by Zark
Big Bad Lex wrote:
BillyBabel wrote:
I'm not saying it's a bad theme, it just seems weird. Like if Twilight Struggle had been themed as like dinosaurs vs samurai.
I wouldn't immediately say it's bad, just that it was weird.
I wouldn't immediately say it's bad, just that it was weird.
The cogs are an integral mechanic and 'theme' combined. The two aspects of the game are a perfect historical fit. I have to concur with the previous poster, calling a historical reality 'weird' (twice) whilst hankering after a world where everyone dresses like Victorians in welding goggles suggests that realities of life are a little out of kilter.
Why is the fictional world of Steam Punk especiallly synonymous with cog wheels? I think you are at risk of marginalising the clock-making theme gamers with such statements.
I can see that technology tracks would work but where would the temples fit with a steam punk theme?! Mayan theme seem perfect to me Google "Mayan calendar wheels images" to see where the idea for the cogs came from