By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 26 May 2021 Like the material that inspires them, comic-inspired games can either be amazing or a convoluted mess. It's the nature of super-powered shenanigans, and it takes a balancing act to get the right feel for the game. Seeing the Kickstarter for Agents of BAMF, I had a knee-jerk reaction and... Continue Reading →
What's in Stacy's lunchbox?
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 17 March 2021 With Control being a Playstation Plus title last month, I and thousands of others finally had the opportunity to play this gem that was considered by many to be worthy of the title "Game of the Year" for 2019, at least within their own communities/lists. A friend of mine... Continue Reading →
To the bottom most level of the store!
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 25 November 2020 “There are only so many ways to roll dice.” Every time I read, write, or edit another RPG, I always find myself saying the same phrase. But while rolling dice doesn’t change, how the action is tied to the dice is what catches my eye. So what happens... Continue Reading →
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 24 June 2020 When you are surrounded by books and inundated with a backlog, sometimes it's nice to pick up a smaller indie title to unwind and try something new. Combine this with my workplace reopening amidst the various issues happening in the world, and a bit of escapism was absolutely... Continue Reading →
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 09 October 2019 I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with G. Michael Truran about game theory over the last year or two, and I have to admit that a lot has changed since I reviewed his ashcan game Plunderlight. This time around, I was requested to take a look at the... Continue Reading →
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 01 August 2018 Update 3/5/2019: Iron Edda Accelerated is officially up for sale on DriveThruRPG! Many of the fears of this review have been alleviated (to a point), and it is still worthy of the grade I gave it below! When I think of games set in an era of... Continue Reading →
By Anthony "LibrariaNPC" DeMinico, 25 July 2018 Prior to my visit to CharCon earlier this month, I had the pleasure to sit and have a wonderful conversation with Tracy Barnett, an RPG writer, author, one half of Exploding Rogue Studios, and the mind behind The Other Cast. Having a chance to talk to them about... Continue Reading →
