[UA] Re: Hesitation - Market research ;-)

[Machiavelli132 at aol.com]

To answer that question, it seems to me I prefer games with some similiar 
aspects. I like games where character's never get anything special to prevent 
their deaths. I like good settings and simple, flexible systems. So far, my 
favorite games are Call of Cthulhu, Unknown Armies, and Blue Planet. All have 
Good Settings, Simple systems, and character mortality. The books are 
well-written and not prone to vapid, pretentious waxing about the "art" of 
roleplaying.  Heck, the GM advice in the CoC keeper's book and the UA main 
book are the best I've ever come across. I'm also a fan of quick, deadly 
combat if I have to have combat at all. Blue Planet, Call of Cthulhu, and UA 
all deliver on this. I have Feng Shui, and I think it's a well-done game, but 
I just can't gamemaster a lot of combat. As a player, I get very bored when 
combat stretches out. (Bad memories of "Aberrant" games) I prefer 
investigative gameplay- which, again, CoC, BP, and UA deliver in spades.


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