I was looking in all flesh must be eaten and then I say a couple of comments about the rules and the system not being that good, so I came over here as it says it uses the Unisystem. What's up with this system?

I am pretty new to the Unisystem, having just gotten into All Flesh Must Be Eaten, and have never played any of the other games based on this system previously. I keep hearing people making a distinction between Unisystem from AFMBE and the Cinematic system version found in Buffy/Angel. Can anyone please compare/contrast these 2 and tell me what their similarities and differences are?

I am very interested in knowing. I am extremely interested in starting a dark vampire romantic RPG based on Forever Knight, one of my favorite all-time shows and was thinking that a more cinematic version of Unisystem might be great for this. Thanks in advance!

Basically, Cinematic has fewer skills that are more general in nature; 16 total skills, if I recall, compared to the more specific set in AFMBE/Witchcraft/Armageddon. Also, as stated above, damages for attacks in Cinematic are set to the average number that the dice would give you if you rolled the damage in Classic Unisystem. Also, Cinematic introduces the concept of Drama Points; a number of points a player can spend to add bonuses to attempted actions, cut the damage they've taken in half, or even simply bribe the GM to give them a lucky break. All told, Cinematic Unisystem is the simpler version that tries to emulate movies and TV.

Heroes are larger than life and capable of amazing feats. Classic Unisystem is more grounded in reality and provides an edgier, grittier game with more realistic protagonists. Which is better for your campaign really depends on the level of realism you're shooting for. If you do go for Cinematic, I'd suggest the Angel core rulebook for a Forever Knight style game. Angel is a bit darker and has rules for organizations, both NPC and PC. Buffy Revised is the same ruleset, but has a more teenage tone and more detailed magic rules.

Army of Darkness, like the movie, is a bit more comedic but has mass combat rules. Of those selections, my guess is Angel fits the tone and details needed for what you're looking for.