Tagged: RPG

Can A Good RPG Avoid Being "Dumbed Down"?

Can A Good RPG Avoid Being "Dumbed Down"?

Rampant Games’ Jay Barnson poses a difficult question: can game developers make it easy to learn an RPGs systems and controls without dumbing the game down and alienating players who want a bit more of a challenge?

THE CRPG Addict Looks At The Earliest CRPGs

THE CRPG Addict Looks At The Earliest CRPGs

Taking a break from playing through one of the Wizardry titles, blogger The CRPG Addict does a bit of digital archaeology and discusses what might just be the earliest surviving computer role playing game.

EA's new Facebook game: Dragon Age Legends

EA's new Facebook game: Dragon Age Legends

Well, here’s one title that will benefit from the new EA/Facebook agreement! And as Joystiq reports, playing Dragon Age: Legends will have net you some extra content in Dragon Age 2 (though what, exactly,...

Game conveniences we take for granted

Game conveniences we take for granted

Apropos of this, this list of the “Top 10 Current-Gen Conveniences We Take For Granted” from GameFAQs seems relevant. For example: #6: Objective Markers Remember how in old RPGs, you would be told to...

25th anniveraries abound!

25th anniveraries abound!

Nintendo has announced a special red Wii version to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mario franchise; the first Super Mario Brothers game released on September 13, 1985. Interestingly enough, just three days later,...