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Kryomek

Started by Bloody Stupid Johnson, February 14, 2011, 02:47:57 AM

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David Johansen

When I look at Kryomek I see many of the classic blunders that hamper new games.

There's the limited number of factions.  Yes it's hinted that humans fight humans and meks fight meks but at a glance the game is too narrow.  The great advantage of sf and fantasy over history is the broader scope.

There's the bad sculpts.  Really, the human marines based on the marines from Aliens got the worst sculpts?  Who thought that was a good idea?  Were they dating the sculptor or something?  Yes, I know, there's only so many sculptors who will work for the zero budget start - up but there are some damn sexy Kryomek sculpts, including the very nice human Cyclos.  The marines look like I did them 15 years ago.

There's the attempt to do too much.  Too few factions, too many troop types.  Really, the customer's only going to buy a fixed number of packs.  It's better to provide a wider variety within one troop type than a wide range of troop types from the start.  Take a look at GW's initial Rogue Trader blister sleeve release.  Each force has a good two dozen very characterful individual figures.  There's only one troop type per faction (6 initially) but the figures are varried and interesting.
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Simlasa

This page (at the bottom) also shows the Shrikeen and Cryean... other alien forces that didn't get much development. Nothing amazing but I've always liked the Cryean sculpts... there's something creepy about them.

Bloody Stupid Johnson

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That analysis seems pretty well spot on...I hadn't heard of the other two factions at all, sort of curious as to how they fit into the game universe, actually.

BTW also, found this pic looking in their forums and was impressed...its a battlefield swarm master. They don't seem to be producing these currently, though.


David Johansen

The other two factions were in a supplement called Hive Stone that came out quite a bit later.  I'm surprised there's as much for them as there is.
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David Johansen

This seems to be the place, not quite as many pictures as Scotia Grendal but more of the Hive Stone stuff like the other aliens and corporate troops.  They're the American distributors.

http://www.msdgames.com/shop/category_2/KRYOMEK.html?shop_param=cid%3D%26

They also have the Shatterzone and Metascape miniatures in their Kryomek catalog.
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