[quote=Xzoviac] before today, iv only ever heard of J-rpgs for japanese rpgs, I assume the C means computer rpgs tt table top? , pprpg pen and paper?
There's just a few more like A-RPG (Action RPG), T-RPG (Tactical RPG) and the well known MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG).
The biggest thing that makes BG3 very different than the cRPG I love the most is the lack of life in and the coherence of the world.
The lack of time / day / night / real time meteo effects / "random" or unexpected encounter, dangers and events that are not only triggered by the players actions / ennemies that may re-appear or new ennemies after some time... What I like the most in cRPG is having the feeling that I'm part of an epic journey in a "real" / living /coherent world. In Larian's game I usually more have the feeling that I'm roaming on a playground than on a world. The map design is probably a bit guilty too.
I always assumed it stood for Classic as in set in a Northwestern Europeanish, medievalish, world as opposed to say a JRPG which is definitely strongly influenced by Japanese fantasy tropes. I'm quoting Maximuuus here because I agree with the members concern about a non-living world that we are meant to push through to the end goal with not much imperative to explore deeply or return to older areas to see what's changed or maybe fight a battle or two. That led me to think of the idea that the C in CRPG could in this case stand for Corridor... I don't think Larian wants to give us a linear game and hope they do indeed flesh the world out a bit more.
Apologies, I appear to have messed your quote up somehow.....
