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The three core categories Character Development, Exploration and Story that need to be applied and quantified to determine if an interactive computerized game can be labeled as a Computer Role Playing Game (hereafter referred to as CRPG) are listed to show the necessary component elements and qualifying factors.
Any proposed or purported CRPG must contain all three core categories and their essential necessary Must Have conditions fulfilled to achieve the (minimal) CRPG status.
These core categories must maintain some form of progressive nature that will improve from when the game starts and leads to a conclusive game ending.
Each core category and the auxiliary category Combat also has related Should Have conditions, the reviewer should make a comment if a Should Have condition is not fulfilled.
So we have these scenarios to reflect the broadness of the genre:
Optional elements are listed in the Nice to Have (NtH) list. With it you get precise information which optional CRPG elements are implemented in the game. A general game info questionnaire is added too, to do some rating.
Describes ways to create, change or enhance your characters in order to increase their effectiveness in the game.
Includes how you can move through the game world, as well as everything you can find, see, manipulate or interact with, like locations, items and other objects.
Concerns all narrative elements like setting, lore, plot, characters, dialogue, quests, descriptions, storyline(s) and similar, including how you can interact with them.
Each core category and the auxiliary category Combat also have related Should Have conditions;, the reviewer should make a comment if a sub list item is not fulfilled. Should one or more (SH) not be fulfilled the game is most likely a special CRPG (see Tags) or a CRPG light.
If all necessary Must Have and sufficient Should Have conditions are fulfilled there's no further discussion necessary => the game is a true CRPG.
Tags are computer game tags that qualify the CRPG label even further.
A game is a CRPG if it fulfills all Must-Have and Should-Have conditions. The classification is derived from the Defining Elements check list.
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What is the overall look and style of the game?
When and where does the game take place (e.g. Era, World, Landscape and Culture?)
What is the central topic treated by the game?
Is the game real-time or turn-based?
How are players rewarded for their progression through the game?
How many players can play the game?
Which multiplayer features does the game support?
Where is the camera positioned?
How does the game look?
How many characters can you control?
Do you have to read or can you listen?
Are there defined characters or can you make them up yourself?
How long does an average walk through the game usually take?
How will the game be funded, or how was it funded?
Optional elements are listed in the Nice to Have (NtH) list. With it you get precise information which optional CRPG elements are implemented in the game.
A general game info questionnaire to do some rating.
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