In Pictures: A History Of Computer RPGs
In Pictures: A History Of Computer RPGsComputer role-playing games have been with us for almost as long as computers themselves. Today, we take a look at their history to see how they have progressed from the very first examples more than thirty years ago to the modern games we play today. On the left, we find ourselves in the exact same situation in 1981 (Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord) and 2011 (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim): being attacked by an Orc!
We have tried to include games that made a big contribution to the development of the genre. Sadly, our original list included more than 30 games, so we had to make some hard choices, and not everybody's favorite will be on the list. This should not keep you from reminiscing about all the games you have spent many hours of your life on in the comments, though!
Pictures courtesy of MobyGames.com and Bethesda Softworks.
I was about to write the same thing.
It feels like you're missing a few between numbers 15 and 16...
Dungeon Siege needed to be on there.
1st RPG game to never have a loading screen, and it also had the whole "dumbed down for causal retards" leveling mechanics designers seem to be implementing only now... this game came out a decade ago.
Infact, the only thing Diablo III is, is an improved version of Dungeon Siege II.
Also, Darkstone needed to be on the list, as the 1st 3D action RPG.
Let's not forget PlaneScape Torment, that thing was pretty much a novel with graphical exploration and combat.
There is also the old Crescent Hawk Battle Tech RPG.., Plot your orders, and then watch the battle unfold in real-time. That definitely needed to be on there, with the whole salvaging enemies, upgrading mechs etc...
These things I mention brought to the table by these RPGs are important.
You didn't even scratch into the non-fantasy RPGs like Auto-Duel, Twilight 2000 and StarFlight
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I know I'm showing my age, but Zork I & II were the first RPGs I ever played.
Looks like someone doesn't read the whole article.
Ultima VII looks like Tibia! kkkkk
Elder Scrolls ownz and will be hard to beat it!
...or LORD on BBS.