tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post3273086698850313404..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Metagaming: Dragon Magazine AdsAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-18279876279741060072009-10-26T22:00:15.517-06:002009-10-26T22:00:15.517-06:00Yes, the early games were among the best. I knew ...Yes, the early games were among the best. I knew very few people who were willing to subscribe and take it on faith that Metagaming would continue to crank out winner after winner.<br /><br />All of us nay-sayers were proved right.<br /><br />Although my microgame collection is relatively complete, and I don't regret buying any of them (even the stinkers) very few of those later microgames truly had replay value.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-28751715909693316782009-10-26T21:53:17.043-06:002009-10-26T21:53:17.043-06:00Metagaming underestimated how much I **liked** run...Metagaming underestimated how much I **liked** running down to the hobby store to see which new games had arrived!<br /><br />Sadly, it was kind of a mixed bag of releases from about that point on, wasn't it? Ice War was good and Invasion of the Air Eaters was clever, but I don't think I was able to bring myself to play games like Black Hole, Hot Spot or Dimension Demons more than once. The Helltank games were just spiteful, Starleader Assault was a huge disappointment, and Trailblazer was (IMO) unplayable. The Microquests went downhill after the wonder Treasure of the Silver Dragon.<br /><br />The one bright light toward the end was The Lords of Underearth. Love that game, still play it occasionally. I shouldn't bitch. Ogre/GEV, Melee, Wizard and WarpWar still stand the test of time, and we just played Chitin:I 2 weeks ago. That's staying power!Robert Saint Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063044279947754807noreply@blogger.com