Video Games Genres Part III

RPG (Role Playing Game)

 The RPG genre  is direct descendant of hybrid action-adventure genre. Like the adventure genre, RPG is characterized by a well developed story and high quality, but there are also puzzles and action elements of the genre, such as violence and fighting. What distinguishes him from his descendant  action-adventure hybrid, is an advanced evolution of the character:the character gains experience after battles or  targets, which is then used in the development of certain skills of various types. In an RPG,ther are present the so-called quests, missions received from other characters that have different goals and different ways of solving that result usually with a reward :money, items or experience. It is also important to know that most RPGs are placed in medieval fantasy worlds, but this is not a criterion that characterizes the genre.

 

• Strategy RPG

These games incorporate strategic play as an alternative to traditional play.Like in traditional ones, the player controls a party, fights the enemy but the difference is that there is a strategic tactic  present. Example: Last III: Exodus

• Action RPG
Each player controls a character in real time, putting the highlight on action.A common challenge in these RPGs is to include content beyond killing enemies.With the large number of items that must be collected ,sites, locations and samples that are found in this game,it can be difficult to create depth needed to give players a unique experience tailored to the beliefs, choices and actions. .Example: Diablo, The Legend of Zelda, Sacred,: Dragon Slayer series.

 

• Roguelike

It is a 2D dungeon crawl with a high emphasis on developing the disorder and static character .These types of games borrow elements from the game Rogue.

• Massively Multiplayer Online RPG (MMORPG)

There are just like traditional RPGs, the only difference is that they incorporate hundreds of players that  interact with one another in real time.