Wilma Guerra's Journal

For those who do not know, there are so many games that can be played online. Some of them even offer no fees. RPG games or role playing games are good options to unwind you and experience playing in a different world. You get the chance to choose your character or an avatar that will perform the actions of the players in a fictional environment. These actions are ruled by the game’s system hence such rules shall interpret if the actions done by the player are successful or not. These games are so interactive and like collaborative storytelling.

The history of rpg games have gone quite long so as their popularity. Let me tell you a short background of these games.

The very first form of rpg games are in pen and paper. Don’t get me wrong. This form is not literally played using pen and paper instead they are played on tabletop that is why they are also called as tabletop rpg games. Players in this form set discussions in a small social gathering. Each player has a character to represent. There is a player who serves as the game master (GM). It is his role to set the story and apply the rules in the characters’ actions. Dungeons and Dragons (D & D) is the first rpg game in this form and perhaps the most famous. Other games in this form are Shadowrun, Star Wars, GURPs, Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, Tunnels and Trolls (T & T), and many more.

As technology advances, different forms of rpg games were developed and came out in the market. There came the console games

and personal computer games. Unlike in the pen and paper form, rules are interpreted by the computer in computer rpg games. Players can also activate their personal avatar so they can participate and interact in the game.

At present, Warcraft and Runescape take over in the online market. They are considered as Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) because of the number of active users that continue to subscribe in these games. There is nothing to question about the quality of adventure in these games. Their million active subscribers can attest to this.

If you’re not comfortable with MMORPG there are still other options like smaller flash rpg games that are downloadable and sometimes are for free.

Maybe it is about time to experience the fun in playing rpg games. The internet can greatly help you in finding the best rpg of all time.