General News - Why are RPGs so hard to classify?
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Ahahahahahahaha. That was a funny read (and somewhat sad too) and remind me of a discussion we had in the 2015 awards thread here.
A the nostalgia from the Daggerfall character creator screen. When I think that fitted on a 600x480 screen. You don't see that amount of details in games today.
And for once, I say read the comment section.
A the nostalgia from the Daggerfall character creator screen. When I think that fitted on a 600x480 screen. You don't see that amount of details in games today.
And for once, I say read the comment section.
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That was an interesting read. I wonder if the way forward is to simply abandon the term rpg altogether and use more gameplay particular descriptions to describe a game. ie. Diablo is a hack n'slash action game with stats.
It stops being an RPG for me at the Batman Arkham example. I'm in the side (dice-rollers) that thinks the most defining aspect of an RPG is that it's the character's abilities (and not mine) what determines the success or failure of an action. If my character is bad at shooting, but I'm an expert FPS player, my character should fail at shooting.
To me playing an RPG first and foremost means that I can let my character do whatever I want. Explore, fight, talk, trade, play, dress. In other genres where you play a role as well (sports, strategy, simulation, shooter etc.) the possible actions are a lot more limited.
To make it a good RPG I need immersion, which is achieved by the aforementioned freedom as well, but also by good story/plot, customization, skilling etc.
And yes, I like it best if my character's skills determine success instead of my own abilities.
To make it a good RPG I need immersion, which is achieved by the aforementioned freedom as well, but also by good story/plot, customization, skilling etc.
And yes, I like it best if my character's skills determine success instead of my own abilities.