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Hello and welcome to this short little article. Today I shall be discussing the difference between your traditional RPGs and your more modern Computer RPGs.
Traditional RPG
Out of the two types of RPG I shall be discussing, this is definitely the less popular of the two. Traditional RPG tends to focus more on character development and storyline. A good example of a traditional RPG is the widely famous Dungeons & Dragons. The significant features of this RPG is that there is a heavy focus on character development and large amounts of setting development and lore development.
The aim is simply to grow your character, to make them stronger, to go on epic adventures, to slay giant beasts, to save beautiful princesses from ravaging monsters and sometimes to save beautiful monsters from ravaging princesses.
In the traditional RPG, the rules are much more strict in order to keep the experience as realistic as possible. You will find that not all your arrow shots will hit, that you will not always deal a killing blow with your sword, that you will not always be able to stay silent and stealthy. The fact that the rules are quite strict and extremely detailed is often the deterrent from Traditional RPG games. Often new players to these RPGs will find their experience unsatisfying because their heroes are not as over-powered as they would like them to be.
Traditional RPG has a greater emphasis on free will though. It is up to you to decide how your character will react to events. It is not pre-written into the story line. If a troll blocks your path, you could maybe convince it to move if persuasion is your forte , you could try to sneak around it, you could fight it. It is entirely up to you.
Computer RPG
When I refer to the Computer RPG, I am, in most, referring to the typical ARPG (Action Role-playing Game) such as The Elder Scrolls series, the Mass Effect trilogy or any of the Fallout games. These games are highly popular because they are:
1. Powered by computers
2. Require only an installation or a disc to start playing
3. Are "open world" (not referring to all but a majority of CRPGs these days are) and;
4. have a heavy focus on combat
These games are highly satisfying, who doesn't like cutting the head off your enemies? They look good, they make you feel good but what do you get out of it?
In order to not sound biased CRPGs are very fun and enjoyable. You can spend hours playing them, a majority are online so you can play with your friends. The newer titles have amazing graphical capability and increasingly realistic physics. What more do you want in a game?
A majority of these games do have character development and good storyline but free will is greatly reduced in these games. You must follow the predetermined storyline. It is not up to you to create your own destiny, you just have to follow the course of the story.
Where Does Minecraft Fit?
Minecraft is most definitely a type of CRPG. However, Minecraft does not follow a strict story line. Sure, there are some goals like conquering The End and a few others but in general Minecraft is a true Open World RPG.
"But why is Minecraft an RPG?" you might ask. A roleplaying game is a game where you play as a character within a setting. In Minecraft, you play as the character of a survivor in a strange land. You interact with the world and various other characters, such as Spiders or Villagers. In this sense, Minecraft is an RPG.
To summarise
Traditional RPG and the modern Computer RPG both have their good points and their bad points. They both have different play style that covers the player's needs in the game. While Traditional RPG is less popular, it can be as equally satisfying as Computer RPG. Of course there are always exceptions to both of the above analysis's, and you can find those great Computer RPGs that have all the qualities of a traditional RPG.
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This article is based on my experience and opinions of the two types of RPG. If you have anything that might help me to improve in future articles, feel free to leave a comment
Traditional RPG
Out of the two types of RPG I shall be discussing, this is definitely the less popular of the two. Traditional RPG tends to focus more on character development and storyline. A good example of a traditional RPG is the widely famous Dungeons & Dragons. The significant features of this RPG is that there is a heavy focus on character development and large amounts of setting development and lore development.
The aim is simply to grow your character, to make them stronger, to go on epic adventures, to slay giant beasts, to save beautiful princesses from ravaging monsters and sometimes to save beautiful monsters from ravaging princesses.
In the traditional RPG, the rules are much more strict in order to keep the experience as realistic as possible. You will find that not all your arrow shots will hit, that you will not always deal a killing blow with your sword, that you will not always be able to stay silent and stealthy. The fact that the rules are quite strict and extremely detailed is often the deterrent from Traditional RPG games. Often new players to these RPGs will find their experience unsatisfying because their heroes are not as over-powered as they would like them to be.
Traditional RPG has a greater emphasis on free will though. It is up to you to decide how your character will react to events. It is not pre-written into the story line. If a troll blocks your path, you could maybe convince it to move if persuasion is your forte , you could try to sneak around it, you could fight it. It is entirely up to you.
Computer RPG
When I refer to the Computer RPG, I am, in most, referring to the typical ARPG (Action Role-playing Game) such as The Elder Scrolls series, the Mass Effect trilogy or any of the Fallout games. These games are highly popular because they are:
1. Powered by computers
2. Require only an installation or a disc to start playing
3. Are "open world" (not referring to all but a majority of CRPGs these days are) and;
4. have a heavy focus on combat
These games are highly satisfying, who doesn't like cutting the head off your enemies? They look good, they make you feel good but what do you get out of it?
In order to not sound biased CRPGs are very fun and enjoyable. You can spend hours playing them, a majority are online so you can play with your friends. The newer titles have amazing graphical capability and increasingly realistic physics. What more do you want in a game?
A majority of these games do have character development and good storyline but free will is greatly reduced in these games. You must follow the predetermined storyline. It is not up to you to create your own destiny, you just have to follow the course of the story.
Where Does Minecraft Fit?
Minecraft is most definitely a type of CRPG. However, Minecraft does not follow a strict story line. Sure, there are some goals like conquering The End and a few others but in general Minecraft is a true Open World RPG.
"But why is Minecraft an RPG?" you might ask. A roleplaying game is a game where you play as a character within a setting. In Minecraft, you play as the character of a survivor in a strange land. You interact with the world and various other characters, such as Spiders or Villagers. In this sense, Minecraft is an RPG.
To summarise
Traditional RPG and the modern Computer RPG both have their good points and their bad points. They both have different play style that covers the player's needs in the game. While Traditional RPG is less popular, it can be as equally satisfying as Computer RPG. Of course there are always exceptions to both of the above analysis's, and you can find those great Computer RPGs that have all the qualities of a traditional RPG.
Leave a diamond if you liked this little article!
This article is based on my experience and opinions of the two types of RPG. If you have anything that might help me to improve in future articles, feel free to leave a comment
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I'm sorry, no it's not.
Minecraft is not an CRPG because it lacks one of the necessary fundamentals. That fundamental is having a story. What story can you get out of Minecraft? Barely anything, if not, nothing. The game tells you nothing. You argued that it was an role-playing game because you articulated the literal meaning of a word. Doing such with other words negates opportunity, abstract thinking, and in certain instances, people from being credited. The literal definition of warrior is "someone who engages in the act of warfare"; wouldn't saying so negate people like Martin Luther King Jr. from being called a warrior because they didn't have a risk to their immediate life?
Another point is using the word role. A role in a game (not things like Gankers, Nukers, Carries, or Supports), has to do with the story. Every single person in Fallout is a role. A role that you may not play, but they all have a role in the story. Even things like resident NPCs have a role of being apart of their town and that contributes to the town having more notoriety, thus meaning that the town is apart of the story.
"Minecraft is most definitely a type of CRPG"
No, it isn't.
It's a (mostly) sandbox survival game.
Which one would they categorize in, or would they just be considered as a whole different class of RPG games?
Thanks for the comment!