

The addition of All-Star teams and Mixed teams is certainly a treat that looks to be added specifically for fun’s sake. For players that might be newer to the game, there is no real reason to play these newer teams, as not only are they extremely specialized, they are just worse overall compared to all around good teams. From the Goblins, Halflings, and Underworld teams that are just gimmicks, to the Amazon, Vampires, and the Kislev Circus that are very specialized, it feels like the new teams are mostly for the experienced players, but for the average Blood Bowl player looking to have fun, new players may want to try the Humans, Orcs, and High Elves. The eight teams are of great variety and all fulfill unique roles as teams, but it feels like none of them are really serious competitive teams. A lot of little fixes add up to make the game that much better off, and I really think it makes a world of difference.

There were tiny aspects that were annoying, like not being able to play in a League and fill it with AI if you didn’t have an even amount of friends, for example. There are also a lot of quality of life changes that make the game that much easier to play. The Legendary Edition looks to change that, adding 8 more additional teams, an endless single-player mode called Eternal League, single player challenges, more all-star players, mixed teams, all-star teams, and a new Khemri stadium. The periodic addition of new teams being free for those that owned the game when they were released was a nice addition, and I think that the base game had replay value if you were someone that liked to play against other players, but it didn’t have a whole lot of single player replayability, and it certainly didn’t have some quality of life features. Blood Bowl 2 was just a bigger update with more quality of life changes than we had in Blood Bowl 1 the graphics looked crisper, the UI was improved, and the game just felt better. This all being said, luck is an aspect of the game, and Nuffle be praised. The random luck aspect of the game can either make for some of the most legendary comebacks in video games or result in some of the biggest bad luck strings that I have ever personally experienced. You either love it, hate it, love to hate it or hate to love it. Blood Bowl is a very hit or miss game for people.
