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edg3
17-10-2008, 02:40 PM
To save you the scrolling, small extracts/teasers :P

The Amateru - 'Progression' (http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/10/column_the_amateur_progression.php)

MTV News' Stephen Totilo recently argued that the defining characteristic of role-playing games is playing a role; and by that definition, included LittleBigPlanet, Guitar Hero and Spore as great role-playing games he had played recently.

I am forced to disagree with Stephen's definition: while semantically correct, he is disingenuously expanding the computer genre to encompass most, if not all games.

Tied in with it is a discussion about Negative Character Development (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.development/browse_thread/thread/38c497360bf6b65f?pli=1)

That's where negative character development (undevelopment?) comes
to the rescue: you start with all of your skills available, and as
the game progresses you are asked to remove them.

And there is more that this is part of:

NOTE: Although Andrew's piece reads as a standalone article, it is part of his larger series on 'Designing a Magic System (http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com/2008/05/unangband-magic-system-part-one.html)', which you may wish to read after finishing this.

I hope you all enjoy the read as much as I did. :)