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Originally Posted by Lev Lafayette
I have a couple of copies of the early editions of this game I thought it was pretty interesting.
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It's not possible to judge the game's third edition based on the previous ones. They're too different - and much worse.
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Originally Posted by Lev Lafayette
What I'm really struggling to understand, even based on the review, how it's ended up 5/5 for style.
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"Style", as defined by RPG.net, is not only art & presentation, but also
writing style, which is excellent. Furthermore, the ratio between amount of text and information is the best I've ever seen in a RPG book: no "empty" paragraphs, no unnecessary verbosity. An example: I would give Mage The Awakening a 3 for Style: nice shiny cover, nice pictures, but the writing is absolutely boring and uninspiring.
About H&E's art, maybe it's not top quality, but it's simply perfect for the game. And as I pointed in the review, they're not generic illustrations, but every single picture is related to the setting and the text. How many RPG books can say this?