Labyrinth of Zangetsu

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It looks fantastic. Nice to have a real old-fashioned dungeon crawler released.

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We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
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Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 09:27
We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
No, that's wrong too. This is a DRPG.
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Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 09:27
We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
lmao that's not a thing

this is a DRPG :read: might even be a jRPG, without having played it I can't tell.
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Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 09:27
We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
"We"?
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Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 12:03
Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 09:27
We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
"We"?
Yes, we.
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Sometimes you don't crawl dungeons, so DRPG is inappropriate.
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Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:36
Sometimes you don't crawl dungeons, so DRPG is inappropriate.
Can you name a game that would be called a 'dungeon crawler' with absolutely zero dungeon crawling?
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rusty_shackleford wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:38
Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:36
Sometimes you don't crawl dungeons, so DRPG is inappropriate.
Can you name a game that would be called a 'dungeon crawler' with absolutely zero dungeon crawling?
Even if a game were 30% dungeon crawling, it would be inappropriate to call it "DRPG."
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Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:40
rusty_shackleford wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:38
Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:36
Sometimes you don't crawl dungeons, so DRPG is inappropriate.
Can you name a game that would be called a 'dungeon crawler' with absolutely zero dungeon crawling?
Even if a game were 30% dungeon crawling, it would be inappropriate to call it "DRPG."
Is it appropriate to call a game that only has 30% shooting a "FPS"?
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What percentage of these sorts of games consists of Wizardrying? Or blobbing? Does either meet the threshold to be used as a genre name?
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rusty_shackleford wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:44
Dead wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:40
rusty_shackleford wrote: April 21st, 2023, 13:38


Can you name a game that would be called a 'dungeon crawler' with absolutely zero dungeon crawling?
Even if a game were 30% dungeon crawling, it would be inappropriate to call it "DRPG."
Is it appropriate to call a game that only has 30% shooting a "FPS"?
A good name would reflect something fundamental about the gameplay.
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Not a fan of the feudal Japan setting, but might give this a shot. The developers made the Tenchu games and even a Wizardry title in 2011, so they must know what they're doing.
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Like moving as an amorphous blob. So, blobber. It's a blobber, not a dungeon role playing game. Almost all role playing games have dungeons in them, do we call them DRPGs? No, because that's a useless term for maladroits who sniff people's farts.
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But the experience is better when you imagine that the party consists of individual party members, not an amorphous blob. Why should the genre be named after player behavior caused by their inadequate imagination?
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Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 09:27
We call them blobbers, this is a blobber household.
I intentionally chose what I thought would cause the most butthurt. I'm happy to see my instincts were right. :smug:
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@Acrux when are you going to give us your RPGHQ-exclusive review? I hope this whole thread wasn't just an excuse to start the genre name debate.
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Sounds like a great idea! It will probably be a while before I can do that, though. Quick impression: mostly positive.
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I've gotten to the 3rd map. The game is a bit on the easy side, it's really basic. It's not even as good as Stranger in Sword City IMO.

I went with warrior, monk, monk, cleric, mage, thief.
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Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 15:27
Like moving as an amorphous blob. So, blobber. It's a blobber, not a dungeon role playing game. Almost all role playing games have dungeons in them, do we call them DRPGs? No, because that's a useless term for maladroits who sniff people's farts.
I don't know of a single game where the player moves like an amorphous blob. You should watch documentaries on the topic, e.g. "the Blob" to familiarize yourself with that kind of movement. :read:
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A blobber is when I have to get off the couch.
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Atlantico wrote: April 24th, 2023, 10:08
Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 15:27
Like moving as an amorphous blob. So, blobber. It's a blobber, not a dungeon role playing game. Almost all role playing games have dungeons in them, do we call them DRPGs? No, because that's a useless term for maladroits who sniff people's farts.
I don't know of a single game where the player moves like an amorphous blob. You should watch documentaries on the topic, e.g. "the Blob" to familiarize yourself with that kind of movement. :read:
I don't want to watch your mom.
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Tweed wrote: April 24th, 2023, 12:20
Atlantico wrote: April 24th, 2023, 10:08
Tweed wrote: April 21st, 2023, 15:27
Like moving as an amorphous blob. So, blobber. It's a blobber, not a dungeon role playing game. Almost all role playing games have dungeons in them, do we call them DRPGs? No, because that's a useless term for maladroits who sniff people's farts.
I don't know of a single game where the player moves like an amorphous blob. You should watch documentaries on the topic, e.g. "the Blob" to familiarize yourself with that kind of movement. :read:
I don't want to watch your mom.
tfw you aren't as smart as you think you are, attempting to distract from that fact by saying something even dumber by throwing out some third-tier momma "jokes"
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Atlantico wrote: April 24th, 2023, 14:15
Tweed wrote: April 24th, 2023, 12:20
Atlantico wrote: April 24th, 2023, 10:08


I don't know of a single game where the player moves like an amorphous blob. You should watch documentaries on the topic, e.g. "the Blob" to familiarize yourself with that kind of movement. :read:
I don't want to watch your mom.
tfw you aren't as smart as you think you are, attempting to distract from that fact by saying something even dumber by throwing out some third-tier momma "jokes"
you sound upset
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Tweed wrote: April 24th, 2023, 15:28
Atlantico wrote: April 24th, 2023, 14:15
Tweed wrote: April 24th, 2023, 12:20


I don't want to watch your mom.
tfw you aren't as smart as you think you are, attempting to distract from that fact by saying something even dumber by throwing out some third-tier momma "jokes"
you sound upset
you seem upset
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Y-y-you s-seem u-u-up-ups-set.

Lol, lmao even.
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Leave mom out of it.
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