I'm only giving it 3 stars and here's why: It looks like something that would be super fun for parents to play with their younger kids, but really, it's totally not appropriate for them. On the face of the DriveThru RPG description as well as the game's artwork, it sounded like something my kids would enjoy playing and I would enjoy GMing for them. Once I read through the game itself though (after I bought it), I discovered it's clearly not kid-friendly, especially with the language used. It it the fault of the writer? Maybe, maybe not. However, a person shouldn't have to read between the lines of the game description to understand that it's for more mature players. There are subtle red flags as to age appropriateness that now, after I've carefully decoded the description, I see. It states you should enjoy playng it with "friends" (instead of using a teerm such as "friends and family") and that "Green novelty beverages are recommended." What exactly are green novelty beverages anyway? I've idea.... Even a Google search of "green novelty beverage" comes up with ambiguous returns. Bottom line, I wish the game maker would have given a warning as to the content or age appropriateness before I bought the PDF and soft cover book that I'll now never use. Although I'm sure it's an oversignt and not intentional on the wrter's part, it reminds me of cigarette makers trying to market their products to children through playfully cheeky advertisements and marketing that would appeal to kids. Buyer beware.
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