Cortex Prime is an over designed piece of crap

Cortex is a TTRPG system that's meant to be a universal system.

Ok, quick explanation: in TTRPG space there are two design paths. First path, design a system to represent relevant player actions in the setting which the game is meant to take place. This is exemplified by D&D, where the system accounts for magic and spells because the setting is meant to have magic and spells.

Second path, design a universal system meant to be used to resolve story conflicts that is setting agnostic. Systems such as FATE, GURPS, RISUS and Cortex are all such games.

And sure, Cortex Prime might have won tons of awards for game design and presentation, but also...no. So I'm going to vent about my problems with Cortex.

( Cortex is an over designed piece of crap with crunch in all the wrong ways. )

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So. In conclusion, Cortex is an overdesigned piece of crap.