Author Topic: Mantic gets another liscense! This time, The Walking Dead! (Read 26515 times)

Sir_Theo · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2016, 06:15:55 PM »

The zombie minis do look good. Otherwise not a game that interests me. I'm not a big zombie fan and I already own 7ombie tv if the mood did take me.

Also fed up with Mantic kickstarters.

The_Baron · « **Reply #16 on:** January 07, 2016, 05:33:56 AM »

I'm actually really excited about this. The Walking Dead epitomizes a 'realistic' zombie setting for me, and I think the appeal is because it's not over the top, and it is gritty. I dislike 'specials' in zombie games and fiction, and Zombicide is far too cartoony and OTT for me - despite riding on the coattails of TWD show's success.

The zombies are going to be AI controlled and an environmental hazard in the game, rather than a faction themselves. Should lend itself well to Solo and Co-Op.

Just picked up some new hard-plastic enforcers and they are a great bit of kit - so keen to see some more pics of the minis, and I certainly don't have a problem with Mantic.

And from the official walking dead website;
http://www.thewalkingdead.com/a-walking-dead-miniatures-game-is-coming/

"With a target price of £35/$50 the core game will feature Rick, Carl and other heroes and villains ripped straight from the pages of the hit comic book, plus a host of walkers, a selection of scenarios and everything else needed to play. A series of expansions are scheduled for release in the months following the launch, introducing additional fan-favorite characters such as Shane, Michonne and Glenn."

robh · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2016, 09:48:33 AM »

Quote from: Hupp n at em on January 06, 2016, 01:45:32 AM

Out of curiosity, where does the ill will towards Mantic come from?

Because, as this will follow the now standard Mantic Bait & Switch policy they will:

Promise figures in hard plastic and then produce them in awful PVC and tell you it is better that way.
Advertise and offer a load of scenarios and rule options that they will fail to produce and then tell you they never meant to and it was the fault of a staff member who is no longer with the company.
Abandon any vestige of customer service once they have your money.

I get the impression that all they learned from their time at GW was the Greed.

CptJake · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2016, 11:12:18 AM »

I doubt hard plastic will be advertised, I suspect they'll go with the softer 'board game' type plastic they used for Mars Attacks right from the get go.

zizi666 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2016, 02:20:11 PM »

Quote from: CptJake on January 07, 2016, 11:12:18 AM

I doubt hard plastic will be advertised, I suspect they'll go with the softer 'board game' type plastic they used for Mars Attacks right from the get go.

Got enough of those from 3 seasons of Zombicide + all add-ons (except the dork tower comic ones)
So :no hard plastic = no sale for me.

CptJake · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2016, 02:56:44 PM »

I could be wrong... Maybe it will be hard plastic.

zizi666 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2016, 03:38:09 PM »

We can only hope

nic-e · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2016, 04:39:47 PM »

There seems to be a "no kickstarter" rumour running around the forums. No sure how true this is, but it seems viable since this is a big title that mantic can probably split the costs on and easily make the money back on. Plus there are details on the walking dead website about what is going to be in the main game and expansions, so that tells me this has been in development for a while, something that again, makes me think alot of the work on this really is done and kickstarter isn't really needed. (this could even be why so much has been delayed (apparently) on other projects.)