A ‘RPG’ or ‘Role-playing games’ is a genre of video games. Player needs to control a fictional character in a fictional world and complete the given tasks. Many RPG’s has same mechanism with different stories. The RPG genre of video games started in mid 1970s. RPG got it’s inspiration from pen-paper games, table top games, war stimulation games etc.
With the success of games, like Wizardry and Ultima, RPG diverged into two styles. Eastern RPG and Western RPG. 8t provides two modes for playing. First, single mode and second, multiplayer mode. Multiplayer mode gained it’s popularity in 1990s. At first, RPG were supposed to play on computer. But afterwards, video game consoles were developed for this. The earliest RPG on a console was Dragonstomper published in 1982.
MMORPG is for multiplayer mode. Real life players from different places interact and work on a same mission at the same time. It mixes many sub genres from different games. It is more preferred by players.
Sub Categories of RPG
• Action RPG
• Strategy RPG
• Adventure RPG
List Of 90s RPG
1. Final fantasy IV
2. Xenogears
3. Super Mario
4. Shadow run
5. Shining Force II
6. Panzer Dragoon Saga
7. Earth Bound
8. Lunar: The SilverStar
9. Fallout
10. Fallout 2
11. Castle Vania
12. Baldur’s gate
13. Final Fantasy VII
14. Suikoden II
15. Lunar: eternal blue
16. Final Fantasy tactics
17. Phantasy Star IV
18. Planescape torment
19. Chrono trigger
RPG are Gainng Popularity
The best selling RPG is Pokémon. Sold ove 300 million units. Second best seller is Final Fantasy. Players prefer multiplayer games for PC RPG. World of war craft is among the best selling PC games with 11.5 million sold units.
The Dragon Quest series got six awards in Guinness Book of World Records gamer’s edition in 2008. This game is popular among kids and youngsters.
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