Could not have enjoyed this book more; the greyscale illustration added a lot of theme to the story sections, and holy cow, the different chronicle ideas situated throughout various time periods really blew my socks off. Of the lot, the Revolutionary Russian Demon material, the Promethean Year without a Summer stuff, and the Four Horsemen chronicle ideas were, by far, my favorites of the bunch, whereas I'd say the Reconstruction period fell flat to me (primarily because of the connection to Beast, which I feel is some of Onyx Path's weakest material, not the overall content of the period coverage in said chapter). Overall, I am very pleased to have gotten the standard hardcover; I don't feel that the premium copy would've added anything significant in terms of the overall quality, which was excellent, as the colors were already rich.
|