I’ll admit to a degree trepidation as I fired open my PDF copy of Wrecked Age. I had no previous knowledge of Hyacinth Games, knew their ~250 page RPG used a post-apocalyptic setting and had its own rule system. I’m a big fan of post-apocalyptic settings. I’m not a big fan of tackling new rule […]
Mech marvellous: A review of The Art of Titanfall
Getting Titanfall? It feels as if Microsoft has a lot resting on this game. It’s an Xbox One headliner and is coming out for PC and Xbox 360 too. Call of Duty never appealed to me but Titanfall does. Do giant fighting robots make that much of a difference? Apparently so. Titan Books was probably […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #5
There’s a batch of micro-reviews and status updates on a range of series in Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime. The column acts as a way to measure what’s grabbing my time and attention and what’s falling out of favour. What’s the point? There’s a lot of anime to watch and sometimes a nudge yes or a nudge […]
Mysteries and nightmares: A review of Threat Analysis – Hominid
I used to love SLA Industries. I only say “used to” because I don’t get to play it anymore and it feels like a lifetime ago I played last. I had a strong GM and it was a game of secrets. We were brave operatives doing our very best to keep the population of Mort […]
Spectacular scenery and sneaky sky pirates: A Last Exile review
There’s no doubt that Last Exile is stunning. The only doubt I have, as I start to form notes for this review, is how to describe it. There’s quirky sky machines that look awfully mechanical but let’s not use steampunk – there’s no steam, after all. Skypunk? Art nouveau sky pirates? That might work. Let’s […]
Listen to the Trickster God: A review of The Gospel of Loki
This is the first Joanne Harris book I’ve ever read – but I know the name. Harris wrote Chocolat which was turned into an Oscar nominated movie which featured Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. The Gospel of Loki is Joanne Harris’ first adult fantasy novel. I don’t often read books like The Gospel of Loki. […]
Mind blowing: Mindjammer Roleplaying Game review
Space is big. Mindjammer is bigger. This review is based on the Thoughtcast Edition of the game which is available already to those roleplayers who preordred the game. Author Sarah Newton tells me it is 99.x% of the final game; with just some typos and textboxes to fill. I didn’t notice and I’ll tell you […]
Help or horror? A review of The Darwin Elevator
The back story for Jason M Hough’s The Darwin Elevator sounds like the background for a tempting sci-fi roleplaying game. That, of course, is a huge compliment from this reviewer. Humanity discovered the alien presence only when they built the space elevator. The colossal construct connects Earth from Darwin in Australia to an abandoned spaceship […]
Supergroup fun: A review of the Sentinels of the Multiverse
I really didn’t know what to expect when I opened up the colourful Sentinels of the Multiverse but I was cautious. It looked full on from the outset. The box promised a cooperative superhero card game and, oh boy, does it provide cards. Loads of cards. So many cards that my supply of rubber bands took […]
Dinosaurs and machine guns: Chronos Commandos – Dawn Patrol review
I wasn’t expecting much from Stuart Jennett’s Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol. The pitch worked for me – time travelling soldiers battle the Nazis in dinosaur infested swamps. What’s to go wrong with that? I could almost hear the editor in charge of commissioning catchy ideas click her fingers and say; “We’ll print it! Full colour!”. […]
