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Fight evil corporations as hackers and cybered-up mercenaries in a gritty near-future version of our world, based loosely on the 80s and 90s novels by scifi authors like William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and Neal Stevenson.
Specs
Pros
Pro Universal Stat+Skill+d10! roll-system for determining success
There is a universal roll of using a character's appropriate Stat, a Skill related to that stat and to the action needed, and an exploding d10 die (if you roll a 10, you will start to have adequate "critical hit" thrills by rolling some more, but if you roll a 1 that is a potentially dangerous Fumble on the Fumble Chart, 60% of the time).
Pro Deep character creation and fast-paced action
With its system for creating character traits and backstory, CB2020 inspires players to build well-rounded characters with adventure seeds built directly into their histories. Skill-checks are based on a D10 roles plus attribute and skill values against difficulty levels, and combat tends to be quick and dirty, keeping the focus on the action and allowing for cinematic gameplay.
Cons
Con Netrunning can be a slog
Netrunning can easily take the focus away from the party and onto the single netrunner during combat and other encouters for too long sometimes. This seems to also be a problem in other cyberpunk games, like Shadowrun, so Cyberpunk 2020 isn't unique in this regard.
Con A future that is almost an alternate history at this point
Set in a time that is almost upon us, the 1980s vision of the dark future can seem anachronistic, and it may require serious suspension of disbelief for anyone who did not grow up with the genre. Imagine cassette tapes were still around, mobile phones were still the size of a brick, and wifi was rare and expensive.