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Interesting Game: Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple

Started by Seanchai, September 17, 2008, 05:52:23 PM

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Seanchai

September 17, 2008, 05:52:23 PM
Some of you will no doubt shout, "Swine!," but...

http://www.danielsolis.com/do/

The basic idea is that characters are young adult monks, sent from a mystical temple at the center of the universe to solve problems that have been written on letters and sent to the temple.

Seanchai
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TonyLB

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September 17, 2008, 06:39:42 PM
The whole "Dear Abbey, please come kick this demon's ass," aspect of the letters to heaven is a lot of fun.  They're simultaneously very evocative (because they're so personal) and very wide open (because the person talks only about their own problems, not the larger context).  I like this one.
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David R

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September 17, 2008, 07:13:43 PM
I like the premise of the game but the system does nothing for me.

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Ian Absentia

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September 18, 2008, 12:12:01 AM Last Edit: September 18, 2008, 12:21:13 AM by Ian Absentia
Quote from: David R;248752I like the premise of the game but the system does nothing for me.
Yeah, I got rather excited about this project a couple of months back until I started reading about the game mechanics, too.*  I quickly concluded that I was happier with going back to my HeroQuest adaptation for Avatar: the Last Airbender.

!i!

(*To be frank, the mechanics reminded me a lot of a game that I was working on a few years back, drawing black and white beads that had been contributed by all of the players from a bag.)

GrimJesta

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September 18, 2008, 08:44:32 AM
It's... interesting. I give it props for trying something different, but it ain't my cup o' Joe. Hell, I can't even play Oriental Adventures or L5R. I'm just not impressed or inspired by anything even resembling Buddhist/Taoist myth and legend. I dunno why either. Cuz I love me my cheesy 70's and 80's Kung-Fu flicks.

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Seanchai

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September 18, 2008, 04:01:11 PM
Quote from: David R;248752I like the premise of the game but the system does nothing for me.

I was thinking the same thing-ish. I didn't grok the resolution mechanic just reading it through and I'm not sure I'd use the index cards (as intended), but I really do like the core concept.

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