Vault Dweller
Commissar, Red Star Studio
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<a href=http://pc.gamespy.com>GameSpy</a> has posted a 5-page long <a href=http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/540/540395p1.html?fromint=1>interview</a> with <b>Dave Arneson</b>, the co-creator of DnD. If you recall, Dave had already <a href=http://www.rpgcodex.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3858&start=0>put his stamp of approval</a> on <a href=http://www.bioware.com>Bioware</a>, and apparently he still feels that way.
<blockquote><b>What about strategy and role-playing games?</b>
Yeah, that's what they're called. And with those the role is spelled r-o-l-l and not r-o-l-e. So I teach my kids how to put the "role" back in role-playing.</blockquote>OMG! The old bastard stole our line!
<blockquote><b>Are there any particular role-playing games or systems that are out today that you really like?</b>
I tried out EverQuest and Dark Age of Camelot. I liked Dark Age of Camelot better than EverQuest, but they were both okay. You can form a party like you do in a D&D game, but your party can only "kind of" cooperate with each other. It's just not the same thing as actually being together in a group and doing it. Something gets lost in the translation. I started the Neverwinter Nights series and am looking forward to getting the new one. That's pretty much the only one I've found that really has any role-playing elements in it. </blockquote>Well, comparing to MMORPGs, NWN is loaded with role-playing goodness.
<blockquote><b>What about strategy and role-playing games?</b>
Yeah, that's what they're called. And with those the role is spelled r-o-l-l and not r-o-l-e. So I teach my kids how to put the "role" back in role-playing.</blockquote>OMG! The old bastard stole our line!
<blockquote><b>Are there any particular role-playing games or systems that are out today that you really like?</b>
I tried out EverQuest and Dark Age of Camelot. I liked Dark Age of Camelot better than EverQuest, but they were both okay. You can form a party like you do in a D&D game, but your party can only "kind of" cooperate with each other. It's just not the same thing as actually being together in a group and doing it. Something gets lost in the translation. I started the Neverwinter Nights series and am looking forward to getting the new one. That's pretty much the only one I've found that really has any role-playing elements in it. </blockquote>Well, comparing to MMORPGs, NWN is loaded with role-playing goodness.
