Tales from the Loop Review

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[@mammabear6875]

They filmed the tales from the loop series in my house!

[@WASD20]

Whaaat? That’s amazing. What’s the story there?

[@mammabear6875]

@@WASD20 No major story, They were very nice & Respectful staff, Very accommodating, they filmed from about 11 at night till 7am. They paid for our hotel & food for the week. Can't wait to see the series!!

[@Sakurajima616]

@@mammabear6875 and how was it to see it in the movie? Can you tell us which episode it was and segment?

[@mammabear6875]

@@Sakurajima616 it was episode 5 and I'm not sure which segment as I haven't watched it yet.

[@export2597]

Really

[@misusatriyo]

The original Tales from the Loop artbook was released in 2015, before Stranger Things.

[@DJcystrom]

Anybody excited for Things From the Flood? I've been following the Kickstarter closely, and I already backed it. It looks absolutely amazing, and I love the premise! "It's the '90s now, and things are different. This time, you can die."

[@Catarinasunnergren]

Oh yes.. I am currently in a campaign for Loops.. and will upgrade to this when the characters have aged up enough.. our story is getting epic.

[@bencefekete1839]

Things From the flood is interesting for me beacuse its darker than tftl, but the changed setting with that machine disase is a little bit too supernatural for me.

[@Vroomerz]

The initial Kickstarter for Tales from the Loop was for the two art books and that was in 2014. The last stretch goal for it was to "create an RPG." Stranger Things was released in 2016. Simon did a lot of his art before 2014. The first Kickstarter was basically, I got a lot of art, want a book? ... so... No to the Stranger Things nonsense put forth here.

[@WASD20]

Yes. I actually realized that after I published this video. Found out most of the art was from long before Stranger Things. So not inspired by, but certainly in the same vein. Thanks for clarifying.

[@atlasimpure]

One of the showrunners has actually referenced the artist.

[@knessing7681]

Same kind of misconceptions was made by people with FFT: War of the Lions vs Game of Thrones because of certain *similar tones* both ip had.

[@larsthorsen4660]

The list of contributor names can be employed as a handy collection of NPC names.

[@bjornh4664]

Hey, I'm in there!

[@bluetablepainting]

I grew up in the 80s. It was not dull and unforgiving. It was magic. A time that will never return.

[@WASD20]

So did I. The 80s were great. :)

[@drehmomentfpv4064]

Thanks for the review, Nate! Even though I haven't played it yet, I've kickstarted it back then and think it's just absolutly beautiful. I'm so looking forward to playing it.

[@aspektx]

I've been looking into this game the last two days. It's a sign! Must buy....

[@kalega311]

I'm new to TTRPG's and after about a year or so of settings, systems, etc research, I've realized I really like mystery (and horror) TTRPG's. Storytelling ones, basically. So this one is way high on my list. I plan to get it soon. And hopefully find people to play with. =)

[@FalkaRiannon]

I got Tales about a year ago but still didn't have the time to read it. But that artwork is so good. P.S.: There is gonna be a TV show based on the artwork too.

[@WASD20]

Oh that’s cool! Think I heard that somewhere, but totally forgot. And getting cool books that I don’t read is very common for me. I actually have Symbaroum and Numenera on my shelf and never finished reading them.

[@DJcystrom]

Yeah, it got picked up by Amazon.

[@CitiCite184]

Modiphius has been putting out gold. Symbaroum has to be one of the most haunting setting/system with some of my all time favourite artwork.

[@miguelsegura1794]

Do you know if Symbaroum works well for One shots?

[@scottleland403]

Rolling dice one at a time is a great idea! Very simple way to build tension and this game is perfect for it.

[@cademartori13]

The layout in this book is amazing!

[@WASD20]

It really is.

[@LoveBombMedia]

Your from West Michigan!!!! I'm live in Traverse City and grew up playing DandD in Lowell, Michigan. Fun to see a gaming superstar from the Midwest!!! Keep rocking!!!

[@pumpLoSau]

Tales from the Loop is an awesome RPG. It will stretch you as a GM in ways you never thought possible. But if you put the effort in to grow your players will have dreams about their characters and love leaving this world behind to arrive at this game.

[@Audiotrocious]

Will you do a review of the 90s version Things From the Flood? Please and thank you.

[@jgrant4736]

Series is on Amazon Prime now.

[@EllieCollie]

During my playthrough of this in Sweden I’ll be named Jobel

[@safe-keeper1042]

Have to correct you on one thing -- that there's abusive content doesn't mean it's not meant for kids. Firstly they handle such matters way better than you'd often expect, secondly I imagine it could be really therapeutic for a kid who actually has or has had a mother who drinks, for example, to explore such a situation in a game. Anyway, great review! (yes, I know, four year old comment, but I just bought the starter set and thus went to watch this today)

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

"Hometow Hack" in the Our Friends table of contents! lol Thanks Nate, I purchased this book, can't wait to get into it!

[@rudytaylor836]

You are really good at talking and making videos man. Great job!

[@HEXEIV]

Simon Stålenhag is by far my favorite artist.

[@WASD20]

Absolutely fantastic art!

[@TestMee]

I got myself a copy of the starter set. Can't wait to play this one. It looks like a fun one. Not sure how the replay ability is. I think it probably gets a bit repetitive after a few games. But definitely a fun one to play in between some troll slaying dnd games

[@TonyCrenshawsLatte]

I had *heard* about this game a while back, but never really looked into it. Now I'm belatedly watching this review, and... OHMYGOD THE GAME LOOKS AMAZING!!! I need to get my own copy right away. O_O

[@olderon66]

Hey, nice review ! I bought the core book recently and I loved it except I have some problems with it : first, I thought the Loop would be the center of the game but a lot of situations could exist even if there wasn't this giant particle accelerator and many of the events come from the exterior of the town, instead of coming from this Loop, so this is not really the center of the game. I also don't like the campaign at all because my players were not engaged by the story : (SPOILERS) first they see these talking pigeons, they do not have the reflex to follow them so I had to railroad them, they made it to the house of the ornithologist and then he explained them everything they had to know in a few seconds. The kids just followed the rails ... I decided to stop the campaign because the rest is just too railroading. In the third scenario, for example, the kids are forced to look for a missing dog to get a reward, and they just find dinosaurs by following it, by coincidence. So the game is actually pretty cool but the mysteries included in the book are not worth it, I prefer writing my own. But the scenario is also good to show the way the GM has to run the game.

[@chrisdrews5827]

I've been looking at buying this for a while. Awesome job, Nate!

[@gros_lemming8439]

I don't know if it was the same for every countries but here in France we have an add on called France in the 80s with the French / Swiss loop ;) I am really excited by the Things from the Flood sequel to mix teenagers with children and create new groups dynamics that I found interesting in Stranger Things.

[@screwtapee]

The polish version also has a setting for that country!

[@DTux5249]

Time to lööp

[@dwfischer]

brother may i have some loop

[@Sakurajima616]

The Rules seem to a hybridisation from "Little Nightmares" and Basic Shadowrun. The Game takes ina different way the Problems from Little Nightmares and takes them into a technological mystery setting instead of Horror.

[@screwtapee]

Pretty sure the rules are a version/are based on a Swedish system called Mutant: Year Zero

[@RobertWF42]

Could players roleplay characters roleplaying old school D&D? :-)

[@WASD20]

Sure. :) Sounds fun.

[@Catarinasunnergren]

@@WASD20 I am actually a little heart broken that the characters in my campaign aren't roleplayers, it would be so cute!

[@commandercaptain4664]

Not sure why there would be a list of 80s RPGs if none of the PCs could play them. Star Frontiers FTW!

[@Tony-rz4ks]

i love love amazon series...i tell everyone to watch this show

[@TacticalTokens]

Hmmm. Thanks for putting this on my radar.

[@WASD20]

For sure!

[@xagemox]

Look at the new Out of Time Mystery Compendium - Tales From the Loop RPG

[@phillee427]

I like this because I'm a very roleplay heavy GM. I'm actually not a fan of Dungeons & Dragons or any game that's like it. They are very combat oriented and when I run my games even if the game has a combat system. I could go two or 3 sessions before a shot is fired or any kind of combat happens. Yeah, and it's for that reason I also can't use maps in Minis because things are always in flux.

[@namdo8958]

What's the other book for, the "our friends the machines" thing

[@WASD20]

I talk about it at 16:57.

[@RyanCoke1001]

Great video! Really enjoyed it. But what was the intro song to this one? It sure isn't MacLeod's Bit Quest...

[@WASD20]

Oh! Good catch. Strange Stuff by Matt Harris.

[@RyanCoke1001]

@@WASD20 Thanks so much; love your reviews, I am new subscriber!

[@Catarinasunnergren]

This game is so good! I love that I have a signed copy of Our Friends the Machines, from when one of the writers GMed one of the adventures at a con for my group. It was extra cool that Ellen Woods (the NPC that owns the video store) was, for us, played by the person she is based on :D I am experimenting with a cool a to play a campaign with my group, we have a discord server where they can play out day to day lives between sessions and develop relationships.. and I can plant NPCs and campaign clues and cues for coming adventures. I REALLY recommend it! message me if you wanna have a chat about it :)

[@kosterix123]

how many players, can you play solo, and are there freely downloadable character sheets downloadable?

[@WASD20]

Could probably play with one GM and one player. Not so easy solo. Character sheets are freely downloadable.

[@kosterix123]

@@WASD20 such a shame. I did grow up in an unreal version of the 80s. But nobody to play with, at least not people that want to learn yet another system.

[@Filmwing]

Excellent! Thanks!

[@oliveranderson9075]

This is not important but Tales from the Loop actually predates Stranger Things!

[@miguelsegura1794]

How good is TftL for one shots in your opinion?

[@iPuzzlePirate]

Little Fears is great too.

[@samuelbastable2028]

I think they have turned it into a video game now called Generation Zero, same sort of concept where kids fight robots in Sweden.

[@Catarinasunnergren]

Gen Zero is not based on Loops. It seems more likely that it is indirectly inspired by it. The creators of Gen Zero deny any conenction.

[@samuelbastable2028]

@@Catarinasunnergren cheers, I remember someone telling me they were similar so thanks for letting me know

[@JamesSeda]

This looks awesome! My next buy. Can you review the Star Trek one also?

[@Gumpasia]

Im Here because of Electric state

[@nonspiderweb]

so am I! i found Electric State in a book store, googled it, and found out about the author's other art books and "Tales" from wikipedia. Now here I am trying to learn as much as possible about the RPG.

[@adammclauchlin7605]

Hey man, been wondering if I should buy it and I’m excited to find a good channel to review it

[@WASD20]

Cool. Thanks for watching. :)

[@earthsongeb]

This really needs to be an actual video game. It would be like fallout but with a futuristic 80s aesthetic.

[@jeremiah7808]

What games would you recommend or already play with your 9yr old?

[@alexanderdickson8204]

I've played Amazing Tales with my 4 year old - It's great. System is simple. I'm not sure if older kids want a little more crunch but I'd recommend checking out.

[@ptrgoncalves7642]

Generation Zero's Grandpa

[@dtech2449]

What is that music??

[@WASD20]

Sorry, I don’t remember but I think it was from the free KZbin creator music library.

[@dtech2449]

WASD20 ok thanks. And also, keep up the great content 👍

[@commandercaptain4664]

Good review here, but I'm a bit confused. You state an age 15 character won't last long it the game (because 16+ end up not seeing what younger kids "see"), but there doesn't seem to be any element suggesting the game lasts beyond a mini-campaign. Where's the aging conflict in that, how do kids age in the game, and are there rules for longer campaigns?

[@WASD20]

Fair point. It is possible to have a long running campaign in which characters age out, but seems it would be rare.

[@idrisabdullah3492]

i'm glad that you mentioned the ways that this isn't for kids. I'm currently trying to find good games for a ttrpg group to run for kids at a local community center, and lord knows I'd be in hot water if there was questionable material

[@WASD20]

It could definitely be adjusted a bit for kids, but yeah, not ideal. You could try Kids on Bikes. I haven't played it, but I hear good things and it might be more appropriate.

[@dtech2449]

What is that music?

[@roguezero3427]

Wait I’m still new here is it a video game a book or a tv show

[@WASD20]

It was an art book, that inspired a tabletop role playing game, that is now being turned into a show.

[@roguezero3427]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh remind me to pick it up sometime

[@screwtapee]

@@roguezero3427 reminder

[@roguezero3427]

@@screwtapee thank you, kind stranger

[@kieranthompson779]

@Rogue Zero , head's up: free league are having a sale on atm if u haven't got it yet!

[@zeiters2055]

It’s dumb that kids don’t die. They should imo.

[@oneMeVz]

That's why they do die in the sequel Things From The Flood. And there's nothing saying you can't take the rules from that and play it in the Loop.

[@safe-keeper1042]

Nah. There's still risk involved, you can still fail mysteries, get injured, etc. Players will have plenty to be afraid of.

[@roguezero3427]

Wow tales from the loop look good I’ll just buy it from amazon for the low low price of $224 nope!

[@WASD20]

I see it for $33 right now.

[@beastlyidiots9232]

Great concepts but really goes nowhere. Small payoffs for too much time invested.

[@user-os3gd9jy1w]

Спасибо, может быть если будет на русском куплю

[@charless1145]

i wish this wasnt a d6 based system. I find d6 systms pretty lacking for my personal tastes. d6 systems seem to always be based on very heavy storytelling (which is good and important) but usually make player actions entirely based on dice roll, while d20 systems usually have modifiers to the die roll that make success related only half way to die rolls. even with D&D 5e's Bounded Accuracy, player ability heavily influences it, but d6 systems usually say "having the skill allows you to even try to do (whatever the thing is)"

[@gordanakristo4252]

VERY SAD SERIE

[@morikf1691]

It’s just not for me.

[@SaidAhmad]

This series is not so much sci-fi as it is pompous European film “art” masquerading as television entertainment. The characters do their best with the scripts they’re given but you can tell they are themselves not vested in the characters they are playing. This means long sequences of zero dialog with even longer lasting shots of the characters melancholic faces. And talk about slow plot line development...my gosh I’m still trying to figure out what the point of the story was for episode four “Echo Sphere”. The only saving grace of this series are the visuals. These are just begging for a coherent story to be told. That alone keeps you watching and hoping. So far, though, nothing...