Just a tad overpriced. The 'premium edition' really isn't all that visually pleasing. Also, half the chapters have big empty spaces for art, but no actual art. I own Mechamorphosis (the precursor of sorts for original d20 that is the basis for this True20 release), and I find it much more visually pleasing. Mechagenesis is almost entirely the same, even using some of the same examples (though it appears the setting information and such is different). It does fix some problems and address some issues that aren't addressed in Mechamorphosis. Additionally, it has a starting adventure (Battle of St. Louis), as well as a set of sample characters, neither of which were a part of Mechamorphosis. All in all, looks to be an improvement on mechanics, but not on look. I like my games to look nice, and Mechagenesis doesn't really. As such, I'm rating it 3/5. If you're more a substance over style type of person, you would probably enjoy this product more.
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