Galileo Games’ revised edition of Mortal Coil hit RPGNow this week and so here’s a short review. First off; Mortal Coil places heavy emphasis on cooperative story telling. If you’re not familiar with this approach to roleplaying then be prepared for a challenge. I know from experience that some gamers will just never get to […]
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG Review
I’ve not written an RPG review in many years but this feels like a special occasion and a reason to return to old bad habits. A about a million years ago (give or take) I threw enough money at a charity auction to win an early copy of the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and […]
Naruto Unleashed series 8:1 review
Fear the spoilers – if you’re not up to 8:1 then don’t read this unless you want spoilers. If you’re beyond 8:1 then don’t give anything away in the comments. I’m a creature of habit. I picked up my Naruto DVD because it was cheap. Now I’ve started to watch the series on DVD that’s […]
Spore Island review – EA’s Facebook game
You may not believe it but Spore Island is the first Facebook game that I’ve actually really played. It was easy to ignore all the vampires, werewolves and mobsters… but cute little Spore monsters? Official little EA Spore monsters… how could I resist? The premise of the game is easy. In fact it reminds me […]
Fantasy Sagas: Player’s Guidebook
Game: Fantasy Sagas: Player’s Guidebook Publisher: Ironwood Omnimedia Company LLC Series: fantasy saga system Reviewer: area_51_games Review Dated: 2nd, May 2007 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 17 Average Score: 8.50 Review article for the FANTASY SAGAS PRODUCT LINE! By Christopher L House Wednesday, May 02, 2007 First Book: Fantasy Sagas: […]
Dice & Glory
Game: Dice & Glory Publisher: Ranger Games Series: Dice and Glory Reviewer: ranjr Review Dated: 10th, March 2007 Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10 [ Breathtaking ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 10.00 Dice & Glory is for those who have tired of the traditional rpg’s lack of allowing ultimate creativity with their own characters or GM’s […]
Character Law
Game: Character Law Publisher: ICE Series: RMFRP Reviewer: Elton12 Review Dated: 31st, October 2006 Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10 [ Breathtaking ] Total Score: 70 Average Score: 7.78 Here’s a story you might not see in an Average D&D game. A party enters an inn. The party is composed of five adventurers: a paladin, a thief, […]
Cthulhu Nation
Game: Cthulhu Nation Publisher: Twisted Empire Reviewer: CaptainMarsh Review Dated: 30th, October 2006 Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10 [ Breathtaking ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 10.00 This is the first browser-based game I’ve ever played, however I found it almost immediately addictive and exciting to play. I have also seen screen shots from other, similiar, […]
The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG – Core Rule Book
Game: The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG – Core Rule Book Publisher: Arcadiam Games Series: The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG Reviewer: nick.dice Review Dated: 27th, October 2006 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 16 Average Score: 8.00 -The following email was sent to the designer of The Crossroads of Eternity mere hours […]
Cyradon
Game: Cyradon Publisher: ICE Series: HARP Reviewer: allenrmaher Review Dated: 11th, September 2006 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 120 Average Score: 8.57 Auspicious Beginnings When I first received my copy of HARP in the mail, I was ecstatic, well mostly. It rekindled all the love of simple but comprehensive rules […]
