RE: FrostRPG
- Posted by "Brandon Dennis" <bdennis at shreve-lib.org> Jul 14, 2004
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I would think that Monopoly is stretching the concept of Role Playing Game. In that case, 80% of games can be RPGs but if you wrote a game similar to Monopoly and promoted it as a RPG, people would be potentially dismayed. I think the basic elements of an RPG are statistics (in combat systems, obstacles, and character development), some sort of quests (or group thereof) that focus on an arcing storyline to engage the players, and a sense of immersion in dialog options and interaction with the world. For example, Dungeon Siege is a Diablo-like action game which has almost everything above and is even a specific fantasy setting (the stereotypical RPG), however, it was attacked a bit (as was Diablo) for "dumbing down" the RPG element into a much more action-oriented exposition. Some examples of quality RPGs (in my opinion): Baldur's Gate 2 (one of the best) The Ultima Series (Ultima VI set a new level in the cRPG field) The Bard's Tale Series Morrowind (successor to Daggerfall / TES: Arena) The Final Fantasy Series (although I'm no fan) Legacy of the Ancients Roguelike games (Moria, NetHack, Angband, etc.) And, of course, you could substitute the popular fantasy setting with Sci-Fi (Like Ultima's Martian Dreams) or whatever. Or combine them like Arcanum (Magick and Steamworks) did so well. You can find plenty of great examples on Home of the Underdogs (http://www.the-underdogs.org) Of course, I really know very little. I'm just a huge fan of the genre. Brandon -----Original Message----- From: cklester [mailto:guest at RapidEuphoria.com] Sent: Wed 7/14/2004 7:20 AM To: EUforum at topica.com Cc: Subject: Re: FrostRPG posted by: cklester <cklester at yahoo.com> Derek Parnell wrote: > > 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. Maxx Payne wouldn't qualify, though, right? Doesn't an RPG imply or require the advancement of said characters in measured stats? So, what genre is Maxx Payne? Or even Grand Theft Auto? > > What are required elements? > > * There must be a role to play. > * Freedom to influence the progress of the story. Stats? "Experience points" or "Character development points?" > > 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. within which are many finite missions...? > > 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. heh. What language? Can we at least see some screenshots?! :) > > 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. Okay, so this must be where Maxx Payne comes in. -=ck "Programming in a state of EUPHORIA." begin 666 winmail.dat M>)\^(A8-`0:0" `$```````!``$``0>0!@`(````Y 0```````#H``$(@ <` M& ```$E032Y-:6-R;W-O9G0 at 36%I;"Y.;W1E`#$(`0V ! `"`````@`"``$$ M@ $`#0```%)%.B!&<F]S=%)01P#H`P$%@ ,`# at ```-0'!P`.`` at `. `1``,` M1 $!(( #``X```#4!P<`#@`(`#@`$0`#`$0!`0F `0`A````,$)",#1$-4(V M139$044T1C at X0T,U-#(Q0D9".3E%,$4`@ <!`Y &`, 9```V`````P`V```` M``! `#D`(C/05:IIQ $>`#T``0````4```!213H at ``````(!1P`!````.0`` M`&,]=7,[83T@.W ]4VAR979E($UE;6]R:6%L(#ML/5--3"U-04E,+3 T,#<Q M-#$S-38Q-UHM-C@V`````!X`20`!````#0```%)E.B!&<F]S=%)01P````! 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