Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a JRPG, just got released on Steam—and this is a big deal because this game is to PC what Final Fantasy VII was to PlayStation.
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BIG MILESTONE! We’ve just crossed 100 posts on [email protected]. 🎉
BIG MILESTONE! We’ve just crossed 100 posts on [email protected]. 🎉 - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/1233021 [https://piefed.social/post/1233021] > After a week of building and curating [email protected] [/c/[email protected]], the community already has 58 subscribers—and it’s only getting started. > > > > I’ve been thinking hard about the kind of place I want this to be. The vision comes down to three things: > > > > 1. Real conversations about games > > 2. Minimal memes > > 3. Zero outrage culture > > > > I want this community to be about joy—a space for people who actually play video games to share what excites them. Not a dumping ground for culture wars. Not another echo chamber for Gamergate-era nonsense. > > > > Games are for everyone. And everyone should feel comfortable digging deep here. Talk about an obscure Japanese console. Explore weird European PCs. Or break down the craft behind how a game actually got made. That’s the stuff I want to see flourish. > > > > Here’s to the next 100 posts—and beyond. Come join in: > > > > https://piefed.social/c/videogames [https://piefed.social/c/videogames]
The secret Atari tried to bury (but I can't sleep because of it)
Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded
Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded - Lemmy.World
For people unaware of all the role-playing game (RPG) subgenres, here’s a brief explainer: TTRPG – Tabletop RPG. The original RPG. Played on a literal table. Dice, paper, friends, arguments. Everything else evolved from here. Examples: * Dungeons & Dragons * Pathfinder * Shadowrun LARP / LARPG – Live Action Role-Playing Game. The version where people physically dress as their characters and act things out in person. Foam weapons, costumes, fake accents, and enough in-character drama to power three soap operas. LARPing as a concept goes back to the 1970s, right alongside early tabletop like D&D, but it didn’t get the “LARP” acronym until the 1980s. Examples: * Vampire: The Masquerade LARP events * Amtgard * Dagorhir CRPG – Computer RPG. Born from tabletop, moved onto computers. The CPU handles all the dice rolls you don’t want to argue about. Examples: * Baldur’s Gate * Fallout (1997) * Planescape: Torment TBRPG – Turn-Based RPG. Everyone takes turns. This is the “classic” RPG format, so people often just call it an RPG. Examples: * Divinity: Original Sin II * Wasteland 3 * Trails in the Sky SRPG / TRPG – Strategy (or Tactical) RPG. Same turn-based idea, but on grids—squares or hexes—with multiple units to command. Examples: * Fire Emblem * Final Fantasy Tactics * Tactics Ogre RTwPRPG – Real-Time with Pause RPG. You pause to assign orders, unpause to watch them happen. Baldur’s Gate fans still swear by this. Examples: * Baldur’s Gate II * Pillars of Eternity * Dragon Age: Origins ARPG – Action RPG. Real-time combat. No turns, no waiting—just swing when you feel like it. Examples: * Diablo II * Dark Souls * Kingdom Hearts IRPG – Idle RPG. The game mostly plays itself. Perfect for people who like progression bars but don’t like playing. Examples: * Clicker Heroes * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms * AFK Arena JRPG – Japanese RPG. Made in Japan or heavily inspired by Japan’s approach. Console-heavy. Drama-heavy. Usually turn-based or action hybrid. Examples: * Final Fantasy VII * Persona 5 * Dragon Quest XI KRPG – Korean RPG. Similar to JRPGs but usually more PC-oriented. Often online. Examples: * Lost Ark * MapleStory * Vindictus WRPG – Western RPG. Pretty much any RPG from the West that isn’t imitating JRPGs. Examples: * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim * Mass Effect * Fallout: New Vegas RPG – Polish RPG. Technically a WRPG branch, but with its own personality. Darker tone, folkloric influences, and PC-first mentality. Examples: * The Witcher series * Seven: The Days Long Gone * The Thaumaturge LatRPG – Latin American RPG. RPGs from Latin America, often mixing local folklore, indigenous mythology, and JRPG/ARPG elements. “LARPG” isn’t used because Live Action Role-Playing already took it. Examples: * Mulaka * Tunche * Cris Tales MORPG – Multiplayer Online RPG. Small-scale online RPGs, often instanced or lobby-based. Examples: * Phantasy Star Online 2 * Monster Hunter: World, * Dauntless MMORPG – Massively Multiplayer Online RPG. Persistent worlds, thousands of players, endless grinds. Examples: * World of Warcraft * Final Fantasy XIV * Guild Wars 2 MOORPG – Massive Online Open-World RPG. Marketing term for the “bigger” MMOs. You’ve seen the ads. Examples: * Black Desert Online * ArcheAge * EVE Online MRPG – Mobile RPG. Made for phones. Often gacha-heavy, session-based, or both. Examples: * Honkai: Star Rail * Raid: Shadow Legends * Summoners War BRPG – Browser RPG. Runs in your web browser. Lightweight, accessible, usually free-to-play. Examples: * Kingdom of Loathing * AdventureQuest Worlds * Urban Dead VRRPG – Virtual Reality RPG. Built for VR platforms. Often more about immersion than traditional RPG mechanics. Examples: * Zenith: The Last City * OrbusVR * The Mage’s Tale BBRPG – Bulletin Board RPG. Forum- or post-based roleplay. Writing-heavy, rules-light. Examples: * Gaia Online RP forums * NationStates roleplay boards * Myth-Weavers So yeah, there’s a lot of alphabet in the RPG soup. Some of it’s legit, some of it’s marketing garbage, and some of it’s just fans inventing labels because that’s what fans do. But they’re all chasing the same dopamine hit: numbers go up, loot gets shinier, and suddenly your “quick session” has eaten the entire weekend.
Will Rock: A shooter held together by boom and glue
Will Rock: A shooter held together by boom and glue
Will Rock: A shooter held together by boom and glue
Tetris Elements – one of the strangest Tetrises ever released
Tetris Elements – one of the strangest Tetrises ever released
Tetris Elements – one of the strangest Tetrises ever released