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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8294622" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>There are more games available now than there were back when I was younger, but even then there were many popular and influential games that I never played or read through at the time of their release. </p><p></p><p>AD&D Planescape: Despite owning a ton of AD&D 2nd edition products and settings, at no point in the 1990s did I pick up Planescape. It wasn't until 2017 when I wanted to run a 5th edition campaign spanning the planes that I finally ended up buying the PDF. The first thing that I couldn't help notice was the beautiful artwork that was so different from what I was used to seeing in the 1990s. Sigil, the so-called City of Doors, was a darned interesting place and I really loved the philosophy driven factions PCs could belong to. I kind of felt like a real dope for missing out on this one for so long.</p><p></p><p>Twilight 2000: My father was in the US Army and the Cold War was a big part of my formative years. When we lived in West Germany (for you younger folks there used to be two Germanies) my dad sometimes had to go off to play war games, I'd occasionally see tanks and other military vehicles on public roads, and of course everyone else I knew had one or more parent in the military. I'm not quite sure how I never ended up playing Twilight 2000 as it seems right up my alley. Hell, my friends and I even played <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force:_America_Strikes_Back!" target="_blank">Delta Green: America Strikes Back</a>! I know a new version of Twilight 2000 just had a Kickstarter and I thought about contributing. But I guess I've changed a little because I found the idea of World War III to be a little depressing and decided I probably wouldn't want to play it now. </p><p></p><p>So are there any games you missed out on only to pick up later and say "Wow?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8294622, member: 4534"] There are more games available now than there were back when I was younger, but even then there were many popular and influential games that I never played or read through at the time of their release. AD&D Planescape: Despite owning a ton of AD&D 2nd edition products and settings, at no point in the 1990s did I pick up Planescape. It wasn't until 2017 when I wanted to run a 5th edition campaign spanning the planes that I finally ended up buying the PDF. The first thing that I couldn't help notice was the beautiful artwork that was so different from what I was used to seeing in the 1990s. Sigil, the so-called City of Doors, was a darned interesting place and I really loved the philosophy driven factions PCs could belong to. I kind of felt like a real dope for missing out on this one for so long. Twilight 2000: My father was in the US Army and the Cold War was a big part of my formative years. When we lived in West Germany (for you younger folks there used to be two Germanies) my dad sometimes had to go off to play war games, I'd occasionally see tanks and other military vehicles on public roads, and of course everyone else I knew had one or more parent in the military. I'm not quite sure how I never ended up playing Twilight 2000 as it seems right up my alley. Hell, my friends and I even played [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force:_America_Strikes_Back!']Delta Green: America Strikes Back[/URL]! I know a new version of Twilight 2000 just had a Kickstarter and I thought about contributing. But I guess I've changed a little because I found the idea of World War III to be a little depressing and decided I probably wouldn't want to play it now. So are there any games you missed out on only to pick up later and say "Wow?" [/QUOTE]
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