Castle Paradox

[Uncommon]

You know, a better solution than whining that everyone's against you in your angsty little pity party would be to learn to read so people stop commenting on your decidedly poor reading comprehension. Also, learn to take criticism, kid.

[M4gmawarrior]

Oh... NOW I understand, where did I understood wrong!

Look now everybody, how stupid can a simple human being be .

I can't do nothing, but say I'm sorry and hope, this little argue don't "kill" this topic (meaning: The writing or replies ends)

Well I thing I take a sleep and laugh to my pillow.
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[Calehay]

What Jack meant by that comment was that the Elder Scrolls Games give the player so many choices that it's amazing (or crazy, which I think gave this agrument a catalyst.) Maybe it's that you and Jack have to different definitions of 'crazy'. I'm not sure, really, but that's what it seems by your post after his.

[Raekuul]

Bringing this back to an older post...

[Moogle1]

That was a joke.

OHR Date could well be considered an RPG, though, and it isn't violent.

[Shadowiii]

Joke? Moogle1 OBVIOSLY hasn't found the SECRET "H" ENDING.

<_< >_>


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[Joe Man]

Every game ever has had some violence. Even Animal Crossing.

It's impossible.
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[Moogle1]

That's not true.

Sheep Rancher. The only way you could say there was violence is that Sam loses a few HP when he steps on thorns. Also, Seekrit Rancher Cloud has a sword he never uses.

Solitaire. Unless you get mad and beat up your computer, but that's your fault.

Tetris. Ditto.

And hundreds more.
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[Joe Man]

[Tsunamidog]

I think you might be right. What has society come to!? Now every game has violence!!! (which is awesome...)
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[Sephyroth]

It's all true. Tetris is a game based on Russian concentration camps in which prisoners are moved into rows and executed.
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[Gizmog1]

Firstly, look, at the short, short, short version of a story. There's Act 1, an introduction to the characters and problems, there's Act 2, the conflict itself, and act 3, The Resolution of the conflict.

There's no way to make a game without the conflict. There has to be a goal, and there has to be at least the illusion of a way of achieving the goal. However, the conflict does not have to be violent. For instance, a game could be about the eating of dinner. (Or if you REALLY want to be non-violence, the eating of a salad). The player would simply go about the tasks related to eating salad, and upon eating his salad, he would get dessert. Or, the goal could be something like a race: Get from point A to point B faster than anyone else. That's competitive, but not violent. Moogle brings up a good game, Tetris, in which the goal is to make lines out of randomly shaped falling blocks. When you make a line, it vanishes, and thus doesn't stack up, until it hits the ceiling and you lose.

However, this discussion is about a non-violent RPG, and that becomes trickier. We probably ought to define RPG. However, I feel that a good rpg could be made with only puzzles, and talking. For instance, a character falls down a well, (Landing on pillows of course). He finds himself deep in an ancient dungeon, with various puzzles he must figure out to get out of the place. There's several prisoners in cells, who will offer him advice, and tell him what they remember of how they were brought here, to help him find the solutions necessary to get him to the top floor, get the keys, and let his helpers out. So yes, it is possible.

[Rpeanut]

Complementing Gizmog's post I'd just like to say that everything needs a problem, this problem could be refered to as violence. I mean who would want to read/play/watch a game/book/movie without a problem? A problem is the driving force, as the story moves towards solving it. There are many RPGs and they all contain problems, were just used to seeing the swords and magics. Others have more subtle forms of violence, like money troubles or things like that.

(Harvest Moon --- you killed fish and ate them raw )
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