03-06-2006, 10:40 AM
There's the thing. CRPGs were created with D&D and other Pen and Paper RPGs as a base. They still hold the same concepts, like character creation being up to the player. The plotlines of CRPGs are just like D&D modules.
"Real" RPG refers to one where you're not locked in by the plot of the game. You get to behave in-game however you wish, even going as far in Fallout and Ultima as being able to wipe out whole towns if you have the inclination and the firepower. Platform means nothing, but console RPGs have classicly been Final Fantasy style games where you didn't get the option to build your character and choose your behavior. (The exception to the rule being, at least partially, Final Fantasy 1, but that was just class choosing.) More recently, classic RPG styles have been leaking in, making the "Real/Console" division less true, but still fairly applicable.
Morrowind is, from what I've seen, a true RPG.
"Real" RPG refers to one where you're not locked in by the plot of the game. You get to behave in-game however you wish, even going as far in Fallout and Ultima as being able to wipe out whole towns if you have the inclination and the firepower. Platform means nothing, but console RPGs have classicly been Final Fantasy style games where you didn't get the option to build your character and choose your behavior. (The exception to the rule being, at least partially, Final Fantasy 1, but that was just class choosing.) More recently, classic RPG styles have been leaking in, making the "Real/Console" division less true, but still fairly applicable.
Morrowind is, from what I've seen, a true RPG.