The DEFINITIVE 2024 SoloRPG Tier List (No other list is accurate , mine is scientifically proven)

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
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    Hello loyal friends, it's time to juice that algorithm with a HIGHLY OBJECTIVE, HIGHLY ACCURATE SoloRPG tier list that is beyond reproach. Sadly - for my enemies - it is also non-arguable simply because it was peer-reviewed by several independent sources and they all found it to be accurate, beautiful, and correct.
    The video took me forever to make and I'm tired, so I'll do timestamps tomorrow. If anyone is generous enough in the comments can you do it? I'll write whatever emojis you want as payment for it under your comment.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 187

  • @dedededededededede
    @dedededededededede Місяць тому +65

    TIMESTAMPS
    11:34 Ironsworn and Starforged
    18:15 Scarlet Heroes
    27:12 Four Against Darkness
    31:32 Star Trek Adventures: Captain's Log
    41:58 Notorious
    46:20 Journaling games (The Skeletons and Thousand Year Old Vampire)
    49:20 Colostle
    55:02 Thousand Empty Light
    58:50 Dead Belt
    1:02:06 Runecairn Wardensaga
    1:03:10 Sölitary Defilement
    1:07:14 Dragonbane
    1:09:50 Vaesen
    1:14:12 Fallen
    1:16:53 The Broken Cask
    1:23:40 Alex T. games (Across a Thousand Dead Worlds, Ker Nethalas, Broken Shores, Under Ashen Skies)

    • @Azazel226
      @Azazel226 Місяць тому +2

      My hero.

    • @SerpC
      @SerpC Місяць тому +3

      42:00 Notorious
      Edit: yay, you added it!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      @@dedededededededede king. You get a nickname from now on what nickname have you always wanted

    • @dedededededededede
      @dedededededededede Місяць тому +1

      @@amanisalone I really felt honored for that kind of offer. I don't have anything in my mind so I decided to use the creature tables in the perilous wilds. Details first, 10 and 2, which means Blunt. And the creature is, 8 and 8 and 11, Slug! yeah I love Blunt Slug. I will carry this name with honour, in the halls of Man Alone.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      @@dedededededededede hell yeah Blunt Slug rules. Congrats on the new nickname!

  • @blackoathentertainment5617
    @blackoathentertainment5617 Місяць тому +93

    Thanks so much for including my work here! And you're right: Ker Nethalas is not a true RPG, it's closer to a boardgame, and that's 100% by design. I wanted a simple, straightforward loop, with some new ideas thrown into the mix. I also get what you say about Across a Thousand Dead Worlds, and that's something I'm addressing in the upcoming expansion: Across a Thousand Hollow Vaults. It has a tighter game loop, it's faster to play, and focuses more on exploration and character development.

    • @AceneDean
      @AceneDean Місяць тому +5

      Hey! I haven't had a chance to play. Ker Nathalas yet, but I've been looking forward to picking it up. Hearing that it was intentionally designed to be like a board game has me even more excited to try it. ❤
      Payday, come get me! 😂

    • @blackoathentertainment5617
      @blackoathentertainment5617 Місяць тому +4

      @@AceneDean yeah, you can even grab all the card supplements (it's a lot of cards, though, about 1,000) which allows you to play without having to check the book tables, making it feel even more like a boardgame! And I just released a second expansion for the game, so there's plenty of content for it!

    • @AceneDean
      @AceneDean Місяць тому +2

      @@blackoathentertainment5617 awesome!

    • @finbob6762
      @finbob6762 Місяць тому +3

      Ker Nathalas is a great game and is a true gem! Just purchased the second zine and am looking forward to taking it for a crawl!

    • @beardyben7848
      @beardyben7848 Місяць тому +4

      I just picked up Ker Nethalas and Across 1,000 Dead Worlds last week. I am really excited to get playing!

  • @pedrorivero5209
    @pedrorivero5209 Місяць тому +21

    Man Alone quickly becoming one of my favorite go-to cozy vibes channels.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +6

      NOOO lol I don't want to be cozy!! Do NOT rub your socks together while listening! Don't you DARE turn on the fireplace. And for the love of all that is holy in this world do NOT drink tea while listening!!!

    • @pedrorivero5209
      @pedrorivero5209 Місяць тому +1

      @@amanisalone Hahaha, I don't wear socks at home, bare feet only. I sub out tea for a delicious IPA.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      @@pedrorivero5209 That's better...now we're talking. Cold feet is a mindset

  • @mikedunn9395
    @mikedunn9395 Місяць тому +28

    When they write “The History of Solo RPGs in the First Quarter of the 21st Century,” this video will be cited as a seminal moment. (And you will be listed in the index as ‘Alone, Man.’)

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      What about my middle name? My full name is Man Seymour Alone

  • @CrazyRoundMan
    @CrazyRoundMan Місяць тому +11

    "The Best at Solo RPG Games" makes me think of hypothetical competitive solo RPG events - who relaxed and enjoyed themselves more, who tickled their imagination more, whose journaling tickled their fancy more. I am reminded of the show "Morel Orel" which had a competitive praying bee.

    • @bleaquehaus
      @bleaquehaus Місяць тому +1

      My high school convention experiences demonstrate that 'being boorish and loud' is the only metric rpg competitions are judged.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +3

      I see no reason why they can't also combine it with a hot dog eating contest. For some reason they seem to mesh well.

    • @CrazyRoundMan
      @CrazyRoundMan Місяць тому +1

      @@amanisalone Sausage Roll & Solo Role Con (Or: Sizzle & Solo: The Ultimate Dog & Dice Con)

  • @Ryuchitoran
    @Ryuchitoran Місяць тому +21

    For a while I thought these were a bunch of PC single-player RPGs I'd never heard of.
    But it looks like they're... solo tabletop RPGs? I didn't even know that was a thing that existed.

    • @user-qj8uz3ki3i
      @user-qj8uz3ki3i Місяць тому +15

      welcome to the cutting edge of tabletop gaming!

    • @druffyspinkilingus6121
      @druffyspinkilingus6121 15 днів тому +1

      Oooh boy I envy you. Welcome to one of the most addictive hobbies imaginable.

    • @hak9656
      @hak9656 13 днів тому +2

      try it out, its really good to get the creative brain going and you're basically just building a whole story and universe with some structure to help

  • @Darth_Harvey
    @Darth_Harvey Місяць тому +9

    Gosh, I love this channel! I'm sure I am in the minority here, but the rambling is my favorite part, so the idea of almost 40 minutes leading up to the tier list in take 1 sounds amazing. In saying that I think I have finally come to the conclusion that I enjoy the idea of solo-roleplaying, learning about new solo-roleplaying games, and watching others solo-roleplay, more than actually solo-roleplaying myself. Keep up the great work!

    • @CrazyRoundMan
      @CrazyRoundMan Місяць тому +3

      It's very good for a) second screen viewing while doing monotonous work tasks and b) painting miniatures

    • @Darth_Harvey
      @Darth_Harvey Місяць тому +1

      @@CrazyRoundMan 100%

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      You are not alone...there are other confused individuals here as well that find themselves liking the rambling. I'm working on get a professional in to provide treatment for all of you.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      @@CrazyRoundMan What miniatures we talking? You a WH40k or AOS guy? Or someone who has escaped the GW death spiral?

    • @CrazyRoundMan
      @CrazyRoundMan Місяць тому +1

      @@amanisalone Primarily Fantasy RPG (I DM 2 to 3 groups with regularity and try to have the minis and terrain I need for each event painted - I'm also often painting a character or two for a friend for fun), though last year I played Necromunda for the first time for about 6 months, and I just joined a AOS group for the first time about 3 weeks ago. That said, most of what I use are proxies and I recently 3d printed, painted and gave away an army to a friend so he could also join us at AOS. So I'm more of a death spiral enabler. I love creating and painting terrain as well. I've been eyeballing Trench Crusade and Gwynt, but the primary holdup there is I have no desire to organize a league and the player base is entirely death spiral located. I'm also going to ask the local nerd store if I can borrow and paint their boring grey plastic terrain for them. I like to paint while my daughter does homework, or when I have a few hours free on the weekend. Podcasts, verbal heavy videos, and audiobooks are my painting buddies.

  • @Lokinor-he1xt
    @Lokinor-he1xt Місяць тому +7

    Audio's much better and there's a lot less resonance, good job on the upgrade :) Great list, I have a lot of them and some I don't (and may very soon be owning). But Man, why did you forget....

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      ...don't do it...don't you dare...I forgot nothing. I forgot my own name.

  • @hauntedbarbiedoll
    @hauntedbarbiedoll Місяць тому +5

    Great video Man Alone, i wasnt expecting you to read the full name and addresse of each board member at wizards of the coast followed by a specific date in the middle of the video but very cool! 😃

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      That's in there, you have to play the video backward like a Judas Priest album

  • @ImFelipeO
    @ImFelipeO 19 днів тому +1

    I'm just now starting to get into solo and non-solo RPG and I have to say that this list is extremely useful! I'm def subscribing!

  • @sxilence
    @sxilence Місяць тому +14

    I can't believe you forgot to rate the

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +5

      Don't say it. Say it and I will do the next video with my feet instead of my hands. I swear on my mother-in-law's grave...

  • @stevebull7105
    @stevebull7105 Місяць тому +12

    You’re never alone with Man AloneTM

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      Why hasn't anyone offered to come hang out while I make these videos? Like...I'm not saying I DEMAND being the head of a SoloRPG commune, but...I'm also not saying I'd *hate* it...

  • @finbob6762
    @finbob6762 Місяць тому +10

    Mysterious that you would leave a can of peas off this list.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +3

      Do not speak of the can of peas I want that to go away and no one to notice...how much do you want for silence...I can pay you green...I'm talking cash/peas/any other legumes

  • @danhoulihan9171
    @danhoulihan9171 6 годин тому

    Great list. One of my all time favorites is 2d6 Dungeon and now with the 2d6 Realm add-on. Hope to see this in one of your Tier lists soon.

  • @Deshitana
    @Deshitana Місяць тому +4

    As someone wanting to jump into this hobby after staring at it (for a thousand years), i find the most peculiar and fascinating one to be thousand empty lights so I'll start there. Ill have to research ashen skies to see if i can handle such a thing. It seems fascinating.
    I want something that balances the create and the play and draws me in makes me think and all, but also has a system that is easy to understand and follow. I do not want to be bogged down byball the tables unless they are if some use in the long haul. So now you have me interested in two solos to try that seem to be what i ask for. Not a pure dungeon or journal. So i can blend that and perhaps my own creative doodles and maps to it. I do like games i can come back to again again and find something new. Would love a relaxing one too. Anywho enough waffling. Thank you for the video!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      There can never be enough waffling. I think that Under Ashen Skies can be done, it's a solid game that will give you a good play loop and also some expansiveness and exploration, but it is heavy. Thousand Empty Light is the best but you can only play it once for the first time...I have a video on it but ONLY WATCH A LITTLE before you play...don't want to spoil the experience. Speaking of, if you want a GREAT Thousand Empty Light Experience, I did do the voice acting for the audio transcript of the game, available on the @alfredvalley itch site as a downloadable zip file with the game: alfredvalley.itch.io/thousand-empty-light (the soundtrack is also THE BEST GAME SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIME)

    • @ericdollarhyde3296
      @ericdollarhyde3296 17 днів тому

      Everyone has a different balance of creative control vs game structure that they like,youll find yours! You gotta burn through a couple games to do it

  • @ohmynoche
    @ohmynoche 9 днів тому

    Such a great point about having something behind you that adds urgency and pressure to your choices in solo play.

  • @davidmirman6929
    @davidmirman6929 Місяць тому +6

    4AD fans will say you need to get some of the expansions to fully appreciate what it offers. I have only just tried it a couple of times and haven't decided if it's for me or not yet.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +4

      True, and I do have some of them. I know it's well made and a tight game but I think ultimately there is a nostalgia there that carries a lot of people through the learning curve that I"m just not so interested in. But you're right, I need not give up on something valued so highly by so many smart people

    • @jeffreyhartman1633
      @jeffreyhartman1633 26 днів тому +1

      @@amanisalone The expansions make it...OK. I feel pretty similar about it, it feels like it should be in a separate category.

    • @ericdollarhyde3296
      @ericdollarhyde3296 17 днів тому +1

      4ad is a money sink, and it can get quite.... scattered... if youre not careful.ive spent many great hours with it though

  • @KrisSwettKP
    @KrisSwettKP 10 днів тому

    I just found your videos.. This was my first. I love ya man... You're great. I haven't laughed this genuinely in a while.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  10 днів тому

      In this crazy world if you don't laugh you'll cry. Glad to have you here brother

  • @lone_adventurer
    @lone_adventurer Місяць тому +1

    Superb list - gave me a lot to think about. Its a testament to how interesting your thoughts on these games are that i watched the entire 90 minute video all today!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Like for like! you’re still behind on the time investment till after your mini video on Rimworld…only a half hour video that lead to 90 hours of playtime…damn you Lone Adventurer, damn you for what you do to my free time!!! (Also thank you for your Ker Nethalas videos they are what convinced me to get the game!)

    • @lone_adventurer
      @lone_adventurer Місяць тому

      ​@@amanisalone Well aren't we both fantastic 😁 Keep up the good work!

  • @jordanthayer6464
    @jordanthayer6464 Місяць тому +1

    I really like the notion of latency you introduce around the 20 minute mark while discussing scarlet heroes. I think that's a useful concept to have when discussing ttrpgs generally, and solo stuff especially.

  • @hallowmoss1511
    @hallowmoss1511 Місяць тому +6

    Thanks for great video. As always I appreciate the depth of your analysis.
    I picked up Captain's Log based on your ST/40k mashup game, and have been playing in a homebrew setting. it's been fun, but I've found that between the time spent on world building and not wanting to fall behind on the journaling element, my actual gameplay is reduced to these 20 minute mini sessions. I plan to keep up the campaign, and I'm enjoying the gameplay I get, but pacing is turning into a major issue for me.
    Scarlet Heroes is a tough one to rate. It's an absolute god-tier solo toolkit attached to a B-tier DnD retroclone. Frustrating.

    • @interstellardave
      @interstellardave Місяць тому +1

      It could just be that a mindset change could help. The lady on the Geek Gamers UA-cam channel says that everything you do in an RPG is playing… that creating worlds, characters, etc., is playing and is part of the enjoyment.
      I think she’s absolutely right because I’ve created so much in the way of custom adventures over the years-in anticipation of running games with my friends-and much of that material never got “played” by a group. Nonetheless I enjoyed that creative process immensely!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      "Scarlet Heroes is a tough one to rate. It's an absolute god-tier solo toolkit attached to a B-tier DnD retroclone. Frustrating." - this is the correct take. Could have saved everyone 20 minutes because this gets EXACTLY to the heart of it.

  • @darthaelris2059
    @darthaelris2059 Місяць тому +4

    Comparing STA to Stop or My Mom will Shoot was hilarious. Though Estelle Getty isn't Stallone's actual mom, one could see how you'd take that as their on screen chemistry throughout the movie would make you think that.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Yes I realized that afterward but wasn't she based on his real mother? Also HOW DID THAT MOVIE GET MADE

  • @jakecrowe3797
    @jakecrowe3797 9 днів тому

    Your humor is amazing. Love your stuff!

  • @nagaenigma
    @nagaenigma Місяць тому +2

    Now we’re looking forward to your vegetable tier list! ❤

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      It won't really be a long video it's just going to be "1. potato 2. ketchup 3. all others"

  • @mariodiaz2114
    @mariodiaz2114 Місяць тому +2

    Bro that intro was fire 🔥💯🙏🏽

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      It took me two years to create it. It's my masterpiece

  • @AceneDean
    @AceneDean Місяць тому +4

    I'm on the block waiting for ICRPG. But not before Knave 2e. 😂

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      Okay lol on the ICRPG but for real should I get Knave 2e. I keep putting it in my DriveThru RPG basket and then taking it out. I've heard people do not like it?

  • @Hybban
    @Hybban Місяць тому +1

    I like the "thiese games are too much, too many options, too overwhelming" and the "These games are too confined, too rigid, too repetitive". It's hard to get the right balance.

  • @FlippinFunFlips
    @FlippinFunFlips Місяць тому

    We have similar desires so I was happy to learn more about a few more titles, especially because our opinions would have been similar. I started a campaign in alone in fear and was literally just explaining the my girlfriend yesterday, "for me, putting all the extra effort into rolling and manually adjusting values is paid off by the expansive and infinite opportunities that come with being able to change the game on a whim and truly become the character. I'd rather play alone against fear as a card based board game or video game." On point!!

  • @KrisSwettKP
    @KrisSwettKP 10 днів тому +1

    Baordless Boardgaming.. Yes!! Totally agree.

  • @Sacred_AoG
    @Sacred_AoG 24 дні тому

    Interesting! Sounds like I need to look into Thousand Empty Light, this is the first I'm hearing of it so I appreciate you bringing attention to it. I also enjoy most of what you have in your "A" Tier, but there are a few there new to me. Vaesen has been on my list to try for a while but maybe it's less of a priority if MAN ALONE has rated it as Mid. Good stuff!

  • @Tampahop
    @Tampahop День тому

    You might either create a new sub genre or add them to this list, but solo miniatures games, like Stargrave and Five Parsecs From Home, are also becoming popular. I mention them because they all seem to be played campaign style with heavy role playing elements.

  • @adub_from_253
    @adub_from_253 26 днів тому

    You have an AMAZING ability to spin up an analogy to perfectly evoke the emotion you’re trying to illustrate. At least it does for me, but I’m old enough to have felt those feelings while using a Viewfinder. LOL seriously tho, thanks for sharing your gift, guess that means I need to check out the KoFi! ETA excuse me, how could I! That’s “buymeacoffee” not “KoFi”, how dare I mix up my platforms?!

  • @DesertDwellerSoloGaming
    @DesertDwellerSoloGaming Місяць тому +2

    Video 28 (I tried multiple times to comment on the last video [27] and my comments wouldn’t go through no matter what I did) of me liking and then commenting on every new upload to tell the viewers that the Man Alone Podcast is absolutely some of that sweet, unhinged audio/vocal-honey.
    Second attempt at posting this comment. UA-cam has me pretty infuriated at this point.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      WTF why is it blocking you!??! This means that our suspicions are TRUE..."they" really don't want people to come listen to the podcast AKA the TRUTH. We are under attack my friend. We are surrounded on all sides. We have to stick together. If you're not with us, then you're against us. Or your busy (Don't want to jump to conclusions)

    • @DesertDwellerSoloGaming
      @DesertDwellerSoloGaming Місяць тому

      Snacks to eat, dolphins to save. Important shit. But since we are here now, I’d like to state that I found and purchased a copy of GODSHARD (Broken Shores before it was Broken Shores), and it is one of my favorite things in the collection now.

  • @AlbertoRodriguez-zb3iu
    @AlbertoRodriguez-zb3iu Місяць тому

    As someone who attempting to write a solo rpg your insight is invaluable, I found myself taking notes.
    Might I suggest you place these games in their own subcategories of solo rpgs, (I believe there's more than 3) I've played some of these games and I always experience something different from each. I've yet to play a solo RPG that "does it all".

  • @jonathandavis4819
    @jonathandavis4819 Місяць тому

    I don't play solo RPGs or own any but I watched the whole video. Fantastic discussions and ruminations. Love it.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      Don't worry no one actually plays, we just read them and then complain about it
      (also happy you came and stop by anytime)

  • @kinglysandus
    @kinglysandus 5 днів тому

    "International symbol of solo role-players" LOL. This is my first time stumbling on your channel. You are funny. I like you.

  • @adub_from_253
    @adub_from_253 26 днів тому

    Paused the video at 8:05 to go join purely because of the waffle backstory. I mean, that’s not the only reason, but it did give me a really good giggle as I pulled out my virtual wallet.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  26 днів тому +1

      @@adub_from_253 it is said that those who take the plunge to join immediately feel power coursing through their veins when they click the button…obviously you are already making good use of the power emojis!!

  • @luffysh
    @luffysh Місяць тому +6

    What are your thoughts on TOR and Strider Mode? Great list! What about Shadowdark? Just susbcribed!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      I am conflicted on TOR and Strider. So I think Strider mode has some good rules, pretty standard for what free league does as far as solo adaptations. But it's actually the One Ring I'm torn on. Sometimes I look at it on my shelf and want to peel it off, other times I'm ambivalent. I do love that it's an IP game that isn't crushed by being part of the movies/books, it sort of takes place in between those other major events so you get more freedom. I'd love to try it again on the channel actually now that you mention it. Will I get to it though? That's the question. I'm very fickle. As far as Shadowdark, I hear good things but am not super tempted by the selling point of "tight OSR." The solo rules she put out are not worth it for those who have solo'd before as they are basically a few basic decision oracles and references to book places. I probably should pick it up, but I also feel like it would be better to wait for her next project and get on top of that rather than doing the 9,000th vid on shadow dark. Then again, like I said, I'm a big fickle baby so maybe I'll buy it tomorrow. Either way, hope you stick around and glad you're here!

    • @luffysh
      @luffysh Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone thank you!

    • @luffysh
      @luffysh Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone thank you for your insights on all of this! What about Forbidden Lands? 😊

  • @trollsmyth
    @trollsmyth Місяць тому

    Thank you very much for making this video. I'm new to the solo thing, and this was a huge help.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Very happy to do it, I fumbled through the start of this in the dark and want others to have a little bit of light.

  • @orkcol
    @orkcol Місяць тому

    This will be my first ever Tier list video i am willing to watch.

  • @SerpC
    @SerpC Місяць тому +2

    Great list! Would be interested to see what you think of the Cloud Empress Solo Protocol rules sometime.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Just watched a video on the base game. That's a mothership module, right? I'm so curious about it the aesthetic seems so different from mothership but the art looks awesome.

    • @SerpC
      @SerpC Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone Yes, although it's so expansive you might call it a mothership hack rather than module. The Solo Protocol for it is interesting (at least to me) in that it supports emulating the party instead of the GM like most solo rules do. I want to try it to practice my GMing skills.

  • @tednovy7762
    @tednovy7762 14 днів тому

    I just ran across your channel and it's hilarious! I am going to check out your other stuff.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  12 днів тому +1

      I like to keep myself entertained during videos, glad you enjoy the content and glad you're here!!

  • @FMD-FullMetalDragon
    @FMD-FullMetalDragon Місяць тому

    Some of these look really cool. This is a great video. Thank you.

  • @corybanticfire
    @corybanticfire Місяць тому

    I think the appeal of Ironsworn Starforged is that you can invent your own setting or hack existing settings. Setting up the World Truths, you could create anything or pick from the list. Vows and developing connections are what drive the story forward.

  • @agrayday7816
    @agrayday7816 Місяць тому

    great vid and appreciate your work here, very helpful.

  • @kuro5hin08
    @kuro5hin08 26 днів тому

    Dead belt art work is Neo-Traditional tattoo. VERY very common among sailors, even to this day. That was a very intentional design choice

  • @doomswell
    @doomswell Місяць тому +4

    Video starts at 9:20 for anyone who hasn't watched yet.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      @@doomswell video starts at 0:00 for anyone who wants to roll with my posse

  • @Grodnark
    @Grodnark Місяць тому +1

    I actually like Four Against Darkness, but it really doesn't seem like it belongs on this list. There definitely is a genre of games like this, Solo Dungeon Crawlers: Four Against Darkness, Dark Fort, Basilisk!, The Black City, Twelve Years, Dungeon Solitaire, and others, but they have more in common with Gamebooks or Roll & Write games (or boardgames like you said) than they do with "proper" RPGs. They're almost pure mechanics, but with no to very little story/narrative (though there are expansions that add more story to it). It would fit better in an video about solo gaming in general than alongside solo RPGs.

    • @1AngelAlita
      @1AngelAlita 6 днів тому

      I agree, Four Against Darkenss is not an RPG. Same as D100 Dungeon I think.

  • @dirkvoltaar
    @dirkvoltaar Місяць тому +4

    Wait! Is Charles Barkley not in the Hall of Fame?
    Hang on, let me just check…
    Okay, he was inducted in 2006! Phew!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Oh believe me if he wasn't in the HOF this channel wouldn't exist bc I would be protesting the NBA commish full time. But I was trying to think of someone who was shockingly left out and all that could come to mind is Pete Rose. Don't know how dated that reference would be. Who else? Frank Thomas got in a few years ago...hmm...let me do some digging

  • @ElShowDeJason
    @ElShowDeJason Місяць тому +1

    Tomatoes are fruit….
    Along with Cucumbers, Squashes/Pumpkins of all sorts. All peppers including bell peppers and spicy peppers.
    Avocados.
    Coconuts.

  • @MFDOOOOM
    @MFDOOOOM Місяць тому +2

    Lets goo

  • @the_Mike_d
    @the_Mike_d Місяць тому

    Skeletons was also one of my first purchases in the solo RPG realm and after I acquired a copy, I quickly read through everything and said, "I don't get it." I am hoping you are able to create a dedicated video on journal-style RPGs as they seem to be all the rage (and I still don't get it).

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      I cannot promise I will unlock it for you, but I might be able to give you a better idea of why you don't...I'll say no more lest the JRPGM (journaling RPG mafia) comes after me

  • @MrRudyRiot
    @MrRudyRiot Місяць тому

    You nailed my Starforged exp to a tee. Loved the session 0 world setup stuff and then just never had the push to keep going. Thats on me, but the whole setup process was kinda draining. I do plan on pushing thru someday and actually playing.

    • @SkittleBombs
      @SkittleBombs Місяць тому +1

      Try co -op it can help the blank page syndrome

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      It's like spending a year building a model airplane and then going on a hill to fly it and your hand starts shaking bc you're like, "I'm gonna break this thing and it took me forever to build it." I think maybe there should be less setup on the front end, have some of the generation of gameplay elements generated as you play so that you can build out the world more and more over time.

    • @MrRudyRiot
      @MrRudyRiot Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone That's a great analogy, lol. In vanilla group-rpgs, I kinda dig the light character creation with in-play fleshing out of stats and details. Sometimes its refreshing to start playing with a blank character and figuring shit out as you go.

  • @AceneDean
    @AceneDean Місяць тому +3

    I have a comment to make! I just made it! 🎉

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      you did so well and I'm very proud of you.

  • @pedrorivero5209
    @pedrorivero5209 Місяць тому +1

    Have you tried Mutant Year Solo? It's on drivethrough & I think it's designed by the dude who wrote the official solo supplement for Forbidden Lands.

  • @GoodBread
    @GoodBread 4 дні тому

    Never played a solo RPG. Maybe I should try it. 😅

  • @mrjspancakehouse
    @mrjspancakehouse Місяць тому

    would love to see you try out and rank The One Ring

  • @michaelhill6453
    @michaelhill6453 19 днів тому

    Damnit. I confess I ran an eye down the play list and didn't see it.

  • @N8ThaGr8r
    @N8ThaGr8r Місяць тому

    Whoop whoop!
    Next round ya gotta check out Mythenders and FATE

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      Oh man I have been DREADING fate...I read through the engine VERY early after it came out and was like "huh?" And then as time went on I am even more confused, not by the rules (which I think I might better be able to digest now than those years ago), but because it is the most polarizing system. Either people are like "greatest system ever, cannot be better than fate" or "system sucks and playing it is for wienie whistles". I don't want to be a weenie whistle but WHAT IF THAT IS MY TRUE NATURE???

    • @N8ThaGr8r
      @N8ThaGr8r Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone
      Aw theres nothing to dread, ive just recently got into Fate and have been loving the game, they even have a solo engine to run the system, ya at first i found the rules were so simple they seemed complicated lol.
      I find that some of the people who seem not to like it are power/tactic gamers that tend to come from DnD/Pathfinder, as its more of a narrative game that supports players taking control of the story.
      Also it depends on which fate you use, i like Core rules, but Accelerated makes for good one shots

  • @EdRivis
    @EdRivis Місяць тому

    Great vid thanks :)

  • @orkcol
    @orkcol Місяць тому

    oh i have an idea, my next solo game will be in a system you have at the tippy top. yes, thats what ill do, and ill start playing it tonight if possible.

  • @BeeeBeee123
    @BeeeBeee123 Місяць тому +3

    Fruit by the Foot is cool. Man Alone is cooler.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      Fruit by the Foot is best eaten whole as a circular clump so as to demonstrate your dominance over the snack!!!

  • @LordDestrus
    @LordDestrus 2 дні тому

    Hey im new around here, is your channel about solo rpgs? You got any recommendations for me to get started? 😉
    Jk jk!
    I havent started any solo adventures but i recently purchased Notorious/Outsiders and 1000yo Vampire to start myself out. I am absolutely embracing my inner 13 year old and bought Outsiders for the cool visual archetypes. Im ready to be a hardscrabbled mandalorian! 😂
    But seriously, thank you for the video. It was a fun listen.

  • @cheese4cheese303
    @cheese4cheese303 26 днів тому

    I can't believe you forgot.

  • @graceggale
    @graceggale 27 днів тому

    i feel like u are my type of guy, a guy i like when i think abt that guy in my head

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  27 днів тому

      I feel the same way about myself!!!!!

  • @Loitss
    @Loitss Місяць тому

    International logo of Solo Players 😂

  • @bleed4glory10
    @bleed4glory10 Місяць тому

    Tier List (I had added links but I guess it's not allowed)
    Man Alone Hall of Fame
    Thousand Empty Light
    Loved Playing, Will Play Again
    Starforged
    Scarlet Heroes
    Solitary Defilement
    Dragonbane
    Fallen
    Broken Cask
    Broken Shores
    Across A Thousand Dead Worlds
    Under Ashen Skies
    Liked it, need to give it another spin
    Notorious
    Runecairn Wardensaga
    Vaesen
    Was fine, prob won’t play again
    Four Against Darkness
    Star Trek Adventures: Captain’s Log
    Colostle
    Deadbelt
    Ker Nethalas
    No Thanks
    The Skeletons
    Thousand Year Old Vampire

  • @gorryman
    @gorryman Місяць тому +2

    YAY

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      YOY

    • @gorryman
      @gorryman Місяць тому

      @@amanisalone just ordered Mothership box and thousand empty light got the mother for the light basically

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      @@gorryman I think you will be happy about T.E.L. and also with the boxset overall - really nice set. I also picked up a new solo module that I am looking forward to getting - around 80 pages! Will likely do a review on that if it's good: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/447203/Station-Xeno-A-MOTHERSHIP-1E-Module

  • @megloton
    @megloton 21 день тому

    Mork Folio is amazing for Solitary Defilment if you solo play Mork Bork. Also can you clarify, that you can solo play Mothership with that 1000 empty Light? An is Mothership worth buying if you are a solo player? Thanks

  • @CristianoTavaresMisticspell
    @CristianoTavaresMisticspell Місяць тому +1

    Thumbs up. :)

  • @ericdollarhyde3296
    @ericdollarhyde3296 17 днів тому

    I dont play 4ad anymore and all it needed was a charisma stat!! 😪 thats all!! I spent sooo much money on it and i never got a system that just allowed for npc interaction 😢..i was gonna make my own mechanics but then i just gave up and moved on...maybe ill come back to it at some point

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  16 днів тому

      that actually sounds like a great hack and one that would make the game so much more textured! I bet if you made a five page supplement for this and uploaded it on a DriveThruRPG account, you'd make some scratch

  • @IAcePTI
    @IAcePTI Місяць тому +3

    No Riftbreakers? Shame on u XD

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      No it's in the after-credit scene. At the end of the video you have to wait two weeks and then it comes on.

  • @wanderlking8634
    @wanderlking8634 Місяць тому +1

    I bet it is lonely at the top of the solo rpg tier list.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      yeah but secretly there is one higher category called "the DIAMOND Hall of Fame" that I didn't even release because you have to be prestigious to even hear about it.

  • @PanicSatanic
    @PanicSatanic 7 днів тому

    Never watched this channel in my life, and right off the bat, first thing, is like 7 minutes of asking me for money? 😅
    I always support creators I engage with, but.. I haven't gotten a chance to engage yet! Consider putting it at the end of the video. Put a 5 second thing at the beginning.
    Or whatever, it's your channel

  • @PsiRedEye22
    @PsiRedEye22 15 днів тому

    What would I need to play Starforged solo? The website has a core rulebook, asset deck, reference guide, and a bunch of other things. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  12 днів тому

      The algorithm is like a fart:
      There's no clever analogy, the sentence just stops there.

  • @s3xedmanthunder192
    @s3xedmanthunder192 Місяць тому +1

    HOW DARE YOU LIKE TOMATOES!! YOU FORGOT WE ALL KNOW IT IS A FRUIT!

    • @wanderlking8634
      @wanderlking8634 Місяць тому +1

      I mean that is a real valid criticism. We aren't saying you don't like what you like. We are saying that on a list of your favorite vegetables, tomatoes don't fit the scientific definition. However they do fit the common usage definition so maybe that is alright.

    • @s3xedmanthunder192
      @s3xedmanthunder192 Місяць тому +1

      @@wanderlking8634 sometimes when a wrench needs throwing... 😉

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +2

      IF IT'S A FRUIT THEN WHY ISN'T IT FUN TO EAT. HUH? LIKE STRAWBERRIES. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A VEGGGGGGIE

  • @mercuriusaulicus
    @mercuriusaulicus Місяць тому

    Just joined for that badge.

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      The secret I didn't tell anyone (because I want it to happen organically) is that only people with IQs over 160 will be called to get the badge. I set it up this way through subliminal messaging so that only geniuses and fashion models will actually hear the pitch.

    • @mercuriusaulicus
      @mercuriusaulicus Місяць тому

      Well, I ain't a fashion model...

  • @cextheartist
    @cextheartist 6 днів тому

    aah so this are the full games right? like no gm emulators right. So. Dude, there is a bunch of work in portuguese that would fit there so nice! a lot of pro material I mean.

  • @TortugaDMStudios
    @TortugaDMStudios Місяць тому

    The infinite notification bubble IS THE WORST!

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      It shouldn't be allowed. It should be something that has to be answered to in the highest courts in the land. It's a form of torture and we should have moved beyond that as a people.

    • @TortugaDMStudios
      @TortugaDMStudios Місяць тому

      I have never read a truer statement. I will uninstall almost any app or program that has notification bubbles that will not disappear. That's how much I hate them.

  • @FaptainCalcon750
    @FaptainCalcon750 Місяць тому +1

    Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaa booooooooiiiii

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      lol love that UA-cam offered an option to "Translate this comment to English" and then I clicked on that and it translated it to "Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" HAHAHAHA you have to try it I'm not kidding

  • @hgrablewski
    @hgrablewski 14 днів тому

    Posting this comment a year from the future: this video sucks! Also, the content is all waffle!

  • @druidichabit9181
    @druidichabit9181 Місяць тому

    WOOOOOHOOOOO #1 baybeeeee

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      Why are you and I always up at the same times. We have issues. No one should be awake at the time this video was posted.

  • @daivdsmith3746
    @daivdsmith3746 Місяць тому

    -Hey you can't like tomatoes. I don't like them!-

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому

      UA-cam Security (points to you) this is the one...get rid of them.

  • @TheWintersoldier84
    @TheWintersoldier84 Місяць тому +1

    I hate tomatoes...

    • @amanisalone
      @amanisalone  Місяць тому +1

      I've never trusted anyone who didn't...