Role-playing games form a loosely defined and constantly redefined genre with origins in pen-and-paper games like Dungeons & Dragons.
In 1986, Chunsoft created the NES title Dragon Quest, regarded as the template for most console role-playing games released since then.
BlogTiled Dragon Quest X Online: Awakening of the Five Tribes, it will debut in 2012 for the Wii and the Wii U. Read on
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On August 4th thru the 7th, QuakeCon 2011 kicked off with its usual flare. While there wasn't as many booths as there were in previous years, there was still a lot to see and do. Bethesda once took over hosting duties and things quickly got under way. I was there for the event and the following is what I saw and experience.
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The game in question is Super PSTW and can be found on Newgrounds
There's no more room left for imagination in most modern RPGs. In the 8-bit era, the memory limitations of the cartridge format and the means of expression were very limited for developers, but that left more room for players to deduce and imagine. It's important to provide a tried and tested experience, but it's equally important to betray these expectations in a way that feels good to players.
Well, before I address the main point I just want to take a slightly more controversial route: You can put a 'J' in front of it, but it's not an RPG. You don't make any choices, you don't create a character, you don't live your character... I don't know what those are - adventure games maybe? But they're not RPG's.
