Re: Bye bye RPG: Dark Messiah will be a FPS

In article <3jl3h159imjgnuiu5jedk77monagagg802@xxxxxxx>,
Xocyll@xxxxxxxxxxxx says...

> IE RPGs have both story and action, but the story is the reason for the
> action, while FPSs are more about action and if they have a story at
> all, it's little more than a thin veneer on top.

It's not necessary fundamentally, though. You could argue that CRPGs
are mostly about getting equipment and learning spells to fight turn-
based battles, in the cause of a (usually weak) storyline. FPSs are
about getting equipment and learning real-time tactics to fight real-
time battles, in the service of a (usually even weaker) storyline.

- Gerry Quinn
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