Rpgs
RPG stands for "Role Playing Game," and refers to any of several types of interacive games in which the player assumes the role of a character in the game. There are two main types of
RPGs: Videogames and Table-top.RPG Videogames follow a set story, and are usually
layed out in a similar fashion. Your character and comrades that you meet along the way fight badguys and monsters together, meet people, help people, uncover plots, and usually end up having to save the world. The scope of most Videogame RPGs is almost
comically large. Battles are usually fought in a very unrealistic, menu-based manner, in which a certain number of your comrades (usually three) takes on a certain number of enemies. These battles normally happen at random intervals while traversing hostile territory. Personal statistics,
like attack power, defense, and life, are displayed as numerical values on the screen. Once all of the enemies are defeated, the battle ends. An RPG videogame is like a novel: its
replay value is based mostly on the player's desire to wittness the story unfold again.
Tabletop RPGs are much different. They are played by a group of people who take on different identities for the game. There is usually one person, the Game Master (or similar title) that creates a story and provides the
narration. Battles are fought using rolls of dice, or other means, which represent unique attacks and abilities created by the players. Characters in
tabletop RPGs have stats as well, and just like in
VG RPGs, their attributes increase numerically with their conquests.
RPG
by DeathDonut on Jul 31, 2004 13:26:17
(1) Rocket Propelled Grenade. Used in combat situations.
(2) Role Playing Game (
tabletop). Game in which the player takes on another personality to have fun.
(3) Role Playing Game (video game, turn based). A game that is frowned upon by fans of FPS for it's
strategical approach. More easily described as a "Playable Anime".
(4) Role Playing Game (video game, active battle).
Fast paced, can appeal to even FPS fans. I have personally proved this in 5 cases.
Example:
(1)The RPG should be used in military purposes only.
(2) Dungeons and Dragons is an RPG.
(3) Final Fantasy is also an RPG.
(4)
Kingdom Hearts and
Legend of Zelda are also
RPG's.
RPG
by The Gamemistress on Aug 28, 2003 03:16:48
Short for "Role-Playing Game"; a game in which the player takes on the persona of a fictional character and has adventures with other characters in a world created by the Game-master, a sort of referee. Can be played with other people ("
Face-to-Face" or "table-top"; also called "Pen-and-Paper"), or over the Internet ("Play-by-E-mail" or "Play-by-Post" games; this category also includes games played on IRC or via a chat site)
Not to be confused with computer
RPGs, which are a different
kettle of fish altogether.
RPG
by Bisinski, no im not russian nor a communist bastard on Jul 24, 2004 16:42:39
Rocket Propelled Grenade. It can effectively destroy any light to medium (maybe)
armored vehicles. It is used by many countries that bought the blue prints from the
soviets during the cold war, same story as the
AK47.
Example:
Many RPGs are still in use by African and Muslim countries to this day.
It was the weapon that downed the Black Hawks in the
Somalian incident during
Clinton's mandate.
RPG
by Tharrick D'Entremont on Sep 15, 2004 18:50:14
A Role-Playing Game is a game in which you create a character and have relative freedom in choice. The best
RPGs are
tabletop/pen-and-paper style, closely followed by those run on IRC channels, because computer RPGs are incredibly limited in choice due to the relatively small amount of information they can contain.
Contrary to popular belief, the more recent games in the Final Fantasy series were not RPGs as such, because you had very little control over the storyline, and the character. I'm not sure at this point in time what genre they were, but despite the
level-up system, the games weren't RPGs.