Today, Money Savings will talk about the concept and history of RPG games. The concept of RPG game: RPG is the abbreviation of Role Playing Game, and the Chinese name is role-playing game.
In RPG games, players play one or more characters in the virtual world of the game and complete main and side tasks along with the plot.
RPG games include not only electronic games but also board games. Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 are all RPG video games, and the most famous RPG board game is Dungeons and Dragons.
With the continuous development of electronic games, there are more and more types and themes of RPG games. Excellent games continue to emerge, and it has become one of the most mainstream game types.
You don’t know much about board games to save money, so we will only talk about electronic RPG games here.
Role-playing games truly took shape in the 1980s. Genesis, Wizardry, and Might and Magic, the three major European and American RPG originators, were all born during this period.
These three major works are not well known by domestic players, but many people born in the 1980s are familiar with two games from Japan on the other side of the ocean - Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.
Dragon Quest was launched in 1986, and Final Fantasy was launched in 1987. These two RPG games were huge successes upon their release. Although the graphics were not as satisfactory due to the hardware level at the time, their excellent gameplay made them become the most popular RPG games of their generation. classic.
In the 1990s, with the continuous development of console hardware, new IPs such as The Legend of Zelda (in fact, Zelda had already appeared in the 1980s), Heavy Duty, etc., continued to emerge, and RPG games gradually ushered in a small peak of development. .
However, the hardware in the 1990s is still not comparable to today. Games are still limited by the hardware. There are few real-time combat games and most of them are turn-based.
In the 21st century, the development of Internet technology has made RPG games develop from traditional stand-alone games to online games. From Legends to World of Warcraft, RPG games have also developed into MMORPGs.
The traditional single-player RPG has not declined because of this. The development of hardware has also ushered in a new spring for RPG games, with the emergence of new IPs such as The Witcher, Fallout, The Witcher, The Elder Scrolls, and Zelda, Final Fantasy, etc. The old IP is still exerting its light and heat.
It is unknown what RPG will develop into in the future, but it should not decline like RTS games.