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Favorite New-school Game

Started by RPGPundit, July 28, 2009, 04:49:05 PM

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July 28, 2009, 04:49:05 PM
Which game, written after 2000 and not based on an earlier game (either as a new edition, or as a retro-clone) would you say is your favorite?

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#1
July 28, 2009, 04:57:00 PM
I'm going to say Promethean: the Created.

Awesome game.

There's Dark Heresy as well, if that counts.

ggroy

#2
July 28, 2009, 04:58:20 PM
Mutants and Masterminds

Hackmaster

#3
July 28, 2009, 05:09:12 PM
Interesting question. Far and away all of my favorite games are new editions of older titles. For a new game I would have to say D20 modern.
 

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#4
July 28, 2009, 05:12:59 PM
Probably True20.
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#5
July 28, 2009, 05:16:14 PM
I'm going to say FUDGE. Although it is a little older than 2000, as the first serious Internet and open source system, it deserves the otherwise rather vague "New school" label.
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#6
July 28, 2009, 05:35:14 PM
If we count d20 games and variants, I'll add Arcana Evolved and Iron Heroes, for instance.

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#7
July 28, 2009, 05:39:54 PM
Hunter: The Vigil.

I really, really, like Vampire: The Requiem, it's head and shoulders above the old Vampire...but Hunter has produced better games for me and my group.
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#8
July 28, 2009, 06:03:39 PM Last Edit: July 28, 2009, 07:39:46 PM by DeadUematsu
Here are games that I liked that were published in and after 2000: Exalted, Jade Claw, Holy Lands, Secret of Ziran, Mazes and Minotaurs, Maid RPG, Artesia, REIGN, and Star Wars Saga Edition.

Going back to 1997, I can add BESM (1997), SenZar (1998), Unknown Armies (1998), and Agone (1999) to that list.

EDIT: It totally skipped my memory but I also like Anima (I'm still critical of it but I like it enough to count it as a favorite).
 

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July 28, 2009, 06:12:49 PM
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July 28, 2009, 06:13:00 PM
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#11
July 28, 2009, 06:41:43 PM
Seconding Mutants and Masterminds.
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#12
July 28, 2009, 07:02:23 PM
d20 Modern.
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#13
July 28, 2009, 07:04:44 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;316448Which game, written after 2000 and not based on an earlier game (either as a new edition, or as a retro-clone) would you say is your favorite?

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Quote from: ggroy;316453Mutants and Masterminds

Quote from: GoOrange;316455Interesting question. Far and away all of my favorite games are new editions of older titles. For a new game I would have to say D20 modern.

Quote from: Akrasia;316457Probably True20.

Quote from: joewolz;316463Hunter: The Vigil.

I really, really, like Vampire: The Requiem, it's head and shoulders above the old Vampire...but Hunter has produced better games for me and my group.

Quote from: The Worid;316476Seconding Mutants and Masterminds.

Quote from: The Shaman;316478d20 Modern.

It is absolutely remarkable how many people didn't read the OP.  ;)

Personally speaking, Dark Heresy.  Brilliant game.  Though in some ways it's just an updated 40k version of WFRP, so it might not count either.  :D
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#14
July 28, 2009, 07:07:58 PM
Spirit of the Century.

But REIGN might be a close second if I get it figured out. :)
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