Tomas Härenstam

A very detailed look at the cyberpunk Los Angeles of the Blade Runner movies (Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049), using the Free League game system. The game is centred around investigators from the Replicant Detection Unit (RDU) and this in itself gives it a special police investigative focus. Characters can be human or replicant, with different specialisations. The background and the city are explained in dense text (with quite a small font for those of us with older eyes) and gleaming maps, with plenty of quotes from the movies. There are also rules for the GM and players on how to present and solve cases. It looks really good and I hope to play it sometime; might add another star if I do.… (altro)

A brilliant introduction into the universe of Alien role playing. The system is clean, well hinges, and the coupling of stress dice with mechanics to stimulate deterioration of function in life threatening situations was well thought out, and sensible. In some ways, and interesting premise and better than the sanity system for Call Of Cthulhu. I look forward to many more supplements, and support material, on creatures other than the Xeno morphs, and would like some concentration on the various corporate factions and states other than the United States.… (altro)