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Top Ten Super-Hero RPGs of All Time

Started by Apparition, August 20, 2013, 07:05:26 AM

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Apparition

August 20, 2013, 07:05:26 AM
Comic Book Resources published two articles on what they consider to be the top ten super-hero role-playing games of all time.  Part one here, and part two here.

Here's the shorthand:

10. Villains & Vigilantes

9. Aberrant

8. Wild Talents

7. Marvel Heroic Roleplaying

6. Mutants & Masterminds

5. Champions

4. DC Heroes

3. Underground

2. Necessary Evil

1. Marvel Super Heroes

Since neither BASH! nor ICONS made the list, I call shenanigans.

David Johansen

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August 20, 2013, 07:14:37 AM Last Edit: August 20, 2013, 07:19:45 AM by David Johansen
Any list that doesn't have V&V, Heroes Unlimited, and Champions in the top three spots in some order or another is full of shit.

In particular this guy condems V&V for requiring a table reference to make an attack while putting Marvel Super Heroes in the number one spot.
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Bill White

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August 20, 2013, 07:36:11 AM
I like MHRPG, but it should be lower on the list than at least V&V and possibly Aberrant (I don't know Wild Talents) by any reasonable criteria for "Top Ten"-ness.

Ladybird

#3
August 20, 2013, 08:20:25 AM
The only games from that list I've played are MSH, Underground, and Mutants & Masterminds, and if given the choice I'd pick them in that order, every time - MSH is brilliant.

Haven't had a chance to play Marvel Heroic yet though.
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Exploderwizard

#4
August 20, 2013, 08:31:27 AM
Hmmm  D&D 4E didn't make the list. Even in its own niche it got snubbed.
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#5
August 20, 2013, 08:40:11 AM
That's a tough one. I like ICONS, really enjoyed Truth & Justice love Marvel FASERIP (still king IMO), and games like Supers! and BASH have their finer points. But then you have a game like Triumphant! SHRPG, from Beyond Belief Games, which I just reviewed and has potential to be near the very top of the list (needs more playing first).

I wouldn't hazard a Top 10, but my Top 5 would likely be:

#1 FASERIP

#2-5 (in no particular order): ICONS, Truth & Justice, BASH, and either Supers! or Triumphant! rounding things out.
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#6
August 20, 2013, 09:20:25 AM
Meh. My list would be, in approximate order (ask me tomorrow and I'll give you a different one):

1) DC Heroes
2) Mutants & Masterminds
3) Champions/HERO
4) Marvel FASERIP
5) Icons

I can see the argument for V&V. In fact, had it been a smidgen better supported, I might say I like it better than Marvel FASERIP. But Heroes Unlimited? It had its cute bits but lacked a level of playability.
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August 20, 2013, 12:37:06 PM
#1 - FASERIP
#2 - DC Heroes
#3 - Mutants and Masterminds 3e
#4 - Champions/Hero

5-10 - doesn't really matter to me.

jeff37923

#8
August 20, 2013, 12:58:00 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;683465Hmmm  D&D 4E didn't make the list. Even in its own niche it got snubbed.

It really was universally loathed. RIP.
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Apparition

#9
August 20, 2013, 01:40:39 PM
Sadly, I've never read nor played Marvel Super Heroes, so I'll leave that out of my list.  That said, for me:

1. DC Heroes / Blood of Heroes

2. BASH!

3. Mutants & Masterminds / DC Adventures

4. ICONS

5. Villains & Vigilantes

jeff37923

#10
August 20, 2013, 02:02:39 PM
Villains & Vigilantes will always have a place in my heart since I got a lot of good games out of that one in High School. I admit that the system hasn't withstood the test of time IMHO though.
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#11
August 20, 2013, 02:42:14 PM
Quote from: Celestial;683582Sadly, I've never read nor played Marvel Super Heroes...
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#12
August 20, 2013, 02:46:22 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;683465Hmmm  D&D 4E didn't make the list. Even in its own niche it got snubbed.

All kidding aside, I think 4E dnd could make a good supers game. They almost did that with 4E Gamma World. In fact, the 4E gamma world IS a supers game, just not with capes.

Exploderwizard

#13
August 20, 2013, 03:02:49 PM
Quote from: Bill;683627All kidding aside, I think 4E dnd could make a good supers game. They almost did that with 4E Gamma World. In fact, the 4E gamma world IS a supers game, just not with capes.

Could?  4E D&D was a supers game in the same way that Star Wars was a martial arts movie.
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Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

TristramEvans

#14
August 20, 2013, 03:53:13 PM
1. Marvel Superheroes (FASERIP)
2. DC Heroes
3. Champions
4. Mutants & Masterminds
5. Everything else ( most of which is just a riff on 1,2, and 3)
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