tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post9062680095369036868..comments2024-02-27T07:06:23.481-06:00Comments on Tower of Zenopus: A Review of ShatterzoneBlacksteelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-81169873571877321662013-05-18T07:14:30.155-05:002013-05-18T07:14:30.155-05:00Thanks for the review gang, It is now to be found ...Thanks for the review gang, It is now to be found as a reprint in Drive through RPG if anybody wants to get it.<br /><br />BrantusIvor Cogdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453650912870166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-55158295712482766262012-06-26T11:46:34.462-05:002012-06-26T11:46:34.462-05:00I got confused. WEG's original "D6"...I got confused. WEG's original "D6" system registers to me as WEG's "Star Wars" system. After Torg, Masterbook, WEG retooled it to be it's official ("D6") system, again. Does that make sense?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786198992213710935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-59907585275016794392012-05-13T15:44:39.494-05:002012-05-13T15:44:39.494-05:00Wow,
I am just coming back to this game now after ...Wow,<br />I am just coming back to this game now after having so much fun with it back in the 1990s. While the game could have used the D6 rules, TORG was extremely popular back then and this was probably one reason why they used this engine. Another was likely that it was unclear whether Lucas Arts would allow WEG to publish another sci fi game with the same rules as Star Wars without risking the lisence. <br /><br />While I agree that the system is somewhat clunky, character generation was never a problem. We just grabbed the templates in the back and modified them when needed. The Life Points and Card Mechanics makes the game extremely cinematic which we loved. Perfect for Aliens/Event Horizon type games.Havard:https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672640381532559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-89502949087858777182012-04-08T23:31:16.960-05:002012-04-08T23:31:16.960-05:00? - d6 Star Wars came out in 1987 so I'm going...? - d6 Star Wars came out in 1987 so I'm going to disagree with you there.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-25867282660764441302012-04-05T14:59:13.684-05:002012-04-05T14:59:13.684-05:00Well, D6 came after Masterbook & Shatterzone. ...Well, D6 came after Masterbook & Shatterzone. As fot the SW castoffs, that' s what appealed to me. I could run it with my Torg group (yes, it's very popular where I come from!)XOXOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686916550794236694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-77138905741669237982011-03-23T22:06:10.581-05:002011-03-23T22:06:10.581-05:00I had heard that "rejected Star Wars material...I had heard that "rejected Star Wars material" thing but it still seems like the mechanical conversion would take some effort. I suppose that does fit with the "grimmer and grittier" style of the game. I'm not sure if that's something you promote (Do things you cannot do in Star Wars!) or something you try to conceal. Either way the game does lack some focus and that's a pretty good indication as to why.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-59883172031994642242011-03-23T13:57:46.218-05:002011-03-23T13:57:46.218-05:00"As far as WEG I still can't fathom why, ..."As far as WEG I still can't fathom why, having the much-loved d6 system, they would have any interest in publishing a different sci-fi game using a completely different system."<br /><br />It was a dumping ground for stuff that was written (and thus paid for) but that didn't make it through the Lucas approval process. The game was literally built on the SWRPG's castoffs.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-30918345838433873462011-03-23T09:26:14.043-05:002011-03-23T09:26:14.043-05:00That's pretty strong coming from you Bark. Tha...That's pretty strong coming from you Bark. That said I'm not sure I think the background is even worth that much attention. <br /><br />As far as WEG I still can't fathom why, having the much-loved d6 system, they would have any interest in publishing a different sci-fi game using a completely different system. Ah well, game companies have made a lot of stupid decisions over the years.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-26513456397200525302011-03-22T19:18:56.120-05:002011-03-22T19:18:56.120-05:00I'll like your review better than the one I wr...I'll like your review better than the one I wrote up some time ago but never posted. Let's see I have it here somewhere...oh yeah...here it is. I'll read it to you.<br /><br />"This game sucks."<br /><br />Not as in depth as it could've been I'll grant you that but much more to the point.<br /><br />This is a gimmick game. A one trick pony idea. The Shatterzone is best used as a 1-3 adventure story arc in your Star Wars game. The fact that WEG made the Star Wars game and then made this, definitely forecasted the direction the company would be heading soon after.<br /><br />Terrible waste of paper.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.com