10-31-2006, 06:33 PM
Quote:Well, in the Real World, what genre a game is classified as is based on what the majority of the game elements are. Diablo has much more Hack n Slash elements, which is why it is considerd an Adventure game. Games like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights are considerd RPG games, even though they're not compared to Pen 'n' Paper systems, because that is what the majority of the game elements are. Simple really, isn't it?
I was in general agreement with you until you brought up this distinction. I've played through BG II and ToB fully about 2 times in my experience, with a barrage of about 10 other types of characters that never made it to the end. I'm not by far an expert, but at the same time it's not my first time around the block.
Now with that said, I fail to see what differentiates BG II so greatly from Diablo I. In BG, I followed some quests, killed some things, leveled up. I thought about my spells, I restructured my equipment depending on the fight. I had some nice conversations with NPC's. But at no time did I feel my gameplay was different than Diablo I. For me it was two different takes on the same genre.
In fairness, I understand the history behind BG, and the idea of presenting a D&D based game on the computer, etc. And that Diablo shares none of the same history. But when looking at the game independent of history or intention, I'm having a hard time understanding what's so different? By your qualifications I'm seeing both Diablo and BG as adventure games. Mind clarifying a bit Lennylen?
Cheers,
Munk