The unusual format and art grew on me a little. Each page has some personality to it. I enjoy some of the backgrounds that bring something new to Troika!. Sadly, because of the surreal, unclear nature of it, there's some difficulty in feeling enguaged. I'd have a tough time running this setting as-is. I know that Troika in meant to feel vauge enough so that the spaces could be filled in, but NEoIaM is far removed from anything recognizable that the spaces are hard to fill. Most of the backgrounds aren't humanoid (there are 5 humanoids if you include the Gravel background), some of the monsters look like they'd be a chore to fight, and reality/space is warping at a whim. It would be difficult to follow, and I simply can't recomend this book.
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