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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)
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"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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[-] beckerist@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago

CRPG apparently translates to "Computer RPG"

I'm still not sure what it means

[-] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 5 months ago

It’s games like the original baldur’s gate and stuff. I think a clear defining thing is that you have a zoomed out perspective and you click where to move

[-] Khrux@ttrpg.network 24 points 5 months ago

Like Club Penguin.

[-] ZOSTED@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago

Close, but that's a CMMOPRPG

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Found the bard.

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