Message no. 1

From:	Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject:	Chicago/Bug City (REVIEW)
Date:	Fri, 17 Feb 1995 14:32:31 -0700

This has interest on TK, so this is cross posted to plot-d.

Bug City is out, came out here (Tucson) on Wednesday, I picked it up
Thursday. Very very cool.

The Writing: Pretty damn cool, all set up as a collection of files
written by the inhabitants of the CZ (Containment Zone).

The Art: Very weird. Some of it is very good and plain spooky, MOST of
it is _not_realistic and looks more like stylized nightmare visions.

Overall: As some one else said, "they aren't fucking around." The whole
package (under $20) is very well done, and there is a constant and
persistent attitude/aura of desperation and doom that pervades the whole
file. I would have liked to have seen more on the gangs and warlords
however. I do like the map however.

Good Info You Might Want To Know: FASA officially introduces new Insect
Totems (such as Mosquito and Wasp), and does talk a bit about the Insects
as a whole. They also include the main characters from "Burning Bright"
by Tom Dowd. Very nice to see the continuity there.

I bought it, and I would reccomend it to anyone who has a passing
interest in the Invae or even to the game in general. A very good
supplement; kudos to FASA!!

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
list.member.grumpy