5 Most Impactful Role-Playing Video Games
With the increasingly massive modern gaming industry, role-playing video games (RPGs) has become one of the most popular genres. Without it, the industry would certainly not be as successful as it is today.
And to be able to do that, of course there are various titles that have a big impact on modern gaming standards. Well, for those who are curious about what RPG games are among them, let's check it out!
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5 Most Impactful Role-Playing Video Games
Now let's get straight to the main discussion, namely the most impactful role-playing video games in the modern gaming industry according to VCGamers. So, here's the review:
5. Dragon Quest (1986) – Japan RPG
It's okay if someone says Dragon Quest as one of the important foundations of this genre. With its “seniority”, this game has become a historical point in world gaming.
In fact, even a name as big as Final Fantasy is believed to have been inspired by this game. Yes, the quality of the graphics is also made by a “god” mangaka like (Akira) Toriyama Sensei…
The subgenre then got the nickname JRPG: referring to turn-based gameplay with anime-like graphics. Some good examples include Pokémon, Breath of Fire, Persona, etc.
4. Diablo (1997) – Action RPG
Even though this game was not a pioneer in anything they were doing (at that time it was following what already existed), Diablo was able to present a revolutionary approach.
This game popularized RPGs with their 3D isometric perspective, random dungeon crawlers, and dynamic loot systems. It's no wonder that many games have been inspired by it.
Belonging to the subgenre known as Action RPG (ARPG), several games that follow in its “footsteps” include Path of Exile, Titan Quest, Hades, Torchlight, Last Epoch, etc.
3. Baldur's Gate (1998) – Dungeons & Dragons RPG
Next is Baldur's Gate, as a video game with the purest RPG genre. Before the advent of video game technology, RPGs themselves were indeed fertile as tabletop games.
But now, RPG fans no longer need to “dream” much. They can directly taste the excitement through video games, and Baldur's Gate is the benchmark.
Carrying the D&D RPG genre, several games also have a similar genre such as Pathfinder, Disco Elyseum, Divinity, Dragon Age, Planescape, and many more!
2. World of Warcraft/WoW (2004) – Massively Multiplayer Online RPG
For this one game, surely everyone understands how legendary it is: WoW! Not only was it able to become the standard of its own genre, but it also gave birth to a new genre!
Indeed, this game is heavily inspired by its predecessor: EverQuest. But it is he who is able to maximize the potential of the RPG genre and spread it throughout the world!
Making Massively Multiplayer Online RPG (MMORPG) one of the most popular subgenres, some similar games such as Neverwinter, RuneScape, Guild Wars, etc.
1. Demon's Souls (2009) – Soulsborne
Not to be missed, FromSoftware's Demon's Souls is also the last RPG to make it to this list. It was from this installation that the developer began its revolutionary journey!
Before its era, the RPG genre often had multiple difficulty options. But this game was able to make the gaming industry abandon that standard practice.
Thus, it “gave birth” to its own genre: Soulsborne. Some games that copied their formula (read: Soulslike) include Mortal Shell, Lords of the Fallen, Lies of P, etc.
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