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Talisman: Prologue/Digital Edition | |
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Developer(s) | Nomad Games |
Publisher(s) | Asmodee Digital Nomad Games [1] |
Platform(s) | Windows, iOS, Android, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Release | Prologue December 18, 2012 (PC) [2] April 25, 2013 (iOS) May 1, 2013 (Android) Digital Edition October 14, 2013 (PC) January 13, 2015 (Mac) [3] March 7, 2017 (PS4, Vita) March 9, 2020 (Switch) June 3, 2021 (Xbox One, Series X/S) |
Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Talisman: Digital Edition is a digital board game developed by British [4] studio Nomad Games and based on the Talisman board game by Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight Games. [5] It follows the board game's Fourth Edition rules.
A single-player version of the game for Windows and mobile platforms known as Talisman: Prologue was released on November 15, 2012. [6] [7]
On May 1, 2013, Thumbstar Games released Talisman: Prologue for Android 2.2, this version also still lack multiplayer or other players directed by computer. [8] [9] On September 3, 2014, a new version was released that supports AI-controlled characters and local multiplayer.
Talisman: Digital Edition, the full multiplayer version of the game, was released in October 2013. [10]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 76/100 (iOS, Prologue) [11] 51/100 (PC, DE) [12] 66/100 (PS4, DE) [13] 63/100 (Switch, DE) [14] |
According to the review aggregate website Metacritic, Prologue received "generally favorable reviews", while Digital Edition received "mixed or average reviews".
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