Roknar wrote:
I have played it quite a bit, own all the expansions too. I never played proper talisman but I played the steam version and from what I can tell, Relic is an order of magnitude more complex/involved. Especially with the add-ons.

In terms of looks, the miniature busts are pretty sweet for the most part, especially once coloured. The board looks nice too.
People complained there was no pvp like you have in talisman, but you can do that with the expansions, either between players or "npc"s.

The randomness is quite controllable actually, at least with expansions. Though the more control you gain, the more broken your character becomes.
The different classes are balanced quite well imho. In the sense that anybody can win the game really. Except maybe the villains. They have a tough time winning most of the scenarios. They can't really compete with the heroes. It's still possible to win though. And you get to run around shouting " BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!" and being a general nuisance lol.

I quite like it, but I think it gets old fast if you play it 1 v 1. We played it with 4 people and it was fun every time. That said, the games can drag on for hours sometimes and it's almost impossible to stop somebody from winning when they decide to take the leap and go for the winning condition. Most of the game is spent trying to get better and find more relics and people just keep going because of the usual loot rush when they could totally win the game with what they have.

Don't underestimate how long games of relic will take. Your looking at like 2 hours, easily. Especially the later turns can last quite long, when you start getting various triggers or multiple turns or want look through decks.
You could try to get a game in with tabletop simulator on steam if somebody is willing to explain the game. It's a pretty genuine experience.