stopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 9 months agoSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comstopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
“I can’t stress enough how often I’d hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•9 months agoIt’s an RPG on a computer? Specifically tabletop, like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder, but on a computer. Example games : Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, The Temple of Elemental Evil, etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•9 months agoMore recent examples include Dragon Age Origins, BG3, Pillars of Eternity 1/2, Tyranny, and Wasteland 1-3
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoListing wasteland 1 is kinda funny since it came out back in 1988.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•9 months agoRight but I thought if I just said 2-3 is get a comment like “Wasteland 1 is a CRPG too!”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoFair enough, but you did specify age and wasteland 2 and 3 are definitely modern CRPGS. While Wasteland 1 while good is anything but modern.
It’s an RPG on a computer? Specifically tabletop, like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder, but on a computer. Example games : Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, The Temple of Elemental Evil, etc.
More recent examples include Dragon Age Origins, BG3, Pillars of Eternity 1/2, Tyranny, and Wasteland 1-3
Listing wasteland 1 is kinda funny since it came out back in 1988.
Right but I thought if I just said 2-3 is get a comment like “Wasteland 1 is a CRPG too!”
Fair enough, but you did specify age and wasteland 2 and 3 are definitely modern CRPGS. While Wasteland 1 while good is anything but modern.