Dungeons and desktops: the history of computer role-playing games
Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a genre of computer games that move "Dungeons & Dragons" and similar role-playing games from the tabletop to the desktop, but they're much more than the sum of their parts. For the first time in full color, the 2nd edition of "Dungeons...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a genre of computer games that move "Dungeons & Dragons" and similar role-playing games from the tabletop to the desktop, but they're much more than the sum of their parts. For the first time in full color, the 2nd edition of "Dungeons and Desktops" includes new chapters on indie games such as "Undertale" and "Age of Decadence", as well as a whole new era: The Kickstarter Renaissance, which covers "Torment: Tides of Numenera", "Pillars of Eternity", and other crowdfunded projects. It brings the book up to date with major AAA-games such as "Dragon Age", "Witcher", and "Skyrim". It also goes more in-depth on the educational potential of CRPGs and features a Bestiary of obscure, unique, or just plain fun CRPGs you may not have heard of before. -- From publisher's description |
| Beschreibung: | xxix, 614 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781138574649 9781138574670 |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Introduction to computer role-playing games -- Origins -- The dark age -- The bronze age -- The silver age -- The birth of the golden age -- SSI's golden age -- Origin's golden age -- Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra -- Early Japanese role-playing games -- "Dungeon Master" and the rise of real-time 3D -- Other games of the golden age -- The epic fails -- The platinum age -- "Diablo" and the rise of action RPGs -- "Fallout" and "Baldur's Gate" -- Other highlights of the platinum age -- The birth of the modern age -- Modern JRPGs -- The rise of the MMORPG -- The late modern age -- The Renaissance, kickstarted -- The road ever ventures forth | |
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| contents | Introduction to computer role-playing games -- Origins -- The dark age -- The bronze age -- The silver age -- The birth of the golden age -- SSI's golden age -- Origin's golden age -- Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra -- Early Japanese role-playing games -- "Dungeon Master" and the rise of real-time 3D -- Other games of the golden age -- The epic fails -- The platinum age -- "Diablo" and the rise of action RPGs -- "Fallout" and "Baldur's Gate" -- Other highlights of the platinum age -- The birth of the modern age -- Modern JRPGs -- The rise of the MMORPG -- The late modern age -- The Renaissance, kickstarted -- The road ever ventures forth |
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| spelling | Barton, Matt 1977- Verfasser (DE-588)1046524631 aut Dungeons and desktops the history of computer role-playing games Matt Barton, Shane Stacks Second edition Boca Raton, FL CRC Press [2019] © 2019 xxix, 614 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm txt rdacontent sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction to computer role-playing games -- Origins -- The dark age -- The bronze age -- The silver age -- The birth of the golden age -- SSI's golden age -- Origin's golden age -- Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra -- Early Japanese role-playing games -- "Dungeon Master" and the rise of real-time 3D -- Other games of the golden age -- The epic fails -- The platinum age -- "Diablo" and the rise of action RPGs -- "Fallout" and "Baldur's Gate" -- Other highlights of the platinum age -- The birth of the modern age -- Modern JRPGs -- The rise of the MMORPG -- The late modern age -- The Renaissance, kickstarted -- The road ever ventures forth Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a genre of computer games that move "Dungeons & Dragons" and similar role-playing games from the tabletop to the desktop, but they're much more than the sum of their parts. For the first time in full color, the 2nd edition of "Dungeons and Desktops" includes new chapters on indie games such as "Undertale" and "Age of Decadence", as well as a whole new era: The Kickstarter Renaissance, which covers "Torment: Tides of Numenera", "Pillars of Eternity", and other crowdfunded projects. It brings the book up to date with major AAA-games such as "Dragon Age", "Witcher", and "Skyrim". It also goes more in-depth on the educational potential of CRPGs and features a Bestiary of obscure, unique, or just plain fun CRPGs you may not have heard of before. -- From publisher's description Fantasy games / History Computer games / History Computer games Fantasy games History Stacks, Shane Sonstige oth |
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