The Modern RPG

As the technology for producing video games changes, so do the games we play. One category of games that has seen the biggest change is the role-playing games (RPG). An RPG is defined as a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. The first mainstream RPG came out was Dungeon and Dragons (D&D) which came out in 1974 and was based on the premise that you create a character/hero and you make the many choices for your character and alter the game with every decision. After this came to the first evolution to the RPG the 16-bit turn-based combat games where you explore and follow a story set for you by the developers. Then came the first 3d person Daggerfall(1996) RPG that added another dynamic to the category where you could see the story from a perspective of “god”. Then after about 12 years, we get the biggest evolution of the RPG a 3D first-person or 3rd person game where you create the story with your choices fallout 3(2008) created by Bethesda where you play as a vault dweller and go out and explore a radioactive post-American world. Ever since this break throw, we haven’t seen any major changes except for an occasional game that focuses more on improving the graphics of their game.