🚀 go-pugleaf

>>Hi everyone,
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>>I am a computer RPG developer, and i just want some opinions from the guys who
>>play the games ...

What a novel idea.

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>>What are people's thoughts on whether it is better to have a single
>>character (ie Diablo), or a party ?

I personally prefer turn based, single player games.

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>>Good and bad points for either ?..

Regardless of party/combat options, there are a few things that make a
great RPG (IMO of course)

1) Rich, engrossing game world. You're playing a role in the game. You
take on the persona of your character and vice versa. The gaming world
should reflect this and create an atmosphere where you feel a part of
the game world.

2) A rich, intruiging story. The story should have lots of mystery and
a few plot twists to keep it interesting. The game draws you in, but
the story is what makes you care. The story should have a history
(something had to lead up to all this right?) which is presented to
the player both before the "game" and during the course of the "game".
This way, the character is drawn further into the story, and makes you
want to explore more and more to solve the mystery of what is the
truth.

3) Non-linear game play. I want to be able to go anywhere at anytime
in the game world. Obviously this isn't entirely possible, seeing as
how a story has to begin and end somewhere. But the closer a game can
come to this, the better. Dungeon crawls bore me to tears. Been there,
slain that.

4) Multiple ways to solve a quest or finish the game. I want the
challenge of finishing the game without the need to fire a single
shot, or the option to hack and slash my way into immortality.
Obviously, I want the type of character I choose to play affecting the
way the game world reacts to me, as well as kinowing what the ultimate
consequences of my action within the game world are. Simple
mage/warrior/thief classifications are a little old. I want complete
control over the devellopment of my character.

The only game I have seen so far which plays like this is Fallout. If
anyone can recommend other games that fit this mold, please let me
hear your suggestions.