This question is mostly for +Richard Roger Richard Rogers and +Rory MacLeod (why isn’t G+ tagging his name…?) but also anybody else with experience to compare.
Once I’ve got my toes a bit wetter(?) playing with the Gauntlet, I’m interested in running a war saga a la Robotech, Mobile Suit Gundam, Starship Troopers, Armor or any of those stories where mecha/power suits are the basic front line of combat as opposed to godlike special forces like in Lion Voltron, Gundam Wing (is that the right one?), Evangelion, Rahxephone, etc.
I was a big fan of Heavy Gear and Jovian Chronicles, but while they do have cool anime-esque art and fun tactical robot combat, they’re pretty trad and don’t enforce the game I want. Coming from trad I want those epic space battles, but the big thing that I loved in those stories was the almost soap opera drama.
So, what are the pros and cons of Uncharted Worlds vs. other stuff I’m unfamiliar with (Impulse Drive, Infinite Galaxies, Adventures on Dungeon Planet, others)? Are there hacks or reskins that would work such as Rich reskinning The Few and 1%er, or maybe a less oppressive take on Night Witches? Although I haven’t read it, people talk about The Veil so highly because of its interpersonal play. Would it lend itself to a hack that adds something like Mecha World, or is that too much trouble – rather, are other full systems perfectly adequate?
Not married to PbtA, btw. Just seems like the rules base that most pushes spiraling fiction.
Long post, too many parentheses. I’m done. Thx in advance for any suggestions/insights.