Growth in Role-Playing Games

 RPG- Role Playing Games

There has been a sudden increase in the RPG gameplay and market size all around the globe in the past 5 years. The RPG market consists of sales of role-playing, stimulation, virtual reality and other related services provided by gaming companies.  RPG's may sound like a small genre in the gaming platform with tiny targeted audience; although there are a tons of subgroups that lie under this genre but remain unnoticed.  

Types of RPG's-

• Sandbox RPG
• Multiplayer RPG
• Single player RPG
• Tactical RPG
• Action RPG
• Roguelike RPG
• Console RPG

Why is RPG noticing a sudden boost in engagements?

1. Character appearance- RPG's focuses on gameplay through various character designing that appeals the eye of the player. These characters may be your avatar, NPCs, companions or other players. Some people are attracted towards realistic figures whereas some are appealed by the good looks of a fictional character; and these needs have now been acknowledged by the game developers of today. In games like Genshin Impact, players can choose from a variety of characters with different skills and elements.
   

   
   

2.Character development- It is not just important for the character to look good, it should also have the power to connect with the players. Games like league of legends provide a series of different and well developed backstories and skills related to the storyline for each character. There are certain characteristics that captivate the players such as the character's-

• Personality
• Skills
• Narrative
• Storyline and backstory
• Qualities like empathy, passion, bravery and admiration
• Role

3. Storytelling-  Certain RP games have better storyline than any movie or series. Players get engrossed in the story development, quests, side quests, voiceovers and guides. They feel satisfied by the progression and development of the game. Dungeons & Dragons, Star Ocean, Xenogears, Disco Elysium, Enderal:Skyrim and Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen, A RPG fanatic must have surely heard about at least one of these progression RPGs.

4. Voiceovers and music- Voiceovers keep the users connected by not just making the plot clear but also makes the game more attractive. The quality, accent, tune, authenticity even the cheesy one-liners keeps the users engrossed in the game.  'Last Alert' was the first voiceover action RPG game in 1990 developed in Japan and released in the US. Diablo II, Mass Effect 2 and Resident Evil 3 are certain pillars that give huge importance to voiceovers and music in games. 'Sky' a mobile game also offers soothing, lo-fi music throughout the gameplay.

5. Statistics- A very important and distinct part of a RPG is its statistics or 'stats'. These can be the health, power, magic, strengths etc. of a character that usually starts at a lower level and develops or increase as the player proceeds with the game. Stats gives the player a sense of personal achievement while comparing it with  multiplayers or while doing the character's SWOT analysis. Many non RPG's can be played in a role-playing setting by using game mods or making special server like Minecraft servers and GTA V servers like the GTA Nopixel server.

6. Landscapes and open world- Beautiful and aesthetic landscapes, graphics and maps are eye-catching USP for RPG fanatics, art and graphic lovers as well and scenery enthusiasts. Who wouldn't be spell bounded by a big open virtual world like Elden Ring where the players can roam and explore freely?

RPG's market also offers a huge market opportunities via AR and VR technologies, in-app purchases, cloud service and automatic saving of checkpoints, game subscriptions and landscape updates.

 As to date, all the companies are successfully trying to optimize these opportunities and efficiently use these in-app revenue, technology and graphic updates, livestreaming via console/pc/mobile/VR interfaces and heavy advertisement to attract non-gamers along with gamers to expand there consumer engagements.