I've read the first 25 pages so far. I did skip the "what is a RPG" section because I've read so many of those over the last 38 years, that I have a hard time getting myself to read them any more.
I like what I'm reading so far. I've found some formatting problems, but the only thing that I really saw as a problem was several instances that refer you to a page, but instead of the page number, it just has "XX". Looks like they forgot to put the actual page in after it was determined.
I feel like the game is more tuned toward veteran players. The reason I say this is that the character creation and game in general is pretty open. You can create any type of character you want, but you need to know what kind of world you're going to be "living" in. You need to temper your character creation so that it fits. I know this is obvious, but not necessarily to a new group of gamers. I have a couple friends that I hope to play with some day. They are new to PnP Roleplaying. I could see them getting a little confused, wanting to create a character that can fly, or stretch... but if I don't guide them, that may not be appropriate for the "world" we're going to play in.
Believe it or not, this is a good thing to me. I've been playing RPGs since I was 12 (I'm 50 now). I like an RPG that allows me as a GM to create any type of game I want. This game obviously leads towards the steampunk genre (though it does stray a lot into other realms), but you can really do what you want with it. You could play it as a superhero RPG if you wanted to, with very little extra work.
So... I have a lot more to read... but I like it so far. The formatting issues are there, but minor in my opinion. I think some of the rules regarding powers could be confusing to first time gamers... but I like them and the flexibility they have.
I'll try to post more thoughts as I read more.
Let's hear what the rest of you think.
Also... can't wait to hear about the first playthrough from someone, based off of the print version of the game.
