JRPG, CRPG, WRPG... these aren't very useful subgenres, and geologically recent arguments have heated up the debate around them even more.
So I propose throwing them out and replacing them with these 26 new, flawless categories:
ARPG - Action RPG: Do you perfom actions? Or are you stuck watching the title sequence over and over because the main menu doesn't work?
BRPG - Bethesdic RPG: Can you pick up every wheel of cheese in the game and put it into a single room? Does the game needing to keep track of that eventually ruin saves? Then the game's a BRPG.
CRPG - Computer RPG/Console RPG: Everyone will know exactly what you mean when you use this acronym. If need be, refer to games like Ultima IV or Final Fantasy VII, games that exclusively exist on either a personal computer or a console.
DRPG - Dungeon RPG: Do you go into the prison cells underneath a castle? If you don't, are you really an RPG of any type, much less a DRPG?
ERPG - Erotic RPG: A game where you find love. Did you talk to someone on an internet forum about Final Fantasy IV and get into a relationship through that? That goes here.
FRPG - French RPG: Wakfu exists. I'm sure there's others.
GRPG - Good RPG: They all go in here :)
HRPG - Homeric RPG: Is the plot of the RPG directly ripping off 1) The Iliad 2) The Odyssey 3) A Simpsons episode?
IRPG - Idle RPG: Okay, honest question. How much do you idle in these games anyway? Certainly you're setting up equipment and parties that'll auto-grind for you, right? The entire subgenre isn't just Progress Quest, right?
JRPG - Judeo-Christian RPG: This category is exclusively for the 2008 game The You Testament. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules.
KRPG - Kinetic RPG: You know Kinetic Novels, ie a VN that doesn't have any choices at all? Throw any RPG you want to disparge for not giving you choices in here. Alternatively, this is for any RPG that has Kinect support.
LRPG - Luddite RPG: Was it released on a console 20 years after that console ceased getting games? Does it look and act like it should have been released 20 years ago?
MRPG - Monster-catching RPG: Any game where you catch monsters and have them battle for you. Notably, Shin Megami Tensei is excluded; you talk, bribe, and cajole demons into working for you, which is totally different.
NRPG - Natalist RPG: Does the word 'breeding' come up at any point in the game description?
ORPG - Orre-game-esque RPG: Like Pokemon Colosseum or Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness, is this game a spinoff of a larger RPG series that changes a major mechanic and has a small but vocal fanbase?
PRPG - Panzer Dragoon Saga-like RPG: games that make SHMUP gameplay more approachable by combining them with an RPG. Other games that fit into this category are Undertale and Sigma Star Saga.
QRPG - Questionnaire-having RPG: Does the game, at some point, ask you a series of questions in order to determine something? In that case, all other categories are overwritten by this one.
RRPG - 'Real' RPG: You know, in your heart of hearts, what belongs here, and everyone else is wrong.
SRPG - Strategic RPG: A game in which short-term tactical gameplay decisions [strategy] are the main focus.
TRPG - Tactics RPG: A game in which long-term, strategic gameplay decisions [tactics] are the main focus.
URPG - Ultraviolent RPG: Can you kill a guy and have a fountain of blood erupt from them?
VRPG - VIPRPG: A category reserved for any game made by someone who frequents 2ch's VIP board, or features that :3 cat person that originated there.
WRPG - Weeaboo RPG: Was it made by someone outside of Asia but still have anime stylings?
XRPG - eXploratory RPG: A generous term for an RPG that throws you out into the world with little direction and expects you to figure out where the game is.
YRPG - Yslike RPG: Does it have bump combat? Then there you go!
ZRPG - Zero-loving RPG: Are the damage numbers padded to make them look more impressive? Alternatively, does Zero from Mega Man X show up?
Muscle Car Jr Inc More James Garner racing History. 1969 AMC American Motors signed a three-year contract with Garner and his American International Racers to field a team of Ramblers modified for off-road racing in the 1969 Baja 500
Specially modified versions of the 1969 SC/Rambler with 390-cu.in., 315hp AMC V-8s. AMC shipped ten new SC/Ramblers to Garner's shops, with 410 HP These SC's were doing 140 mph @ 7,000 rpm in fourth gear!
8 of the Ramblers were entered into the passenger-car category. The other two Ramblers had been fitted with four-wheel drive and were entered in the Experimental class. Bob Bondurant and Tony Murphy took first place. Ramblers took 1st, 3rd and 5th. AIR drivers Ed Orr and J.W. Wright were the third-place finishers, Don Simpson & Walker Evans drove the Rambler that came in fifth. Jim couldn't drive because of filming commitment's! I need one of these!
46. **John McEnroe** (Tennis) - 7 Grand Slam titles, 170 weeks as world No. 1
47. **Ivan Lendl** (Tennis) - 8 Grand Slam titles, 270 weeks as world No. 1
48. **Frank Robinson** (Baseball) - 586 home runs, 2 MVPs, 1 World Series championship
49. **Joe Montana** (American Football) - 4 Super Bowl championships, 3 Super Bowl MVPs, 2 NFL MVPs
50. **Bobby Hull** (Ice Hockey) - 1 Stanley Cup title, 2 Hart Trophies, 604 goals
This list includes athletes from various sports, including football, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, boxing, and more. Each athlete has achieved incredible success and has made significant contributions to their respective sport. Source: Llama AI
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
Jerry Fletcher: Mel Gibson
Alice Sutton: Julia Roberts
Dr. Jonas: Patrick Stewart
Agent Lowry: Cylk Cozart
Mr. Wilson: Steve Kahan
Flip: Terry Alexander
Cynic: Alex McArthur
Justice Guard: Rod McLachlan
Justice Guard: Michael Potts
Justice Guard: Jim Sterling
Public Works Man: Rich Hebert
Clarke: Brian J. Williams
Piper: G. A. Aguilar
Henry Finch’s Secretary: Cece Neber Labao
Alice’s Secretary: Saxon Trainor
Grouchy Nurse: Sage Allen
Nurse – Roosevelt Hospital: Joanna Sanchez
Cop – Roosevelt Hospital: Michael Shamus Wiles
Lawyer: Andrew Lauren
Tech: Danny Smith
Surveillance Operator: Sean Patrick Thomas
Helicopter Pilot: Al Cerullo
Cleet: Dean Winters
Night Security – Federal Building: Rick Hoffman
Surveillance Operator: Peter Jacobson
Intern: Troy Garity
Alice’s Father: Bert Remsen
Jonas’ Aide: J. Mills Goodloe
Old Man in Book Store: Leonard Jackson
Film Crew:
Director of Photography: John Schwartzman
First Assistant Director: Jim Van Wyck
Original Music Composer: Carter Burwell
Producer: Joel Silver
Editor: Kevin Stitt
Producer: Richard Donner
Casting: Marion Dougherty
Assistant Editor: Kris Cole
Associate Producer: Julie Durk
Writer: Brian Helgeland
Co-Producer: Richard Solomon
Art Direction: Gregory Bolton
Editor: Frank J. Urioste
Co-Producer: Dan Cracchiolo
Co-Producer: J. Mills Goodloe
Post Production Supervisor: Ilyse A. Reutlinger
Unit Production Manager: Helen Pollak
Unit Production Manager: Nan Bernstein Freed
Second Assistant Director: John G. Scotti
Set Decoration: Casey Hallenbeck
Set Designer: Lauren Cory
Set Designer: Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
Set Designer: Thomas Betts
Leadman: Steven Curtis Husch
Still Photographer: Andrew Cooper
Video Assist Operator: Martin Glover
Underwater Director of Photography: Pete Romano
Second Second Assistant Director: Sean McCarron
Unit Publicist: Stephanie Pond-Smith
Script Supervisor: Sioux Richards
Key Grip: Les T. Tomita
Best Boy Grip: Audie Aragon
Dolly Grip: Brad Rea
Location Manager: Robbie Goldstein
Location Manager: David E. Kaufman
Negative Cutter: Mo Henry
Color Timer: David Orr
“A” Camera Operator: Mitchell Amundsen
Steadicam Operator: Neal Norton
First Assistant Camera: Christopher Duskin
First Assistant Camera: A. Anthony Cappello
Second Assistant Camera: Thomas D. Lairson Jr.
Second Assistant Camera: Charles B. Katz
Camera Loader: Jacobus Marcus
Supervising Sound Editor: Mark A. Mangini
Supervising Sound Editor: George Simpson
Sound Editor: Richard L. Anderson
Sound Editor: Mike Chock
Sound Editor: John Dunn
Sound Editor: Julia Evershade
Sound Editor: Eric Lindemann
Sound Editor: Geoffrey G. Rubay
Assistant Sound Editor: Oscar Mitt
Assistant Sound Editor: Sonny Pettijohn
Music Editor: Adam Milo Smalley
Scoring Mixer: Michael Farrow
Orchestrator: Sonny Kompanek
Supervising ADR Editor: James Simcik
ADR Editor: William C. Carruth
ADR Editor: Denise Horta
ADR Mixer: Troy Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Dan Hiland
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary D. Rogers
Foley Editor: Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor: Aaron Glascock
Production Sound Mixer: Tim Cooney
Boom Operator: Todd Bassman
Chief Lighting Technician: Andy Ryan
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Brian Evans
Assistant Costume Designer: Christopher J. Kristoff
Costume Design: Ha Nguyen
Production Design: Paul Sylbert
Costume Supervisor: Kimberly Guenther Durkin
Makeup Supervisor: Lee Harman
Makeup Artist: Richard Dean
Makeup Artist: Mel Berns Jr.
Key Hair Stylist: Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist: Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist: Monique DeSart
Property Master: Erik L. Nelson
Assistant Property Master: Christopher Amy
Special Effects Coordinator: Michael Meinardus
Stunts: S...
[Imported from Blogdrive]The Ekadasi Thursday Trip to Thiruvallikeni
The Ekadasi Thursday Trip to Thiruvallikeni The Thursday trip to Thiruvallikeni was more significant than anything else. Amongst the friends circles and in the religious proximity also. First among them was it was Ekadasi and hence significantly and very important day. I only started a bit late about 1800 hours but managed to get more comfortable bus to Simpson (P. Orr &…
Mike and Cedric discuss Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson, a Pro Boxer out of Baltimore, Maryland. Watch Knuckle Up's Mike Orr and Cedric Benn, who always discuss up-and-coming young, hungry, and (usually) undefeated boxers during his live daily show at 4pm EST (9pm UK) on TalkinFight.com or YouTube.com/c/TalkinFight #TalkinFight #KnuckleUp #LorenzoSimpson
On this date in music history…now, of course, the years vary…GREATLY…but here’s what went down…
October 3rd
2011 - Queen
According to new scientific research, Queen's 'We Are The Champions' was found to be the catchiest song ever written. Musicologist Dr Alisun Pawley from the University of London, England, conducted research into what makes a song memorable and compiled a list of the ten "catchiest" songs of all time. During the research, they discovered that sing-along songs contained four key elements: long and detailed musical phrases, multiple pitch changes in a song's 'hook', male vocalists, and higher male voices making a noticeable vocal effort. Y.M.C.A. by the Village People, Sum 41's Fat Lip, and Europe's The Final Countdown were also in the list.
2002 - Iron Butterfly
Original guitarist, vocalist from American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly Darryl DeLoach died of liver cancer at the age of 56.
2000 - John Lennon
John Lennon's assassin Mark Chapman was denied parole after serving 20 years in prison. Chapman was interviewed for 50 minutes by parole board members who concluded that releasing Chapman would 'deprecate the seriousness of the crime.'
2000 - Benjamin Orr
The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Let's Go’ and ‘Drive’.
1999 - Akio Morita
Akio Morita the founder of Sony electronics died aged 78. The 1979 Sony Walkman transformed both Sony and consumers across the world.
1999 - Tom Jones
Tom Jones went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Reload', making the singer the oldest artist to score a UK No.1 album with new material. The album featured the collaboration with Mousse T, 'Sexbomb', which reached No.3 on the UK Singles Chart, and was later used in an episode of The Simpsons.
1991 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, Stevie Ray Vaughan, (Stevie Ray Vaughan's birthday), to be "Stevie Ray Vaughan Day". An annual motorcycle ride and concert in Central Texas benefits the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund.
1987 - M/A/R/S
M/A/R/S were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pump Up The Volume.' The first British-made house hit heavily sampled other recordings which resulted in litigation.
1978 - Aerosmith
The members of Aerosmith bailed thirty fans out of jail after they were arrested for smoking pot during an Aerosmith concert at Fort Wayne Coliseum.
1968 - The Beatles
Working at Trident Studios in London, The Beatles recorded the new George Harrison song ‘Savoy Truffle’. George, Paul, and Ringo recorded just one take of the basic track (drums, bass, and lead guitar). The song was inspired by Eric Clapton's love of chocolates, particularly Mackintosh's Good News.
1967 - Woody Guthrie
American singer, songwriter Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington's Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70s film 'Bound For Glory' is based on his life. His best-known song is 'This Land Is Your Land', which is regularly sung in American schools.
1958 - The Biggest Show Of Stars 1958 Tour
The Biggest Show Of Stars 1958 Tour kicked off at the Worcester Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts. This Autumn Edition featured; Buddy Holly, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, The Olympics, Dion & The Belmonts, Bobby Freeman, The Elegants, Jimmy Clanton, The Danleers, Duane Eddy, Clyde McPhatter and The Coasters.
1945 - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing 'Old Shep', Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came second.
At a conference on surrealism in 1978 with poets (from left) James Tate, Ira Sadoff, Carol Muske, David Ignatow, Louis Simpson, and McKeel McBride, and on the far right, Gregory Orr. Photo by Kate Daniels.
honestly my terrible memory has reached its limit in terms of new main series pokemon games i dont know the name of anything from sun and moon and i would be happy with mostly experimental spin off shit from here on in
Liberal Watchdog Group Targeting Devin Nunes Paid Fusion GPS $140,000
Liberal Watchdog Group Targeting Devin Nunes Paid Fusion GPS $140,000
A liberal watchdog group that investigated the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers last year paid nearly $140,000 to Fusion GPS — the firm that produced the “pee dossier” claiming a collusion conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to a report.
The Campaign for Accountability paid for research on an unknown project, according to its tax filings with the Internal…
Christopher Eccleston’s isolation preservation kit
The boxsets, music, exercises and more that are helping The A Word star stay happy and healthy while staying at home
May 5, 2020 By Adrian Lobb
Binge-worthy boxsets
I’m rewatching O.J.: Made in America, the documentary, which is a complete and utter masterpiece. It’s an incredible portrait of an individual whilst also being a portrait of a nation that gives us an opportunity to look at America and its racism through the lens of celebrity. The only thing I can think of that comes close to it is Ken Burns’ Jazz documentary series, which uses music to look at race in America. I’m obsessed with that. Myself and my children have watched all of the Studio Ghibli films. They’re most famous for Spirited Away but this weekend, we watched Princess Kaguya, which I think is their masterpiece. It had my son Albert, who is eight, in tears. And myself, Albert and Esme were all spellbound and incredibly moved. I would urge anybody, adults or children, to watch it. It is one of the greatest animated films I’ve ever seen. It’s very special.
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I’m reading Motherwell by Deborah Orr, the late Guardian journalist. It’s a portrait of a childhood and a place and a relationship – I can’t really articulate it, but it is an extraordinary book. And I’m also loving re-reading the Manchester poet Lemn Sissay’s book, My Name Is Why. He is incredible.
The soundtrack to my isolation
I’ve managed to source from Japan a boxset of Soul Train, which was this massive black American music programme in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. You’ve got people like Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Curtis Mayfield performing in studio with the famous Soul Train line dancers, and that, during these times, is tremendously uplifting. Like the box set of The Old Grey Whistle Test, it functions both as a provider of musical gems, but also a social document. Q Tip from The Roots wrote a book about it, where he talks about finally seeing people who look like him on television in America – there are chapters about his favourite episodes, their impact on him, and their impact on the black community in America. It chimes a lot with the OJ Simpson doc. Probably because I am a white boy who grew up in a working class area on black music in the 60s, I’ve always been fascinated by the the music’s impact socially and culturally.
Staying active
I’ve been going out running for an hour a day. And I’ve been doing weights for an hour a day as well. So exercise has been massive for me. I’m trying as hard as I can to complement that training by eating healthily.
Comfort foods
I found in the first couple of weeks of lockdown that I was drinking too much. The first couple of weeks I was struggling. I think possibly a lot of us drank more than usual. So I have knocked that on the head and I’m trying to stay off drink until the lockdown is lifted because it wasn’t helping me personally. I’ve not missed it, actually, because I like drinking in a social situation rather than isolation.
Tech
I always speak to my mum once a day on the telephone. But since the lockdown myself and my mum, who is in Salford, FaceTime twice a day. I got her an iPad a couple of years ago and she didn’t really use it, but it’s really helped me and hopefully my mum during this lockdown. My mum, like me, lives alone. So it has been key for both of us to see each other, to see a loved one.
New skill
I was just about to start a big job. We were supposed to start shooting a six part series for Channel Four called Close To Me on April 20. I’m 56, and I would have been learning lines every single day for four months. That’s taken away from me now and I was missing that creative outlet, so I’ve been making myself learn poems. I have recorded a poem for the NHS – I did that on my iPhone. And I’ve dived headlong into the collective works of John Cooper Clarke. I’ve been recording some of his poetry and putting them on my Instagram, which I’ve never done before. I’m gonna try and do some more – maybe some Yeats or Lemn Sissay. So it’s practical, but it’s also a creative outlet.