What Even Is a 'Role-Playing Game'?

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Jason Schreier, Technology, Society & Culture, Maddy Myers, Video Games, Kirk Hamilton

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

These days, just about every video game either claims to be an RPG or has "RPG elements." But what does that mean? What is a role-playing game, exactly? And what that signify in this day and age? From Baldur's Gate 3 to Disco Elysium, let's discuss!

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0:00.0	Alright, it's time for some role-playing.
0:06.6	You're the podcast listener, and I'm the podcast host.
0:09.9	Ready?
0:10.9	Go!
0:11.9	Welcome to Triple Thick, where we bring the games to you.
0:15.9	Today, we are talking about RPGs.
0:18.9	What's an RPG?
0:19.9	Who's an RPG?
0:20.9	Where's an RPG?
0:21.9	Where's an RPG?
0:22.9	Where's an RPG?
0:23.9	Why isn't it?
0:25.9	I'm Jason Shire, I'm Kirk Hamilton, and I'm Maddie Myers.
0:33.8	Hello!
0:34.8	Hello!
0:35.8	It's us again.
0:37.6	We are back for another episode.
0:39.8	Click in the way.
0:40.8	I've decided, I haven't told you guys this, but I've decided unilaterally that we are
0:45.7	going to be rebranding this podcast to y.com, and so from now on, we will just be known
0:52.5	as y.
0:54.5	As in, why are we doing this?
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