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Re: Lego RPG DraK'en.
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Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:56:51 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> I'm sorry for this digression but as a compartmentalized dork, I take my
> categorization somewhat seriously. I really resent that the computer
> gaming industry has diluted the meaning of RPG (I have yet to see any
> computer game which I would put in the same category of game as Dungeons
> and Dragons, or Vampire, or any of the other traditional RPGs). That is
> not to say that these computer games are bad (many of them are darned
> good games in their own right, but they are their own category [I can
> somewhat accept the term "computer role playing game", I really like the
> term, interractive fiction, many people have adopted for games which
> trace their roots to Adventure (aka Colossal Cave) and Zork]).
I think you have gone on to do precisely what you decry: blurring
definitions. RPG is not really diluted by computer versions inasmuch as
they are usually referred to as CRPG (Computer RPG). CRPG carries a host of
implied differences from traditional live RPGs. But CRPGs are *not* the
same as "Adventure" games. Adventure games derive from the sources you note
above, but they are not CRPGs, which derive originally from D&D. Adventure
games have transformed from simple text games, to illustrated games, to
animated games, but the essential interaction is the same: it's about
puzzle-solving with little or no combat. A CRPG will feature chance-based
conflict, character stats, and character progression.
The line is blurred from game to game, but usually it is fairly clear that a
game is an "Adventure" game with some combat tacked on, or a CRPG with a lot
of adventure elements. Diablo takes CRPG more to the action side and away
from the adventure side. Interractive Fiction is more an alternative term
to "Adventure", and indeed, a better it is a better term.
Bruce
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| (...) Yea, I guess I was being somewhat careless. I agree, there is a difference between IF and CRPG (though in my opinion, less than the difference between CRPG and traditional RPG). One problem I have though is that while people in the know refer (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Lego RPG DraK'en.
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| (...) the rules, I would not really call this an RPG. While any game (including Monopoly) could be considered a "role playing game", in the (non-computer) gaming industry, the term RPG has traditionally reffered to a game style where players (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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