by crusaderlord
I have bought and played most dungeon crawler games around, and i love them, but i do not keep them all. Descent 2nd Edition is under pressure from some amazing new releases such as Sword & Sorcery, Massive Darkness, Gloomhaven and Warhammer Quest, but it is still holding it own.New dungeon crawl releases have the benefit of seeing what has gone before and coming up with new ideas to try and beat them. Descent 2nd was our number one family game for over 4 years, but it is under pressure as kickstarters up the quality and ideas.
However Descent 2nd does have some advantages, it is already established and has loads of expansions you can select from. It feels like it does everything pretty well - overlord competitive play with campaigns, co-operative using the app, with developing storylines, solo play is also possible. Miniatures are pre-made and its general quality stands up well to newer games.
Content could do with a new boost for long term owners now, an icy themed expansion maybe, but there is a lot to like already. If you are after a dungeon game the general noise will probably lead you towards Massive Darkness or Gloomhaven, but do not overlook Descent just yet, it may be under pressure but it is still a great game and in fact has better gameplay design than some newer ones. It may not be perfect, but i still love playing it.
Some more thoughts on fantasy adventure games can be found here > http://crusadersgames.co.uk/fantasy-board-games/