Quick observation on Ex Machina

[thebitterguy]

Very interesting. System is a good adaptation of Tri-Stat to Cyberpunk. Admittedly, I flipped around a bit, so I ended up thinking "what is THAT attribute doing in a Cyberpunk game" a couple times before finding the sidebar that explained that same subject (in, in fact, those exact words).

Settings are interesting so far, but Heaven over Mountain seems a bit un-gelled. Deadalus is pretty sublime, especially the two page art spread about chip removal; it just grabs you and uses how your eyes move against you. IOSHI looks interesting, and Underworld seems to be an old school Cyberpunk setting.

Of course, with MY luck, that MoFo Pookie's already sent a review to Pyramid. Feh.

Comments

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Isn't that just the coolest damn piece of art ever? I'd written a lot of those up to be used as individual pieces, and Jesse had the idea to incorporate them in a piece of artwork instead, as it would prevent Jeff Macintosh from killing me for all the hell I'd be putting him through.

I was just really pleased when I got to see that piece of art. That made the whole thing worthwhile. The artists just outdid themselves with it.

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

Isn't that just the coolest damn piece of art ever?

No. Several others in the book whup it. ;-)

[thebitterguy]

Oh, yeah. Just the way it flows in a circle, bringing you to the blood spatters. Absolutely chilling.