OpenEuphoria

Re: FrostRPG

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Jul 13, 2004
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cklester wrote:
> 
> What is an "RPG?" I know it means "role-playing game," but when
> it comes to a computer RPG, what exactly does it involve?

The player pretends to be one (or more) of the characters in the game.

> What are required elements?

* There must be a role to play.
* Freedom to influence the progress of the story.

> What are optional elements?

Everything else.

> What are examples of current games that qualify as RPGs,

MUD. Dungeons and Dragons. There is no storyline. The players make it
up as they go. It can be never-ending.

> almost qualify as RPGs

The Twins of Whyrr (a game I wrote many many years ago).
There is a plot and a definite ending, but how it progresses
is up to the player.

> are branches of RPGs

Halo. The storyline is fixed but within it you have a lot of freedom about
how to progress through each chapter.

>, etc...?

Monopoly. There is no story but you still get to act out a fantasy. 

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia