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review: Octane
« on: August 15, 2005, 10:18:42 AM »
reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=1132

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No seriously, this sounds like a blast.

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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2005, 01:23:40 PM »
I also own the game and I absolutely love the setting.

I have nothing but hate for the system though.  I like a little more 'game' in my roleplaying game.  Octane's system could be compared to sitting around a campfire telling a collaborative story but instead of just passing the torch around the circle you randomly determine who gets it next.

The book is a mine for ideas, but a terrible game.  I feel this way about the vast majority of indie/Forge games along with any game that touts *pukes* GNS theory.

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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2005, 04:25:29 PM »
Gamer Narrative Simulationist theory? That one makes sense from what I've heard of it. And the campfire thing was done well in Baron Munchhausen, which is a great drinking game.

This review is mildly incomprehensible. Can we have some more paragraph breaks and slightly longer sentences? :/
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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2005, 07:07:18 PM »
Great holy hannah, this is what I get for telling SE I'll edit the articles after they're posted. I can barely read this.
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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2005, 09:30:08 PM »
why, its written in english?

I disagree about it being a terrible game though, just very atypical. Its very much a social game, where you don't have a lot of rules or a lot to care about. It screams beer and pretzels.
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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2005, 12:22:33 AM »
Rules get in the way. The less rules the better, to the point where the few rules give you good ideas.

This game seems really cool.
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Re: review: Octane
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2005, 12:29:24 AM »
I'm a rules-lite fan to the point where the rules are so light that they really cease to be a game.

I'd use Savage Worlds to run and Octane game any day though.