Game Recommendation

[caraig]

For those of you interested in tabletop/miniatures space combat, check out Voidstriker from Irrational Designs. The game is tight and well-written, and the guy who made it is a good guy, as well. =) I've followed Voidstriker's development for a while now and the system is good.

In other news, my schedule is a recipe for stress and I'm going to sleep now so... so that I can wake up again tomorrow. Bleh. We'll see what happens. Pax

Update: And since I'm already hawking sites that I have no relation to, have a gander at Alpha Shade for some excellent work in character design, compositon, worldcrafting, mechanical drawing, and interesting storytelling. A lot of it is still strange and confusing to me but it's intriguing enough for me to give it a chance to explain what's going on. And the trailer kicks butt, as well.

Comments

[ruggels.livejournal.com]

Explain Voidstriker in more detail please?

I love Alpha Shade's cinematic approach, but Their pacing is slow, and they don't resolve anything, they just do a few scenes, and then change venues, and worlds. Lovely to look at, but a bit frustrating, and this particular brand of "Amerimanga", makes everyone look like children.

Scott

[caraig.livejournal.com]

It's a tabletop miniatures space combat game. You design, build, and deploy ships, your opponent does likewise, and you have at it. The thing I like about TSOD/Voidstriker is that it's a good playable, fun system, even if it only makes a nod to real physics (a vector movement system for ships that use it.) It also can cover a huge range of technologies.

Now, if you want very, hyper realistic space combat, you go to Attack Vector: Tactical. TSOD/Voidstriker isn't beer-and-pretzels, but it is pretty fun. =)

As far as Alpha Shade goes, the art is gorgeous enough that I'll wait for more explainations. =) Sometimes, in media res and getting needed background bit by bit is appropriate. Of course I sometimes like to be told the WHOLE backstory NOW!!!! =)