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Rocket Age and Genres

Started by Biscuitician, August 01, 2017, 08:14:23 AM

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S'mon

Quote from: DavetheLost;980308For me part of the appeal of Rocket Age is that the setting takes itself seriously and tries to build a realistic "what if" world.  However I can see where the very depth of RA can be a bit off-putting.

It's not bad, it just seems out of place for the assumed pulp raygun genre. Slipstream keeps an iron focus on genre conventions. Rocket Age just doesn't come across all that pulpy.

Dumarest

Speaking of Flash Gordon , anybody know the status of the RPG that was announced with fanfare last year (I think that's when it was)? That's about  the only thing that might make me buy another Savage World game.

3rik

Quote from: S'mon;980353It's not bad, it just seems out of place for the assumed pulp raygun genre. Slipstream keeps an iron focus on genre conventions. Rocket Age just doesn't come across all that pulpy.

I remember being disappointed with Rocket Age when it came out. When it was announced I expected something along the lines of Captain Future, like a 1940s/50s pseudo-serious earth-centered space opera kind of thing. Instead I got "dark Flash Gordon".
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