Several good action shots in this pack, but then again there are several rather bland ones (five in total) that appear to be just the same character standing there in slightly different costumes and slightly different poses with little or no background. There are also very few men in these pictures, in fact the only one I can see is a rather nondescript security guard type person being stabbed through the chest from behind by a female assassin. Also, one of the pictures suffers from floating shadow syndrome (the character's shadow is projected onto the rear wall, but the surface she is standing on has no shadow making her own shadow appear to hover in mid air as if she were jumping). A couple of the pictures are also at far too low a resolution to use as anything but quarter page illustrations. All in all I'd say that I'd be happy to use about half of the pictures in this package, but it's still not bad at the price.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Some good action scenes<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Several very bland pictures, one model gets used far too much, and there is a severe lack of male characters.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>

Good pictures in general, but some models are used several times and a couple of the pictures are at low resolutions, making them only suitable for quarter-page illustrations at most. The pictures are all 3D rendered, but competently so and do not look too false.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>

Easily the nicest of the three art packages I've downloaded by Shinkei, these pictures are at a reasonable resolution that would make it possible to print the majority of them at about half a page in size, or larger with a little crafty use of graphical packages. The main criticism I have is that several of the magical effects depicted in the pictures are extremely gaudy and, coupled with the fact that these are 3D rendered pictures, makes them look like screenshots from a PC game. Of the 12 pictures included, I would be happy to use eight of them, and the remainder aren't exactly terrible just a little fake looking.

Definately worth the money if you're strapped for cash and need art for a fantasy product.

<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Many nice, evocative pictures<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Some overly gaudy spell effects ruin otherwise acceptable pictures.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>

An original concept and idea that manages to be both innovative and enthralling. A mix of new ideas enriched with traditional concepts (the Spirit World, ghosts, zombis etc) given a new twist. Though the built-in system I am not 100% certain of (though I must add I have not playtested it) the book is more than worth having for the background concepts alone and would convert well to other gaming systems, particularly NWoD and games of that ilk.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: New, interesting ideas that really do make the product unique. You won't have seen anything quite like Dead Inside before. The fiction interspersed throughout is of a particularly high standard for this type of product and really brings the setting to life. Plus I want an alarm clock that says 'Help'<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The game system is a touch esoteric and may be a trial for newcomers to the hobby. Some of the artwork is a little scratchy and pixellated in the print edition. The cover on my copy is slightly too large and overlaps the edges as a result, although I understand that this may have been corrected by now so don't let that put you off. Finally, though the fiction is pretty good by RPG standars, there is an awful lot more of it than there needs to be and it sometimes gets in the way of the rules.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>