Episode 55: Parody and Homage Games

Gaming has always taken its cues from other fiction, as Dungeons & Dragons itself comes from classic fantasy fiction. But what makes a game an homage to another work of fiction? What parody games are fun to play outside the joke? Where do you draw the line between influence and homage?

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What We’ve Been Playing Lately

Double Feature (Darryl, Ross)

Cards Against Humanity (Darryl, Ross)

Mass Effect (Darryl)

Shadowrun: Returns (Darryl)

Shadows Angelus (Robert)

HERO System (Robert)

Pathfinder (Robert)

Kingmaker Adventure Path (Robert)

Shaintar (Ross)

Valkyria Chronicles (Ross)

Homage and Parody Games

Jovian Chronicles

Paranoia

Delta Green

Traveller

Villains and Vigilantes

Top Secret

Tunnels and Trolls

JadeClaw (Now IronClaw)

Big Eyes Small Mouth

Cute and Fuzzy Seizure Monsters

Cartoon Action Hour

Spycraft

All Flesh Must Be Eaten

Teenagers from Outer Space

Macho Women with Guns

Fung Shui

Hong Kong Action Theater

Toon

Lucha Libre Hero

Conspiracy X

Alshard

Ponyfinder

Warhammer 40K

Rogue Trader

Warmachine

Witchfire Trilogy

BattleTech

Heavy Gear

Hackmaster

Kingdoms of Kalamar

Knights of the Dinner Table

Munchkin (We forgot to bring this up on the show)

Shadowrun

Snatcher

Metal Gear Solid

Dragonball Xenoverse

Bunnies and Burrows

Vampire: The Masquerade

Deadlands

Grimm

Bounty Head Bebop

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