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Forum Name: Symphony of the Sword/The Order of the Rose
Topic ID: 335
Message ID: 21
#21, RE: Well, That Worked dep't
Posted by Vorticity on May-17-13 at 04:49 AM
In response to message #12
>>>And concerning Star-Crossed and Correspondence, I started reading them
>>>as they appeared and just didn't get the settings. I reread them
>>>after playing ME 1&2 and suddenly; 'Huh, that not only made much more
>>>sense but was much more enjoyable.' Not sure why that happened but...
>>>*shrugs*
>>
>>I suspect it's that you didn't have the background so you weren't
>>familiar with the characters and context on first read. Second read
>>was better because you had that familiarity and were able to pick up
>>on things that made it more enjoyable.
>
>I'm a little sad about this, if only because historically I've generally tried >for the opposite effect ("you didn't have to be there") with imported material,
>and in the past have had (or at least been told I've had) some success with it.
>If I've fallen down on that lately, that bears acknowledging.

Actually, Star-Crossed is one of my favorite stories, and I had no experience with anything it was based on -- no Mass Effect, no Halo, no whatever else was in there. I knew Gryphon, Kei, and Vision, and that was all I needed. I can't say I pictured the characters exactly as they look on the Wikipedia page, but I had enough of an idea to enjoy in the story. So I think you do a pretty good job with giving background.