The Gnosis terrorism is accelerating and Federation planets are being destroyed at an alarming rate. The Zohar is still missing. And for some reason, during all of this we are supposed to care about Shion Uzuki’s feelings.
( I will spend the first half of this talking about the systems, then gradually degrade into rambling about the plot and characters. )
Overall: I’m glad I played the entire series. I feel no need to ever play it again. I’m now going to go read every essay I can find about it, which I expect to be a mix of bitching about the systems and bad plotting; and dissection and fanwanking of the plot and the metaphysics. Right up my alley!
( I will spend the first half of this talking about the systems, then gradually degrade into rambling about the plot and characters. )
Overall: I’m glad I played the entire series. I feel no need to ever play it again. I’m now going to go read every essay I can find about it, which I expect to be a mix of bitching about the systems and bad plotting; and dissection and fanwanking of the plot and the metaphysics. Right up my alley!