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Topic | What RPG made you like the genre |
RetuenOfDevsman 04/25/24 8:10:30 AM #79: | andri_g posted...
Guy, Zelda is an Action RPG.Zelda 1 took after Adventure, the 2600 game that combined the action and adventure genres. Action being the genre in which you fight/avoid stuff in real time, and adventure being the genre all about finding items to get past obstacles. A typical action game for 2600 might be Aquaventure: https://youtu.be/WhG4C8XIXzA?si=_p3fcYNOqFDT3SG6 And a typical Adventure might be Swordquest: https://youtu.be/9uS36IYKbpY?si=GyzdWqiIPUzVICfm And as the combination of the two, Adventure: https://youtu.be/LQZDRELOqoI?si=hsGblAYbIZwJ3hTc The fact that both RPGs and action adventures have things like NPCs and upgradeable stats is largely by coincidence. RPGs get them from their tabletop origins, while AAs get the pickups because, well, it's an item you pick up that helps you with action gameplay. Just like the square guy in Adventure picks up the sword in order to fight the dragon (yes, that arrow is supposed to be a sword), except you don't have to put it down. And the NPCs are just well-polished means of giving the player direction on where to do/what to do and story stuff. --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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