tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post793442895526655833..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Resistance Is Possible...Even LikelyAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-54979360633578121822017-06-13T04:58:49.772-04:002017-06-13T04:58:49.772-04:00Not a coincidence - both game systems are designed...Not a coincidence - both game systems are designed by the same guyMiguel de Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762364029464337239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-21706794052671286892017-06-12T23:53:20.805-04:002017-06-12T23:53:20.805-04:00"This Trek is to LUG Trek as FFG Star Wars is..."This Trek is to LUG Trek as FFG Star Wars is to d6 Star Wars."<br /><br />Wow. I couldn't have said it better myself. Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-11488668283252454752017-06-12T16:54:44.246-04:002017-06-12T16:54:44.246-04:00That's a growing problem as we venture forward...That's a growing problem as we venture forward though isn't it? We like to see new games but so many of them are either rehashes of older games or just bad designs, like someone who wrote them didn't do any research before. <br /><br />In this case it sounded like an interesting system but like you I find it buried in pointless detail and sub-systems. I can play old school AD&D because I was there when it was one of the only games in town. I like Shadowrun despite some of the mechanics because I learned to play it when it was new. I am fairly intolerant of this kind of thing in new games because we should know better by now. 5th edition D&D is doing pretty well in large part because it cleared away a lot of this kind of stuff.<br /><br />FASA Trek had some quirks but it made sense at the time/ LUG Trek is excellent, almost minimalist, design for speed of play. Decipher Trek backtracked a bit but is still decently playable. This 2d20 system is far more bogged down in special cases than even that game was. <br /><br />An alternate expression of how I feel about it: This Trek is to LUG Trek as FFG Star Wars is to d6 Star Wars. <br /><br />It's a potentially interesting system seemingly aimed at actual playability that gets too caught up in the chrome.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-10247840913254912062017-06-11T23:01:08.416-04:002017-06-11T23:01:08.416-04:00I too was a bit bothered by the underwhelming cove...I too was a bit bothered by the underwhelming covers. <br /><br />The interior art is so cool, there's tons of photos from the various shows, and films you could have used...why so bleh?Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-2650271077744148192017-06-11T22:58:51.737-04:002017-06-11T22:58:51.737-04:00I share your pain my friend.
It is almost unconsc...I share your pain my friend.<br /><br />It is almost unconscionable to think that I would not buy every last item put out for a Star Trek RPG, but at this stage in my life I just can't. I don't have that level of disposable income.<br /><br />As I noted, on top of that it's a game I am unlikely to play when I could just as easily use the LUG, or FASA versions. Both great games, I love them, and I own every product they put out.<br /><br />I just don't have sufficient reason to invest in this new game, and that sort of sucks. Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-74408627389328297142017-06-10T09:08:47.790-04:002017-06-10T09:08:47.790-04:00I feel very much the same as you. The prices are p...I feel very much the same as you. The prices are prohibitive and the game itself is just okay. It feels like they took the perfect Fate wheel and re-designed it square.<br />Most disappointing for me, however are the covers. Both the standard and limited edition rule book covers are incredibly dull and uninspiring. The standard looks like a half page interior illustration for the start of a chapter not a cover illustration. The Limited edition one is just a closeup of the Enterpise D dish which is just flat and grey. It's surprising given the quality of interior art I've seen so far and also the high quality bar on Modiphius's other lines.<br />I'll probably do the same as you; Buy the standard rule book in physical form (well, my name is in the back as a playtester) and then get the department and Alpha Quadrant sourcebooks and possibly the adventure book in PDF and staggered over a period of time so it doesn't sting too much.Scarecrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578596651133889962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-65465818752328628822017-06-09T15:26:43.488-04:002017-06-09T15:26:43.488-04:00Agreed, it's just TOO much. I like the box and...Agreed, it's just TOO much. I like the box and the fiddly bits (dice, minis). But FASA and Far Trek are great games (haven't played Unicorn yet) and so other than getting it on discount, I think I'll skip it. <br /><br />Which is SAD. Skipping a brand new Trek RPG? [Sad trombone]Jay Exonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336829684749993354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-80922181136968374272017-06-09T15:22:37.654-04:002017-06-09T15:22:37.654-04:00(I should have said that I have only read through ...(I should have said that I have only read through the Quickstarter rules of Infinity and MC, not played the game)Miguel de Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762364029464337239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-62700795049999213652017-06-09T15:20:04.498-04:002017-06-09T15:20:04.498-04:00Your description of the rules system matches exact...Your description of the rules system matches exactly my impressions of it. It's a shame, since I am quite interested not only in Star Trek Adventures, but also in Infinity and Mutant Chronicles 3e, which share the same systemMiguel de Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762364029464337239noreply@blogger.com