Chronicles Of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) Review: A Fun, RPG-Inspired Adventure

is the latest board game from makers Ravensburger to star popular characters from Disney and Pixar movies. With its RPG-inspired elements and a batch of playable heroines, the game presents a fun adventure that changes depending on the selected difficulty and how many people are participating. It's also a co-op experience, which means adventurers will either win or lose together.

The premise behind ) is fairly straightforward. A Vortex appears, sending Disney villains into the Realm, and players must band together to defeat their shadow essences. Players must complete Quests as a team, and once those requirements are fulfilled, they win the game. Along the way, there are enemies to fight, collectibles to gather, and plenty of strategizing needed.

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The box includes everything needed to play, a game that's meant for up to four players but has rules to allow for fewer — including the ability to play the game solo. There are four playable characters to choose from: Belle from t, Maid Marian from, Moana, and Violet from . Each character comes with their own unique abilities, quests, and items to help in exploration or combat.

There are also cards that explain what each Hero can do, and what each ability does — so there's no need to have to memorize everything. Here's what's included in the box:

This may sound like a lot, but not all the pieces will be needed in a single playthrough. Due to the customizability of the game, Quests will change from adventure to adventure, and that means the pieces needed to play will change too. Perhaps most importantly, the included rulebook also does an excellent job of explaining these changes, and the rules are broken up into easy-to-digest segments.

Each character in comes with their own unique abilities, quests, and items to help in exploration or combat.

There are various difficulty levels