Difference between revisions of "Role Playing Game"
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| − | Today the term mostly refer to PC games or video games where a player is in control of one or more characters, who over time grows stronger, and find better equipment to defeat stronger enemies. It's rarely much to do with actual "role playing" any more. | + | ==RPG in PC & Video Games== |
| + | Today the term mostly refer to PC games or video games where a player is in control of one or more characters, who over time grows stronger through "[[experience]]" gains, increases in [[skill]]s and find better [[item|equipment]] to defeat stronger enemies. It's rarely much to do with actual "role playing" any more. | ||
| + | While there are some games who are more closely related to "traditional" roleplaying, like Baldur's Gate, and many other games by Bioware, these are now usually called Computr Roleplaying Games, or "CRPGs". | ||
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| + | ==The Diablo RPG Variant== | ||
The [[Diablo games]] are classified as "[[Action Role Playing Game|Action RPGs]]", and has an even thinner slice of character improvement and management, and further focus on killing [[monster]]s. More action and less management has proven to be very popular. | The [[Diablo games]] are classified as "[[Action Role Playing Game|Action RPGs]]", and has an even thinner slice of character improvement and management, and further focus on killing [[monster]]s. More action and less management has proven to be very popular. | ||
| − | Despite | + | ==Diablo Roleplaying Game== |
| + | Despite the fact Diablo is more of an "ARPG", there is a traditional [[Diablo pen and paper RPG]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:44, 10 January 2010
Role Playing Games or RPGs as they are also called used to be the description of pen and paper games played in many young boys' basements, killing imaginary monsters with imaginary swords and spells.
RPG in PC & Video Games
Today the term mostly refer to PC games or video games where a player is in control of one or more characters, who over time grows stronger through "experience" gains, increases in skills and find better equipment to defeat stronger enemies. It's rarely much to do with actual "role playing" any more.
While there are some games who are more closely related to "traditional" roleplaying, like Baldur's Gate, and many other games by Bioware, these are now usually called Computr Roleplaying Games, or "CRPGs".
The Diablo RPG Variant
The Diablo games are classified as "Action RPGs", and has an even thinner slice of character improvement and management, and further focus on killing monsters. More action and less management has proven to be very popular.
Diablo Roleplaying Game
Despite the fact Diablo is more of an "ARPG", there is a traditional Diablo pen and paper RPG.
