It’s back into the world created by OOMM Games with Stars of Akarios. Things have been kicking off in this prologue, but what is going to happen next. I’ll give you a hint, it is something big, and not just a little bit big, but huge. But that’s all I’m going to say about it. It is another space combat, but we also go through a scenario that has none of that, so time to get down to the table for some more Stars of Akarios.

Stars of Akarios – The Story

So I know a little bit further into the story than where I am at. And I won’t spoil any of that. I think that it’s worth it for me to show it. But let’s talk about how good, or not good, and how unique or not unique the story is.

Thus far, I would say that the story in Stars of Akarios kind of falls into that pretty standard but well done category. I get little bits where it feels like other things we’ve seen. The planet getting blown up by a giant spaceship, that’s Star Wars. The whole cadets things reminds me of Ender’s Game. I know what is coming up and that reminds me of things as well.

But the story is being done in a way where it pays homage to those things. There are situations where writers just redo a story and it’s so heavily drawing upon other things, it feels like stealing. You want to walk that line, if you want to pull from previous Sci-Fi or Fantasy works, where there are nods, but it is that homage versus whole sale stealing. And so far, I think this walks the line.

I also think because I get the feel from a number of different Sci-Fi stories, it works better. When it is too much of a single thing, then that feels more like stealing. And it isn’t to say that there aren’t unique things in here as well. I think the combination of tactical game play with the story allows for different ways to tell story.

Upcoming Streams

So, there was no stream on Monday. I want to apologize for that. Life stuff came up and got in the way of me having motivation or energy to stream. Whenever that happens it means that I really should stream because it improves my mood to play board games and to hang out with everyone. But stuff like that will happen from time to time.

Next Monday, I keep on promising it, Trek12 will get to the table. My plan is to learn and play that over the next few days so that I’m ready. I might even learn another roll and write so we can get a couple to the table. Though, I believe with Trek12 there is a bit of a progression, so I might go through the different mountains.

And of course, on Wednesday, more Stars of Akarios. I can give you a little sneak preview as to what is coming up. We will be in space, but then going down to the planet for a mission. And the mission phase of the game is definitely different than the ship combat phase. Think more 7th Continent than tactical combat.

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