stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agoSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1275file-textcross-posted to: PCGaming@kbin.social
arrow-up1275external-linkSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: PCGaming@kbin.social
“I can’t stress enough how often I’d hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data.”
minus-squareandrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoYou can call it a Tactical RPG in some sense, although I can’t remember more Role-Playing components than any other strategy have.
So XCOM is a CRPG?
You can call it a Tactical RPG in some sense, although I can’t remember more Role-Playing components than any other strategy have.