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  2. Live action role-playing game - Wikipedia

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    WikiProject. v. t. e. Players dressed in character for a LARP event. A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters. [1] The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by real-world environments while interacting with each other in character.

  3. Role-playing game - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, [1][2] or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character ...

  4. Metagame - Wikipedia

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    Metagame. A metagame, broadly defined as "a game beyond the game", typically refers to either of two concepts: a game which revolves around a core game; or the strategies and approaches to playing a game. [1] A metagame can serve a broad range of purposes, and may be tied to the way a game relates to various aspects of life. [2]: 2,14 [3]

  5. Powergaming - Wikipedia

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    Powergaming. Powergaming (also known as power gaming, min maxing, or optimization) is a style of interacting with games or game-like systems, particularly video games, boardgames, and role-playing games, with the aim of maximizing progress towards a specific goal. Other players may consider this disruptive when done to the exclusion of all ...

  6. Role-playing video game - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world, usually involving some form of character development by way of recording statistics.

  7. Open world - Wikipedia

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    e. In video games, an open world is a virtual world in which the player can approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. [1][2] Notable games in this category include The Legend of Zelda (1986), Grand Theft Auto V (2013) and Minecraft (2011). [3][4] Games with open or free-roaming worlds typically ...

  8. Grand Theft Auto Online - Wikipedia

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    Multiplayer. Grand Theft Auto Online is an online multiplayer action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 1 October 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, [N 1] 18 November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, 14 April 2015 for Windows, and 15 March 2022 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

  9. Role-playing - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing game is a game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterisation, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely ...