City of mist kickstarter6/18/2023 ![]() The team that worked on this should be extremely proud of their work.Ĭity of Mist is a game that is a study in how to take the best of several different systems and weave them together to create something new and extremely clean and tight. (I mean, have you read my Monte Cook Games reviews?) Simply that from an overall package and immersion standpoint, City of Mist stands out from the rest (yes, even the MCG ones) as a masterpiece of thematic layout. This is not to say that City of Mist is the only clean or well-put-together roleplaying book out there. It adds to both the atmosphere and the immersion of the game in what I can only suggest is near-perfection.Įverything about the design and layout of these books is thematically and aesthetically tight, more so than I can remember from any other particular roleplaying book out there. While I am personally not a fan of comics so much, I can’t fault their use here. Another excellent choice is the use of comics on the splat pages. Not being a layout artist myself or a graphic designer, it was very interesting to me how such a little choice put me in a very appropriate frame of mind for the kind of game the author is trying to teach. One of the interesting decisions made was to make all of the “play example” text appear to be a printed cinematic script (small or silver screen). The text style choice is spot on and very easy on the eyes. The City of Mist is, for lack of a better way to say it, a beautifully designed and laid out book. I have a little more to say on this topic than normal this time around, so I hope you’ll bear with me. With that said, although the superhero inspiration is obvious, City of Mist is not strictly a superhero game either, though it seems very obviously to be designed to mimic that power level and gonzo feeling that is so prevalent through comic movies and comic books.Īs this was one of our many Bundle of Holding purchases, we only have the PDF files for review, but I will state that in my discussions with the tabletop roleplaying community at large, I have not heard of any major issues with the print quality, binding, or materials from anyone I know personally that has them in hardcopy. I’ll also say that I freely acknowledge that superhero games/systems aren’t particularly my jam. I’ll start out by saying that this review will likely not do what I’ve read justice as there is a lot here and a lot to talk about and pry into. So today, I’m going to tackle the City of Mist. While I can’t say that has never happened, I will say that it doesn’t happen very often (the other one that comes to mind rather rapidly is Blades in the Dark). ![]() ![]() I’ve had several people that I respect recommend it to me personally. Three or four of the different games that we’ve purchased now have recommended the City of Mist as an amazing example of RPG design. This last one is the impetus for this review. Sometimes, it’s even a recommendation to, “go play this game because it’s amazing,”. What I will say, is that often, in these new games, there is a section on things that inspired the author(s), or other games that they have taken concepts from and incorporated them into their game. We’ve discussed elsewhere how we acquire these games and why, so I’m not going to cover that here. Angel’s Citadel purchases a lot of games.
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