[silenceindigo]

Interesting,balanced and unbiased review, nice work.

It came to my mind from reading the review, Shelby, that you may simply not be the target audience for that game since "straight background answers" appears to rate high on your criteria. It seems that Exquisite Replicas surfs on the current indie game wave rather than its mainstream D&D4 and kin opposites. Several points listed as negatives (e.g. how much weight can someone lift for a given Strenght score), I would consider positive and likewise the art emphasis is a strong point in my book. Though I agree that lacks in setting information is my main gripe about small-press RPGs in general. This review provides solid ground to form a first impression for a profane like me. Thanks for the review!

"De gustatis et coloribus non disputandum"; difficult to please everyone !

Erick
Silence Indigo, game designers
www.silenceindigo.org