Review Submitted By: Kris
Author Status: Player
Started on The Greatest Generation: October 2005
Submission Date: Jan 29, 2006
TMC Listing: The Greatest Generation
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Kris]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
The game has a certain simplicity to it which is very appealing.
You create your character and hit the grid right away, no fuss and no
delays. The fear from many is that a game with open chargen will
have an abundance of idiocy, but staff of the game keep a close eye
on things like that and so far, the RPers on TLG are nothing but
fun. Though it is good that you have at least some knowledge about
World War 1 when you begin playing there, you hardly have to be an
expert. The bboard has information enough on what you need to know
and everyone is willing to answer questions.
Though there's lots of code for the combat, it is used /only/ for
combat and it is in turn only used when a combat-code scene is run
by staff as it demands staff to 'turn it on'. (Although we've used
the unarmed combat code for some barbrawling for fun - bruise damage
galore!) The code itself also has the advantage of making things
easier for players and staff alike. It is based somewhat on the Top
Secret system, but nobody has to keep track of the rules of that
system as it is all coded up. +shoot your enemy and the rolls are
made for you! Change your combat style, duck and hide or rush
forward like a suicidal maniac; it's all coded in to take into
account various modifiers on that.
And yes, the game is about War first and most. But the battles are
just the start of the real character-developments; people die,
people get hurt, there is mud, cold, trench-fever, rats, all the
horrors of World War One to keep us very busy roleplaying. There is
room to play a civilian as well, but I would recommend everyone to
make a soldier character first, and then have a civilian alt on the
side, as staff makes no lies about catering first to the soldiers,
second to civilians when it comes to scenes. That said, the nurses
(who count as civilians) probably get most RP of everyone as they
are highly sought after and needed. There is also healing code and
the nurses and doctors play a big part in keeping the soldiers
healthy, via that code.
