The Lifespan of the OSR and what it means
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:34 pm
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I wrote this, because it's been bouncing around my head for a while, and I'm kind of braced for any response I get for this. I'll summarize thusly:
When the OSR first showed up, I think you could legitimately say, "This is about preserving things that older games valued that are not evident in the wider hobby today."
I think now, it has evolved to, "This is about preserving EXACTLY how older games did a subset of things, even though the wider hobby has adopted ways of doing much of this in modern games."
I wrote this, because it's been bouncing around my head for a while, and I'm kind of braced for any response I get for this. I'll summarize thusly:
When the OSR first showed up, I think you could legitimately say, "This is about preserving things that older games valued that are not evident in the wider hobby today."
I think now, it has evolved to, "This is about preserving EXACTLY how older games did a subset of things, even though the wider hobby has adopted ways of doing much of this in modern games."