stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agoSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
“I can’t stress enough how often I’d hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data.”
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·6 months agoCRPG = Baldurs Gate 1+2, Icewind Dale 1+2, Neverwinter Nights 1+2, Planescape Torment, Age of Decadence, Nox Isometric RPG or CRPG, basically the same thing.
CRPG = Baldurs Gate 1+2, Icewind Dale 1+2, Neverwinter Nights 1+2, Planescape Torment, Age of Decadence, Nox
Isometric RPG or CRPG, basically the same thing.