(On The) Fritz, A First World War RPG On Kickstarter

You can keep your Spec Ops: The Lines and Far Cry 2s. When I want ruminations on the futility of violence and war, I turn to Cannon Fodder. Sensible Software’s top-down tactics game was full of silly songs and cute sprites, but every time you returned to its menu screen you’d see white crosses representing your lost soldiers spreading across the hillside beyond your recruitment centre.

Are tiny sprite men the best way to explore the realities of war? Fritz, an RPG set during World War One, hopes so. It’s up on Kickstarter now, and the pitch video and more detail await below.

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