FASA better then Mechwarrior
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FASA Dies
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Personally I hope that FASA dosen't end up being remembered just for Mechwarrior.
Not that I'am against the RPG, if your into it, but rather that it is a ripoff of Macross (Robotech). Early editions of the game even used some of the robots form the cartoon series. For example the Archer, Wasp, Battlemaster etc etc. Also Ive read interviews with the creator of the RPG that he simply wanted to create a westernised version of Macross (this was in the days where people thought that manga would never be accepted in America).
To top that off they sold out to M$, for the creation of the video games, who ignored most of the back story of the RPG.
Shawdowrun, Skies etc were/are a much better RPG's in my opinion because they are not attempts to recycle manga. I hope that the company gets equal credit for them as for the creation of mechwarrior since the later are more original creations then recycle manga.
Not that it's all bad because it may have helped Macross gain an audiance when noone knew what the hell manga was. Just my opinion.
I live where the orginal was shot and would like to point out that the orginal production also got alot of flak. For instance there where "matchtricks" radio send ups with reeves doing dog tricks and rumours floating around that he was only doing it so he could tour with his band etc etc. The point is that noone thought that the orginal was going to be a hit when it was in production yet everone rekoned that mission impossible 2 would be when it was in production (and look at what happened to that).
I wish ppl would wait six months instead of slamming a movie when its still in pre-production
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Not that I'am against the RPG, if your into it, but rather that it is a ripoff of Macross (Robotech). Early editions of the game even used some of the robots form the cartoon series. For example the Archer, Wasp, Battlemaster etc etc. Also Ive read interviews with the creator of the RPG that he simply wanted to create a westernised version of Macross (this was in the days where people thought that manga would never be accepted in America).
To top that off they sold out to M$, for the creation of the video games, who ignored most of the back story of the RPG.
Shawdowrun, Skies etc were/are a much better RPG's in my opinion because they are not attempts to recycle manga. I hope that the company gets equal credit for them as for the creation of mechwarrior since the later are more original creations then recycle manga.
Not that it's all bad because it may have helped Macross gain an audiance when noone knew what the hell manga was. Just my opinion.
I live where the orginal was shot and would like to point out that the orginal production also got alot of flak.
For instance there where "matchtricks" radio send ups with reeves doing dog tricks and rumours floating around that he was only doing it so he could tour with his band etc etc.
The point is that noone thought that the orginal was going to be a hit when it was in production yet everone rekoned that mission impossible 2 would be when it was in production (and look at what happened to that).
I wish ppl would wait six months instead of slamming a movie when its still in pre-production