Early computer RPGs tried to reproduce tabletop games. Player choice and dialogue dominated, while the combat was typically adopted from tabletop games under license. As at many D&D tables, a lighthearted tone prevailed, though the subject matter was often dark. Morrowind, though it has action-based combat, is representative. An awakened dark god infects the populace with his horrific divine disease, turning them into zombies with tentacles protruding from their faces, yet the tone is more comic than tragic. The leader of the Mage's Guild is a laughable political appointee. The slaving wizards of the east coast of
The Rise & Fall of the Cinematic RPG
The Rise & Fall of the Cinematic RPG
The Rise & Fall of the Cinematic RPG
Early computer RPGs tried to reproduce tabletop games. Player choice and dialogue dominated, while the combat was typically adopted from tabletop games under license. As at many D&D tables, a lighthearted tone prevailed, though the subject matter was often dark. Morrowind, though it has action-based combat, is representative. An awakened dark god infects the populace with his horrific divine disease, turning them into zombies with tentacles protruding from their faces, yet the tone is more comic than tragic. The leader of the Mage's Guild is a laughable political appointee. The slaving wizards of the east coast of