thread: 2011-09-20 : Deep Dark Vincent-burning Game Design
On 2011-09-23, Amphiprison wrote:
And to answer the earlier question: I've not played it nor heard of it before buying it sight unseen a few weeks back. Having read it, I can see where you put more *work* into Poison'd than AW, but I can also see how AW more closely resembles a game than Poison'd does.
Methinks some of your games secretly wish they were more than games, and Poison'd is one of them. Lior's comments about all being in the same boat are the most relevant, I think; the roles in Poison'd are much more clearly defined and intertwined due to the setting, which just about makes it a drama waiting to happen.
I can clearly see where the sex and rape do need to be in there, though. Also telling, IMHO, is the 'adults only, please' disclaimer on the front of Poison'd, which is absent in AW.
Here's where I draw the line: I'd have no qualms about introducing someone to RPGs through AW, but I'd have qualms about introducing someone to RPGs through Poison'd. Would you?
