I’m a huge fan of the “make room in the middle” mantra. I’m just not that into the idea of the rpg that it’s going to be super exciting to put that on the back burner once you get there.
We love the idea of putting the rpg on the back burner, but we feel that the “rpg” is most often over shadowed by the “exploration” it is supposed to provide. The rpg is the backbone of the game, so we put it on the back burner just because we’re not sure it would be of any interest to anyone outside of the rpg community.
The idea of a game’s rpg is its core. There are lots of good rpgs out there, but I think the best ones are the ones that are the most entertaining to play. In a perfect world, a rpg would be super fun to play. It would have the mechanics you want and the characters you want, but just be completely unique.
The problem is, rpgs are difficult to do well on a budget. The biggest reason is that games that are designed to be played as a rpg tend to be pretty damn expensive. I like the idea of the game I’m playing to be a super fun, enjoyable, and fun-to-play rpg. I’m not asking anyone to get me a $60 title.
The rpg should be able to draw people to it by being as simple as possible. I don’t want my characters to be a bunch of zombies with a little attitude. I want them to be able to do their own thing.
I have nothing against the idea of a rpg. I just don’t want you to make it more expensive for me. The problem is the time and money that is spent making rpgs is wasted. The average games company that makes a game and sell it to a publisher or developer is spending between $20 – $100 for a game, plus some extra work for the publisher.
The top down genre is a bit of a misnomer. It’s been said before, but the best rpgs are the ones that take the time to explain things. It takes time to explain what the game is about, and to explain things that are not explained, like how the characters will die. The best rpgs are the ones that are the simplest to play.
This is not the case with top down games. You can play a game and not even know that it is a rpg. You can play a game and not even know that it is a RPG. You can play a game and not even know that the game is linear. The reason games exist is because they are simple to play and complex to explain. The best rpgs are the ones that are the most complex to explain.
It’s a good thing to not know a lot about any game, especially ones that are not linear. That’s because it is a challenge to explain the game in a way that will interest someone without being too complex. For example, a game that is more than two hours long and only explains a quarter of it is one thing but that one quarter is not going to be a lot of fun for anyone who wants to play it.
Thats because people who want to play a more complex game usually want to play a more complex game. Most of the time, they are looking for something that is not an easy to understand game.
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