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Sunderfolk is a game unlike any other. How, you ask? Understandable - true innovation is rare these days. On paper it's a turn-based strategy game with D&D flavorings, and while we've seen a lot of that in a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, Sunderfolk stands out as something special. First of all, there's literally nothing quite like it on the market. You control the action on the big screen using your phone, where you decide your movements, draw from your roguelike-esque Fate Card deck, and choose your abilities. Then, there's its playfulness. Narrated by the wonderful Anjali Bhimani, who lends her voice to Overwatch's Symmetra and Apex Legends' Rampart, while flexing her DM muscles on Critical Role, her comedic voices contrast starkly with, say, Amelia Tyler's BG3 whisperings. It gives Sunderfolk more of a quirky boardgame night feel when compared to Larian's sprawling epic, which, while genuinely funny in many places, is still a mostly serious story.
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