great.
@thisisarecording
@thisisarecording 8 ай бұрын
​@@TheDiscriminatingGameri mean i love the style of the Alien legendary it suits better but in this case would prefer even movie pics
@gwgumby
@gwgumby 8 ай бұрын
I'm a little surprised that you are finding this game hard. I have played dozens of times (2 and 3 player) and have around a 90% win rate on all the movies and 100% on the first movie. Some conversation on BGG boards seems show others find it easy as well. To me this is the easiest Legendary game since the original Marvel base set. However, nearly every win is just barely in time. It's seldom a breeze to the triumph. It really is challenging at times. So though I find it quite winnable, the challenge is just to the point that it is always an exciting and close win.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
Maybe I need more plays. Thanks.
@dabearz27
@dabearz27 8 ай бұрын
I actually found this game quite challenging with numbers higher than 2, so it felt on par with other Legendary games. The only way I could see it being really easy is if you take the first opportunity to end the game with a victory.
@nihlify
@nihlify 8 ай бұрын
Saying Terminator does a better riff on the theme of the Matrix? Lol, glad you're not a movie reviewer or you'd gotten an unsub so fast. Other than being Sci-fi, they have barely nothing in common. :P
@Chris-le6fd
@Chris-le6fd 8 ай бұрын
Machines achieve sentience, turn on the humans that created them, and try to hunt them to extinction while the remaining humans rally behind the one person who can lead them to victory? They have pretty much *everything* in common.
@TheDiscriminatingGamer
@TheDiscriminatingGamer 8 ай бұрын
I must agree with Chris on this one. Very similar themes.
@malonshammer
@malonshammer 8 ай бұрын
@@TheDiscriminatingGamer To put it in terms you might understand better, the revolutionary war and WWII were extremely similar because men died over ideological issues!
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