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Originally Posted by Lev Lafayette
I think it's more the substance ratings rather than the reviews as such (strangely, the poor old style rating doesn't seem to get much of mention). I also suspect that there's an assumption that a '1' for AD&D1e also means a similar grade for AD&D2e, D&D RC, and D&D3.x - this of course assumes that the system hasn't been improved over the past thirty or so years. A rather strange (and nervous?) assumption to make!
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The thing is, when I was ten years old and buying my Monster Manual at the local bookshop (which special ordered it for me) I was aware of how ugly the art was. Indeed, back in the day game art was almost notorious for being just pure garbage. Only a few early artists stood out in my opinion, like Erol Otus....not that he was a great artist, but he had a style that worked well within his artistic limitations.
On Hackmaster: I know some who swear up and down by it. It looks fun, liek AD&D 1.5....but it's farcial undertone is what keeps me away (and the fact that I am swamped with other systems I have no time to run, heh)