<p>Gamerant are ranting about the evolving/dying RPG genre, asking themselves: <a href="http://gamerant.com/skyrim-dragon-age-2-mass-effect-3-rpgs-dying-dyce-68478/" target="_blank"><em>does the genre have any hope of surviving</em></a> ?</p>
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<p>What this means for franchises like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and now The Elder Scrolls is that the complex and intricate gameplay mechanics that have defined the genre are being tossed aside in favor of a more “user-friendly” approach.
We here at Game Rant aren’t against progression or evolution of gameplay, and we have little interest in debating whether the changes will result in a ‘better’ game.
Instead, we’re wondering what this means for the modern RPG, and whether it has a chance of existing in its current form, or will inevitably be twisted into something that no longer possesses the qualities that defined the genre.</p>
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<p>How many RPGs are being released which still possess the <em>qualities that defined the genre</em>? There you have your answer.</p>
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<p>What this means for franchises like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and now The Elder Scrolls is that the complex and intricate gameplay mechanics that have defined the genre are being tossed aside in favor of a more “user-friendly” approach.
We here at Game Rant aren’t against progression or evolution of gameplay, and we have little interest in debating whether the changes will result in a ‘better’ game.
Instead, we’re wondering what this means for the modern RPG, and whether it has a chance of existing in its current form, or will inevitably be twisted into something that no longer possesses the qualities that defined the genre.</p>
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<p>How many RPGs are being released which still possess the <em>qualities that defined the genre</em>? There you have your answer.</p>