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Quick Look: RISK: Factions

If you think nobody could improve on this classic, you may be pleasantly surprised.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Jun. 25 2010

Cast: Ryan, Vinny

Posted by: Vinny

In This Episode:

RISK: Factions

214 Comments

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Boom

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That cat is nuts.

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Edited By Shibbles

Board games are cool, I guess.
 
Upon viewing the game, this board game is really cool. I guess.

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Edited By raviolisumo

I've always wanted this.

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Edited By TheCreamFilling

I hate this game, the computer ALWAYS wins! 
 
I prefer the real thing, me and my friends have monthly Risk nights, still 10% strategy, 90% luck though. 

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@RNiemeijer: ... goes the dynamite.
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Edited By Jayzilla

having a blast with this game. i love the off-the-wall factions. His Excellency, Gary is a Buddhist Yeti hellbent on ruling the world. If you can't get behind that as a game premise you have no right to be playing games.

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Edited By Loss_of_focus

i cant hear the game sound!!!! 
but yay two QLs and a QLEX

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It would've been nice to hear the guy talking in-game. 

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Edited By Rhaknar

i love the board game (well used to when i played it), really interested in this, was waiting for a QL and here it is

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Wish that instead of risk on XBLA they'd put out Axis & Allies, much better world dom game.

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Chairman Meow

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Edited By wrecks

and General Howitzer.. Freedom America

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I love this game!

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Vinny's laugh around the 6:30 mark is priceless!
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Edited By Yummylee

Looks pretty plain. Like even the Generals are all the same besides a colour switch.  
 
EDIT: Riight same faction. Still, looks pretty bleh.

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I wonder if it will ever come to the PSN as I think it looks really fun.
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@Abyssfull: Wait, so it's like Risk?
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A faster version of Risk?  I'm down.

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Awesome art style

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Wow this game actually looks pretty nice.

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Edited By RobotHamster

This game looks awesome, I think the cat faction sold it for me.

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Communist cat!

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A Bridge too pur... wtf?

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Edited By gike987

   This is still the best version of RISK ever made:


 
But this game is probably the best video game based on RISK.
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Edited By deathbyyeti

this was a surprisingly good quick look

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Ok; this looks awesome. Probably buying it.

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THE ROBIT ARMY

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Edited By Daftasabat

Too Risky for me

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Edited By Sarumarine

Vinny's laugh at 6:30 is legend! This looks like a pretty sweet game. I also like the animations with the battling factions.

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Edited By Milkman

Vinny, as always, keeping it classy at the end of the Quick Look. Game looks cool!

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Edited By reruns

Risk is pretty much a terrible board game, but dude zombies and robots! DOPE.

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Nolens-Nelson, har har.

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Edited By jeffk38uk

Got to admit, first hearing of this game and seing the animations, I didnt think much of it, but now watching this, I really want to get this now.

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What's a robit?

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Oh man. I'm totally downloading this when I get home

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I can't believe you've giving up on Australia. Australia is the key to the whole game.

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@Stealthmaster86: He who controls Australia controls the world.
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@reruns:  learn some strats.
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Edited By SomethingClever

I was laughing like a loon during every battle.  If anyone could hear me they would likely have thought I was crazy or trying to perfect the perfect Joker or Riddler laugh.  Good stuff all around.  I was never able to play Risk for more than 10 minutes before I would get bored.  I had a friend who would play a PC version way back and safe before every dice roll, reload the game if he didn't like the outcome.  At that point it isn't even a game.  Whatever.  Risk is cool.

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Edited By Kowalczyk

Vinny made me laugh so hard at the end, also game looks super fun!
 
Wish was coming to the PC

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I am all for this anyone who buys it on 360 add me lets play some risk! 
 
Jeffticles906

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Vinny at the end was awesome.  I may get this if it comes down in price but for now I will hold off on it.

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Sort out your audio already, it's too fucking quiet. 

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Edited By Simes

 My tip for this game:
 
If the map has a temple on it, own the temple to win. Do not let the AI own the temple. The temple's pretty much a gamebreaker.
 
Other than that, it's quite a nice take on Risk.

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Oh god I wish this was on PC. Me and a few buddies could play this game for years!

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"its not just crummy'o risk"

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@Daftasabat said:
" Too Risky for me "
ZING!!!
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Go, Vinny! Go!

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"Now I'm inserting straw into a cup" 
 
hahahahahahaha