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Role playing games
A role-playing game (RPG and sometimes roleplaying game) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making or character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.
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Role playing games
Dragon Quest
Video games; Role playing games
A series of role playing games developed by Square-Enix. The series has become so popular in Japan that releasing them on weekdays has led to large levels of absenteeism.
action role playing game (ARPG)
Video games; Role playing games
A RPG where the player controls their battles in real time, as opposed to the older system of the player and enemy taking turns to attack each other through menu commands.
turn based
Video games; Role playing games
A battle system whereby the player and enemy takes it in turns to take actions against each other. Originally necessary due to technical limitations, it has fallen out of favour slightly with more ...
attributes
Video games; Role playing games
The statistics that determine a character's competencies within a game world, such as strength or intelligence.
Tales
Video games; Role playing games
A series of role playing games developed by Namco Bandai. They are known for being early entries into the ARPG subgenre, where player skill is as important as planning and statistics.
status effect
Video games; Role playing games
A condition inflicted upon a character that alters their capabilities in some way. A common example is blindness, which may reduce the accuracy of a characters attacks. Effects can be bother ...
