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Black Leviathan · 03-15-2021, 04:13 PM

Like most folks I like the story, but really struggle to find the value of the mechanics. They don't deal with hardship in a meaningful way and I prefer the weight of mechanical support for things like hunger, or sleep deprivation. I think it's maybe still an improvement over After the Bomb, if only for simplicity. I think there are a lot of systems that would do this sort of story better. I think there are better stories for anthro-mutant apocalypses.

03-15-2021, 04:13 PM	#4
Black Leviathan Join Date: Sep 2018	Re: Opinions on Genlab Alpha, Mutant Year Zero? Like most folks I like the story, but really struggle to find the value of the mechanics. They don't deal with hardship in a meaningful way and I prefer the weight of mechanical support for things like hunger, or sleep deprivation. I think it's maybe still an improvement over After the Bomb, if only for simplicity. I think there are a lot of systems that would do this sort of story better. I think there are better stories for anthro-mutant apocalypses.