Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

Game Essence in Role-Playing Games [Game Essence] (2022x15)

Air date: Sep 20, 2022

What defines an RPG? There are countless different elements that make up role-playing games. In this episode, I'll be taking a look at the risk and reward present in two core tenets of JRPGs: exploration and combat. We won't be digging into action-based gameplay this time, but the concepts covered within can still broadly apply.