Analysis:
Role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which players play the roles of one or several players in a virtual world in a specific scene. Characters have different abilities according to different game plots and statistical data (such as health, mana, strength, sensitivity, intelligence, etc.). ), and these properties will change according to the rules of the game.
Various RPGs
At present, RPG games can be divided into:
Table role-playing game (TRPG).
Personal computer stand-alone role-playing game.
Personal computer online role-playing game.
Roving instrument role-playing game.
Large-scale network role-playing game.
According to the game style, it can be divided into: (mainly the difference between computer and musical instrument)
Europe and America RPG
japanese rpg
China RPG
[Edit] Game Mode Classification
[Editor] Table role-playing game
Desktop role-playing game (TRPG) can be said to be the originator of various RPG games. With a set of game rules and story scripts, three or five friends will play role-playing games on the table, which is the origin of the name "desktop". TRPG is a bit like acting. Players play the role of an actor and play the game with fixed game rules and story background. For example, you can play a noble knight in medieval Europe as the background of the story, and your friend plays a gangster all day according to his personality, so a role-playing game is launched.
There are many kinds of systems in the TRPG market, the most famous of which are:
Dungeons and Dragons (D&; D) test.
Universal unbounded role-playing system (GURPS).
One Sword World RPG (the system used in the famous animation "Battle of Rhode Island").
[Edit] PC stand-alone role-playing game
Players use personal computers to control the game mode of one character or several characters.
According to the gameplay, it can be roughly subdivided into
Turn RPG game
Instant RPG game.
Action RPG game (ARPG).
Strategic RPG game (SRPG).
Turn-based RPG is a game mode, in which time can stop during the game, and the player can operate after the non-player character (NPC) completes the action. Among them, D&D is a rule, because D&; D& rules of D are strict, and there are many stories, so many computer stand-alone games are set as original games based on D&. Take d &；; The forgotten country is set in a story.
The Gate of Bode I &；; ㈡.
Ice peak valley I&; ㈡.
Neverwinter nights I&; ㈡.
Radiation pool.
Take d &；; D- dragon gun is set in the story.
The gold box series published by SSI Game Company in its early years.
Take d &；; D-plane with story background
Requiem from a foreign land (plane: torture).
Real-time RPG, as its name implies, will never stop fighting, trading and dialogue in the game world, and it has a great sense of existence in the real world. Therefore, most of these games are played in the first person. The more famous games are:
Genesis series (Ultima 1 to 10).
The magic door series (mighty magic 1 to 9).
Ancient scrolls 1 to 4.
In the action RPG game, the role played by the player usually needs a lot of stunts, such as various attack methods, jumping to get treasures and so on. This game is made in Japan. The famous games are:
Diablo I &；; ㈡.
Easy speed series (YS 1 to 6).
Legend of the Sword Series (1 to 4).
Strategy RPG game combines the characteristics of role upgrading in strategy and role-playing, and derives new gameplay. The famous games are:
Biography of the Three Kingdoms (strictly speaking, this game is not an RPG, but a pure war chess game, but from this point of view, no PC game meets the requirements, so let's put it in this category)
Take d &；; D-Eberron is the story background of Longjing.
A hodgepodge RPG game contains many game categories, such as strategy, management, puzzle solving and so on. The famous games are:
Great voyage series (1-4,2).
Tiger's Biography Series (1-5).
Other famous stand-alone RPG games:
Lord of the rings.
Xuanyuanjian series.
It can be seen that RPG games play an extremely important role in computer stand-alone games.
[Edit] PC connected role-playing game
The game mode of stand-alone game networking can be further divided into:
Local or Internet connection
Players set up their own private servers.
The representative work of regional or Internet connection is Diablo series, which usually has a maximum number of people, and a player's personal computer is used as the main contact computer to play group games. You can also use this model at night in the city that never sleeps.
The representative work of the player's own private service is Night in Winter City. Official website provides server software for players to build their own servers.
[Editor] Your instrument role-playing game
It is usually an RPG game mode with TV as the display mode and simple operation mode as the main mode. Because musical instruments first started in Japan, many games are mainly made by Japanese game production companies, which are usually the rules of Japanese RPG. Recently, due to the popularity of XBOX and the internationalization of PS, many European and American game production companies have begun to join. The famous games are:
The brave fight the dragon.
Final fantasy series.
[Edit] Large-scale network role-playing game
See entry: MMORPG
Network role-playing originated very early. As early as before the popularity of the Internet, players played games in a way similar to BBS, mainly in the form of text narration. Modern network role-playing games, besides text transmission, have more gorgeous game pictures, can accommodate more players, and can also collect equipment and treasures everywhere to strengthen themselves in the virtual world. However, they are reduced to practicing and playing strange mouse-click games, instead of role-playing.
The famous online RPG games are:
Ultimate online.
Endless tasks (everquest I&; ㈡.
World of Warcraft.
Heaven (descent I&; ㈡.
Ragnarok is online.
The final fantasy (FF Online).
The role-playing game of Eastnet, in the crudest way, is roughly that the player controls the role to kill monsters or opponents, thus improving the role ability and earning virtual gold coins. American-made games emphasize completing tasks or solving puzzles. Recently, The Sims Online even appeared, focusing on life and socializing.
Because of its anonymity and interaction with real people, online games have caused many new social problems, such as virtual goods trading, stealing accounts, and white children running amok. However, the lack of game systems or programs and the use of plug-ins (commonly known as BOT) by players have also caused many problems.
[Edit] Game Style Classification
[editor] European and American RPG
RPG in Europe and America usually has huge storylines and fascinating plots, but it does not limit the way to solve puzzles. It allows players to develop freely, and the degree of freedom is much more lively than Japanese RPG. The storyline can also be divided into main storyline, sub-storyline and other small tasks. Usually, the first-person viewpoint is also used, and 3D images are used, which makes many players who are used to Japanese RPG unaccustomed to this game. But once players can integrate into the world built by the game, they often feel that Japanese RPG is too relaxed, boring and single.
[editor] Japanese RPG
The design of Japanese RPG games emphasizes the promotion of the plot. Compared with European and American games, most of these games are closed, and players can only play according to the default process of designers. If you don't get the project, there will be no next prompt. To some extent, Japanese RPG is more like a TV series that can interact with players. Because of the popularity of musical instruments, Japanese RPG games have a huge market and can compete with RPG in Europe and America.
[editor] China RPG
It developed at the latest, and was mostly produced by Taiwan Province Game Company in the early days. Most of them are based on famous martial arts novels such as Jin Yong and Gu Long. In recent years, there have also been self-created world settings and games based on traditional myths. This kind of games usually have a strong color of China traditional culture, so the market is mostly confined to China society. The famous games are:
Xuanyuanjian series based on the story of Shan Hai Jing.
Taking love as the main axis to create China's romantic legend series of fairy sword and chivalrous man.
Chivalrous love in real-time combat.
Heaven and earth robbery series.
Biography of Jin Yong's heroes.