Titan Quest Interview @ Shacknews

Vikingod · May 3, 2006, 04:40 AM

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Before ten years ago, the action-RPG genre consisted mostly of Zelda and a smattering of other, lesser known titles. Not to say that some weren't rather well-liked; it's just that the genre was typically overlooked in favor of "pure RPGs" such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Lufia, et cetera. However, in 1996, a game called Diablo exploded onto the gaming scene and arguably served to put action-RPGs on the map the way Dune did for RTS. Of course, like RTS (and FPS, and... well, any genre, really) overcrowding tends to occur when one game sees the kind of massive success that Diablo enjoyed, and while some titles breathe new life into already great gameplay, others serve to suffocate it and diminish the popularity of the genre—and its overall reputation.

May 3, 2006, 04:40 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Titan Quest Interview @ Shacknews Read more / Source: Shacknews ____________ Before ten years ago, the action-RPG genre consisted mostly of Zelda and a smattering of other, lesser known titles. Not to say that some weren't rather well-liked; it's just that the genre was typically overlooked in favor of "pure RPGs" such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Lufia, et cetera. However, in 1996, a game called Diablo exploded onto the gaming scene and arguably served to put action-RPGs on the map the way Dune did for RTS. Of course, like RTS (and FPS, and... well, any genre, really) overcrowding tends to occur when one game sees the kind of massive success that Diablo enjoyed, and while some titles breathe new life into already great gameplay, others serve to suffocate it and diminish the popularity of the genre—and its overall reputation.