Neon City Outlaws by Scratchpad Publishing

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Core Game Ratings

Rating: 6.17 / Ranking: 962

These ratings are based on 17 ratings with 1.84 average weight and 3 reviews.

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10 / 10AikiGhostIncredibly well done setting with elements of horror, noir, cyberpunk and Dikensian literature. "The City" is an awsome creation and I look forward with hope to future suppliments.
9 / 10Tom BExcellent and very detailed setting. There are a lot of opportunities for almost every type of urban campaign.
8 / 10Gregor HuttonSet aside the system, which while percentile based has some overworked and complicated parts. The advantage is that you can swap in just about any system you like instead. Instead, revel in the setting of a|state. And what a setting it is. Layer upon layer of detailed magnificence of The City, a place that you cannot leave. Is it Hell? Is it something else? Who knows? A Dickensian workhouse vibe crashes violently into an urban futuristic SF milieu and is set off by vivid and arcanely written text. A joy to read and a lifetime of gaming to explore. One of the best realised game settings of the 2000s. (Oh, and have a dictionary nearby, as many "misspelt" words are actually (a) spelt correctly and (b) mean something you didn't realise they did. Oh, and the dialogue of characters in The City is joyously ungrammatical and phonetic in transcription.)
7 / 10SkiorhtThe setting is evocative and full of potential, but the rules are too bland for my taste. A lot of potential here, though, and any China Mieville fan can't afford to let this one slip by.
6 / 10Mechante_AnemoneInteresting but obscure, hard to "sell" to a group of players, and poorly edited.
2 / 10Simple ManBad editing, bad art, vague setting, average system, average production values, big price tag. A poor book in all.

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3 + 4Fredrik Hanssona|state. A game that wins you over with the setting and the free material on the company website. What I want to know is, when's the next book coming out?
4 + 4Kanea|state. Enter a dark and fotied world, where life is cheap and hope is the rarest comodity of all. A/State a great place to read and roleplay in but you would never want to visit
4 + 4Dan Davenporta|state. The cover warns that “You will never forget the City… but the City will forget you.” The former certainly holds true for this innovative and immersive game of cyber-Dickensian dystopia.

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