Where Do RPGs Go From Here?

Ever since some pen-and-paper LARPing junkies decided to take their madness to the likes of a computer–a natural next-step–the evolution of the Virtual Role-Playing Game (RPG) has been a glamorous one. The introduction of early games (Rogue, and later, NetHack) for now-obscure gaming systems were those which brought about more desire for game franchises like Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. These two early titles first inscribed the Ten Commandments of a console-based RPG.