Worst RPG Ever?

[El_Gringo]

Rifts used to be pretty good. But then they started making supplements for it...

 

[Tsyr]

The supplements weren't bad individualy, IMO... in fact I quite liked some of them (Triax, Coalition War, Atlantis...), but it seems like each one was trying to outdo the one prior, which led to a quick and massive upping in the power level. The Juicer Uprising is a good example of this... suddenly your "by the book" juicer from the main book was a peice of garbage compared to Titan Juicers, Mega Juicers, Delphi Juicers, Dragon Juicers, Pheaton Juicers, Hyperion Juicers, Juicer Wraiths... all better in every way than a normal juicer it seemed. Triax, IMO, was on the other hand a fairly "reasonable" book. Japan and England weren't bad books either. Atlantis was powerfull, but that fit for what Atlantis was.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

And the oscar for the most unplayable game ever goes to...

Wraith!!!

What's so unplayable about it? I've never read it, but I have some of the books. It's certainly seems heavy on the story (no surprise), but how it is more unplayable than other WoD games?

 

[Tsyr]

Wraith is the one WoD I'm not familiar with, but as I recall from hearing other people talk about it, it's very difficult to.. well... DO things in Wraith. At least from what I gathered, your character is very limited in what they can actualy do.

 

[Rowenstin]

What's so unplayable about it? I've never read it, but I have some of the books. It's certainly seems heavy on the story (no surprise), but how it is more unplayable than other WoD games?

So you haven´t read anything about the Shadow?

The shadow is supposed to be the worst part of your mind, that adquires consciousness at the time of your death. That part is played by another player. That´s it: another player spends half of his time fu**ing you.

And the setting is not only confusing, there´s no way to keep it serious. The game should be named the Grim Fandango RPG. (Do you believe that the easiest way to die is to be forged into furniture?)

 

[absurdum]

I haven't actually played it but B&B or also know as Bunnies and Burrows sounds increadably bad. You basically play a bunny and have to try not to get killed. Anyway I'm probably going to get a look at the rules within the month, mighteven play a game if it doesn't seem too awful, I may report back on it.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Not a single vote for EVERWAY?

I claim victory. So bad that most of you can't even recall it.

It's the RPG equivalent of playing "Tea Party" with a hyperactive 5 year old. No dice, no rules, just Making Sh*t Up.

 

[Carnifex]

I have to disagree with the people declaiming Champions - I love that system.

However, in terms of worst rpg... well. I haven't relally played all that many. Wasn't too fond of the previous Star Wars rog game (dunno if it was WEG's), and I'm not too keen on GURPS either. The Generic Roleplaying System is *too* generic for my taste

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

So you haven´t read anything about the Shadow?

The shadow is supposed to be the worst part of your mind, that adquires consciousness at the time of your death. That part is played by another player. That´s it: another player spends half of his time fu**ing you.

Oh, forgot about the Shadow. Does make it sort of wonky, doesn't it? In the flavor text, the shadow is very interesting. But in game play, yikes!

And the setting is not only confusing, there´s no way to keep it serious. The game should be named the Grim Fandango RPG. (Do you believe that the easiest way to die is to be forged into furniture?)

Well, when you put it that way.....

 

[mhensley]

I haven't actually played it but B&B or also know as Bunnies and Burrows sounds increadably bad. You basically play a bunny and have to try not to get killed. Anyway I'm probably going to get a look at the rules within the month, mighteven play a game if it doesn't seem too awful, I may report back on it.

I don't know about the Gurps Bunnies and Burrows, but the original rules were very well done. With a good GM, playing a bunny is as least as believable as playing a superhero.