tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post5493237114366945023..comments2024-03-24T11:56:12.455+00:00Comments on DROPSHIP HORIZON: Blasters & Bulkheads Part Four - The ReviewMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835446049246785287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-92026993465229149272011-12-15T14:45:56.382+00:002011-12-15T14:45:56.382+00:00Oh, and BaronVonJ, your comment of "shoot a g...Oh, and BaronVonJ, your comment of "shoot a guy til his Fate is blown, then cut him down"? Uh, that's also pretty much how the movies work. The big bad throws a horde of nameless mooks to take out the hero and his sidekicks, and the heroes have to take out the villains quickly, or they will be slowly overcome and get captured (maybe setting it up for a jailbreak scenario next game) or be forced to retreat (setting it up for a pursuit scenario.)PMMDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321813901181591214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-80557209519017009662011-12-15T14:42:58.447+00:002011-12-15T14:42:58.447+00:00Is it 'evocative' of Star Wars? Sure. I wo...Is it 'evocative' of Star Wars? Sure. I would have liked to have seen other related quotes as well. But really, even on the first read-through, I could see using it to play all sorts of other games: Star Trek, Thundercats, Flash Gordon, Thundarr the Barbarian, etc., with only minimal work. <br /><br />If they didn't put in the Essence powers, fans of the game would just have to write them, because Star Wars *is* that big an influence on the space opera/scifi-fantasy genre. But that's not a bad thing. Just because the original D&D was, well, based off Tolkien and a couple other sources doesn't mean there wasn't a whole lot more that can be done with it.PMMDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321813901181591214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-73418837525361520262011-12-14T17:57:44.368+00:002011-12-14T17:57:44.368+00:00Great review, thanks for the heads up about the St...Great review, thanks for the heads up about the Star Wars influences. The heavy hand of the Galactic Empire is everywhere ... including, it seems, in rulebook publishing!Patrick W. Rollenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832604648690667589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-66981159453176358212011-12-14T16:54:35.836+00:002011-12-14T16:54:35.836+00:00Totally agree on all points. My group helped playt...Totally agree on all points. My group helped playtest B&B. It really is meant for 1 on 1 games and didn't hold up to bigger games with more players. One thing Scott didn't address that came up alot were the way the games devolved into "shoot a guy til his Fate is blown, then cut him down". I don't a have "gamey" group by any means, and we kinda left B&B for In the Emperor's Name. But don't get me wrong. Scott has put out a quality product that lots of people will like.BaronVonJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339350668111081119noreply@blogger.com