Review Submitted By: Shadowrunner
Author Status: Player and staff member
Started on Shadowrun - Denver: Since the beginning!
Submission Date: Jun 16, 2006
TMC Listing: Shadowrun - Denver
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Shadowrunner]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Denver is the most populous Shadowrun-themed MUX available today.
Though it has gone through many changes over the years, it remains a
great game and one worthy of any SR fan's attention.
For the unfamiliar, Shadowrun is a futuristic Earth-based setting
with strong elements of both cyberpunk and fantasy. The world is
separated by lines of wealth and poverty, and the old governments have
fallen before the dominance of megacorporations. Cybernetic technology
is now a reality. At the same time, the resurgence of magic has
restored various 'mythological' elements to the world. Elves,
dwarves, orks and trolls walk the gritty streets alongside mankind.
Spiritual shamans and calculating mages weave their spells in the
forests of the reclaimed wild and the filthy alleyways of the great
metroplexes.
Shadowrun's theme is definitely adult and gritty, as well as
violent. Players take on the role of mercenaries hired to secretly
carry out the dirty work of the megacorporations. When not doing that,
players interact with each other on the city grid of Denver, drinking
in bars and working deals with what little nuyen (the in-theme
currency) they have earned.
Prospective players should be willing to roleplay, as that's what
Denver is all about. There are no mobs to kill or 'phat lewtz' to
pick up off the floor. Everything is RP'd, right up to the actual
shadowruns that earn you cash and a reputation.
There are plenty of humans and elves. In my opinion, the game is
currently in need of the less 'beautified' races: dwarves, orks,
trolls. Other than that, the possibilities are really endless for what
you can play here, so long as you stay within theme. Want to play a
less-than-intelligent troll who lives in a filthy apartment and makes
his nuyen bashing heads? How about a physical adept, whose magical
abilities are channeled into the improvement of his body? These and
more are equally possible.
Hop on to Denver and have a look around. I've enjoyed the game
immensely and would be happy to see some additional new faces around.
The game is quite active already, and having more people can only
increase the RP possibilities!
