Post originally by Marco at 2003-06-16 09:14:16
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I didn't think Uni claimed to be 'universal'--I was responding to what I think is some doublespeak in the review (and not horrendously bad doublespeak, but still ...)

I've never seen anyone say "this is the game everyone will agree is the best." The closest anyhthing comes to that is marketing fluff--and even that doesn't (IIRC) get anywhere near the sweeping generalization that the "universal games are a flawed concept" statement assumes.

Some games claim to be multi or even omni genre--sure, a fairly weak and probably ill-considered claim to be sure (on the omni side), but still--that's marketing fluff. The idea that, say, Hero might not strike *some* people as the best fit for *some* genres is hardly a stop-the-presses-I've-gotta-point-that-out kind of realization.

So I felt that invoking SDM against the concept of a universal game was a cross between tilting and windmills (no one means universal in the sense of 'the best game' or 'will meet *ALL* GNS requirements simulatneously') and the belief that a focused game will suit any given player better than a general one (something you know I disagree with)

All that said, sure, I'd love to play Universalis. Not what I usually go for in my RPGing, I think, but it does sound like it'd be fun.

-Marco