Okay. This doesn't really work with the usual review format so I'll just kinda go with it...

This first part of Death By Cliche is highly entertaining and promises much from the rest. From the Chapter Quotes to the evaluation of gamers and gaming to the actual storyline, everything works rather nicely. Defendi has a nice turn of phrase and I frequently found myself laughing out loud at this, rather than merely grinning wryly as I expected to. In general style it's somehow the closest thing to a gaming Rifftrax that I've come across (check Rifftrax website if you don't know what that means, you wont regret it).

There are limits to how well I can justify my opinions without quoting from the piece and spoiling the fun for other so I'll just say "It's funny. It's good. Download it. I mean, what have you got to lose?" I can honestly say that I'd have been happy to pay for product of this quality and the fact that I haven't been asked to is a huge bonus.

Right, I'm off to transfer the first three parts to my MP3 player, right next to Old Harry's Game and Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

PS. Bob, if you read this, I've got this system I'd like you to look at... _:^)

I confess that I only picked this up because of the cheapness of it, but I'm glad I did. I haven't (yet) seen the 2nd edition, if only because I don't have the d20 Modern system that it uses, but if it lives up to this then I advise people to buy it. Buy this one if not, it's worth a LOT more than the cover price now. The assorted races of Mutant are well thought out, the mutations themselves are interesting and seem to work (though a random table for NPC mutations wouldn't go amiss), and the setting is a nice combination of new material with every post-apocalypse movie you ever saw. All in all, playable and entertaining - which is what gaming is all about, right?

I'm not going to write a long winded review here, it doesn't need one. I'll just say that if you're playing/running a d20 Fantasy game (I believe that something called "D&D" is quite popular) then you should own this. Buy it now.