Chris Koźmik
Silver Lemur Games
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I would like to sort out the terminology related to RPGs. Especially *named* subgenres of RPGs.
Terms/subgenres I'm aware of:
Dungeon Crawlers - ??? not sure what's the definition to be honest
Blobbers - Party consists of more than one character and they move as one "blob" in a first-person perspective (if they need to also fight as a blob or if the whole game need to be in person-perspective is debatable).
Gridders (niche use) - Party moves over a grid, no free movement.
cRPG - ??? is it computer RPG or classic RPG?
JRPGs - Japanesse style RPG (not sure the exact definition but one recognizes those instantly :D)
wRPGs (is this term really used?) - Western RPGs (as opposed to JRPGs).
DRPG - ???
I would like to clarify the definitions, check if there are alternative ones, find out if there are more terms/subgenres like this.
Terms/subgenres I'm aware of:
Dungeon Crawlers - ??? not sure what's the definition to be honest
Blobbers - Party consists of more than one character and they move as one "blob" in a first-person perspective (if they need to also fight as a blob or if the whole game need to be in person-perspective is debatable).
Gridders (niche use) - Party moves over a grid, no free movement.
cRPG - ??? is it computer RPG or classic RPG?
JRPGs - Japanesse style RPG (not sure the exact definition but one recognizes those instantly :D)
wRPGs (is this term really used?) - Western RPGs (as opposed to JRPGs).
DRPG - ???
I would like to clarify the definitions, check if there are alternative ones, find out if there are more terms/subgenres like this.
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