The Black Campbell

21 August, 2010

3 Responses to “Mermaid”

1. Runeslinger Says:

   
   22 August, 2010 at 18:19

   Did you ever play FASA’s version of Dr.Who? From most reports I am seeing, this one captures the spirit of the show more completely… but you know how reveiws are when a game is new and people want it to be good.

   I am thinking about getting it for a friend who loves the show, but who definitely prefers the older series to the current ones.

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   1. blackcampbell Says:

      
      22 August, 2010 at 18:56

      Never played the FASA version (that was “Time Lord” was it not?) — point of fact, I was unimpressed with most of FASA’s products, but others’ mileage may vary. The Cubicle 7 guys did a very good bit of work with this system — David Chapman’s the lead on the line and deserves kudos on it.

      Never was a big fan of the show which had bad writing, worse acting, and non-existent production values…until the Eccelston stuff, which was fantastic (as he would say). Writing was good through the five seasons (or series in BBC parlance), and Moffat seems to use a little less deus ex machina than Russell T Davies did; effects and sets a dramatic improvement. And the acting was superb — I only tuned in because Eccelston had been tapped. Tennant’s tenure was solidly good, as well, but he was a bit limited in his portrayal — good at the humor and lonely/sad elements of the character, but dreadful at the anger that Eccelston brought to the character. (When you destroy your enemy and your own society…not a thing you get over…) The new guy, Smith, is surprisingly good, and much more subtle that Eccelston or Tennant. (Got a chance to see a bunch of his series in Scotland while in the hotel one night.)

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      1. Runeslinger Says:

         
         25 August, 2010 at 22:39

         Thanks for the reply: sorry to have inexplicably posted in the wrong place.