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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steenan" data-source="post: 6013615" data-attributes="member: 23240">I don't have a single favorite game, but I have a few that I love, each for a different reason.Dogs in the Vineyard- the game is not about succeeding or not - it is about choosing what you want and how far you're going to go to get it- mechanics that really supports the main focus of the game- a setting that feels familiar and exotic at the same time- the book clearly describes how the game should be played (something that's missing in a lot of games)- one can be a fanatical teenager with a gun - and it's completely different than what this sentence suggestMouse Guard- the best heroic fantasy I know (where "heroism" means "doing what is right even when it's hard and dangerous", not "winning and looking cool")- failure makes play more interesting (brings in complications and twists) instead of stopping it cold; system is not biased towards PC succcess- beliefs, instincts and goals help in presenting character's individuality and reward it mechanically- fun conflict mechanics that make combat feel chaotic while still allowing for tactics (there are minor mathematical problems with it, though)Nobilis- handles extremely powerful characters without balance problems or making challenges trivial- system with no random component - and it does not make it too predictable- mechanical support for long-term plans and making changes in global scale in a way that makes it interesting- redefining reality as the core game mechanics- a game where abstract philosophy feeds directly into extreme cinematic action- love is explicitly prohibited for PCs - and always becomes a strong theme in play despite (or maybe because of) this prohibition</blockquote>

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