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Old 11-07-2008, 01:29 PM
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Re: [RPG]: Spellcraft & Swordplay -- Fantasy Role-Playing Game, reviewed by The Fiend

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Originally Posted by capnzapp View Post
Based on my comments on other nostalgia games, you'd think I'd be griping about a Substance score of 5 here too...

But I'm not. This is a very good and reasoned review, clearly explaining how you arrived at your evaluation. Including that all-important concession that not only might this not cater to all tastes, it is not competing with modern game design at all.

Hats off - this is how a nostalgia review should be written!
Well, I also put playability first when designing the game, rather than a "true-blue" re-imagining or re-rendering of old school rules. I had no real sacred cows; if I didn't think something worked, I changed it.
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