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What are cRPGs?

Discussion in 'Playground' started by DragonRider SkyWard, Oct 22, 2001.

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    DragonRider SkyWard, Oct 22, 2001
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    Computer RPGs like BG1, BG2, Arcanum etc.
     
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    normally these games are just called RPG's. BG, BG2, etc ARE RPG's. But with the terms cRPG and RPG, we make a difference between RPG's that are played on computer, and non-computer-rpg's like D&D.

    It is good to use cRPG, for with RPG's on the computer, RolePlaying is a limited thing, so there is a great difference between RPG's and cRPG's.
     
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    [​IMG] That Was a clever observation Headbanger :p

    Computer RolePlaying Games. Are just computer games where you take a role. Simple eh? :1eye:
     
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    Thee are two major types of cRPGs: some of them based on pen and paper RPGs, for example Baldurs Gate, Icewind dale, and the others rule-system is entirely created by it's creators, for example Arcanum, Betrayal at Krondor.
     
    Alyr Arkhon, Oct 23, 2001
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    And there are games that are called RPG's, but definetly aren't, like Diablo2, :)
     
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    [​IMG] Then there are the linear japanese RPG's like most of the Final Fantasies.
     
    Frog, Oct 28, 2001
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