importance-randomness-rpgs 
Cloudy Heaven Games
JUNE 24, 2022
Historically, randomization has been one of the most important factors in role-playing games (RPGs). The first computerized RPGs were heavily based on table-top RPGs, which rely on dice rolls to determine gameplay.
Keith Burgun
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
(Above: some WIP pixel art from Wizbane) You might have noticed I’ve been writing about and playing a lot of RPGs recently. This adventure into RPGs is, to be very clear, a re-discovery, not a discovery. Some of my earliest, most enchanted memories of games were in some early RPGs. Final Fantasy X-inspired class system.
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Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 2, 2023
I think the main reason behind this change is that the randomness-based system to acquire Brawlers had become ineffective at managing the large amounts of content that the game features now. And because randomness-based systems are not effective at enabling player progression, the progression ultimately becomes stagnant.
Radiator Blog
MAY 5, 2021
It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. encourages the player to follow quest chains at an even pace , which is important if the quest lines intersect / if quests are at fixed difficulties. It makes money too important.
PreMortem.Games
MAY 15, 2024
French indie studio Seed by Seed appreciates the importance of players’ time. That’s why the play sessions of their narrative-driven, co-op multiplayer RPG Baladins last around an hour. But they don’t all follow the same path as random events and side quests can easily distract even the most dedicated Luxomancer.
Tom Francis
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
These are randomly generated and have lots of properties that vary from ship to ship, all of which are important. I’ve spent hundreds of hours in RPGs without ever finding out what their ‘attack’ stat actually means – sometimes it’s like accuracy, sometimes damage, sometimes attack speed.
Deconstructor of Fun
AUGUST 29, 2021
It’s important to mention that Everdale is not an idle game either. In strategy games and RPGs, research trees generate meaningful decisions regarding specialization. It’s not possible to automate the production. Same as other crafting tycoons, the game requires the player to come back often to collect tasks and reset most actions.
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