When the term RPG is used, it encompasses a vast number of games. There are many sub-divisions of RPGs-action based, turn based, SRPGs, Chinese RPGs, Korean RPGs, Japanese RPGs, and so forth. Could someone break it down for me-what are all the different types of RPGs, and what are their advantages/disadvantages? What are your favorite types of RPGs? Thanks for your help
JRPGs Zelda, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon series, Mario RPG, etc.... Console games that are known and loved by billions of people all over the world KRPGs mobile games like Zenonia and Inotia, and bunch MMORPGs on PC.... some of their games sucks, some are good, some are plain ripoff from mainstream RPGs, some of their MMORPGs are very addicting and competitive.. loved by people obsessed with MMORPGs.... ------------------------------------------------------------- This is just my definition of JRPGs and KRPGs...
You speak like this should be common knowledge. Which it is definitely not, at least in the majority of the world outside of Asia.
Wikipedia.org Anyways here explanations of the other ones: True Turn-based RPG: RPGs like Final Fantasy and Legend of Sword and Fairy 1, can include or exclude walking around or dialogue; take turns fighting, involves much more planning and strategy than action RPGs Semi Turn-based RPG: I'm not exactly sure of the origin of this type but the only games I know that uses this system is Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 and 4; depending on the speed stat, whoever's icon reaches the end of the time bar will get to action, higher speed stat = takes shorter to reach the end of the time bar, so if you're extremely fast, you get to act like 3 times before the enemy can even act once Chinese RPG: RPGs that focus in the background story, mythical elements and/or based on existing historical novels or classics, as well as popular for their extremely moving storyline and music; very little emphasis on graphics and gameplay fine-tuning (many hot hits have numerous bugs in them that no one cares), so it probably only appeals to Asian gamers who play the game for the storyline rather than action Korean RPG: Similar to Japanese RPGs but more emphasis on grinding I suppose, I'm not familiar with Korean single-player RPGs, but their MMORPGs are infamous for the heavy grind Japanese RPG: RPGs that focus on the graphics and gameplay mechanics, sometimes in the story as well but clearly much less significant than Chinese RPGs; more well-known in the western world than Chinese RPGs due to marketing and their tendency to use characters who have a western appearance (blonde hair, English names, etc), and much less history/story to analyze
Due to little or no marketing outside of China currently I don't think any Chinese RPGs have English patches. If you can read Chinese then check these out: 仙剑奇侠传98 (Legend of Sword and Fairy 1998 Edition) - The best turn-based CRPG of all time 仙剑奇侠传3-4 (Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 and 4) - Continuation of the 1998 game, they are semi-turn based RPGs 轩辕剑 (Xuanyuan Sword), 剑侠情缘 (Jianxiaqingyuan) are both very moving RPGs, though in my opinion not as moving as Legend of Sword and Fairy 1998 Edition. I'd suggest starting with Legend of Sword and Fairy 1998 Edition if you don't mind the low-res graphics (very advanced for 1995 when it came out though).
This is what that yahoo answers page says: Japanese or Console Style RPGs are games like Final Fantasy and your typical leveling and turn based RPG. Western or PC Style RPGs are games like The Elder Scrolls series, Neverwinter Nights, and games like that. These games tend to have different leveling schemes such as progression through actions, talent trees, or one's like that of pen and paper games. Strategy RPGs are things like Final Fantasy Tactics, or Disgaea. These games can be pretty varied in their execution but the main thing is that they're sort of like super chess. Action RPGs are quite clearly RPGs with a large focus on action such as Secret of Mana, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and games of that nature. Again these can be quite broad. "Dungeon Crawlers" are sort of their own hybrid of action RPGs and PC style RPGs. Diablo is the game that best defines these games. You wade through throngs of monsters with a ridiculously powerful character for the sole purpose of pushing forward in the game and collecting better loot. "Rogue-like RPGs" are an old school RPG style that has been coming back lately. In these games you go through a dungeon sort of like you would in a dungeon crawler only for every action you take, the monsters and NPCs in the dungeon also make an action. This includes games like Izuna, Torneko the Last Hope, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. There's also online and massively multiplayer online (more than 1000 simultaneous players) version of all of these. These would be ORPGs or MMORPGs.
