5th March 2007, 4:59 PM
Quote:Real-time strategy = Warcraft/Starcraft
Turn-based strategy = Advance Wars
Strategy RPG = Fire Emblem/Final Fantasy Tactics
No, as I said, "SRPGs" are TBSes (except for any that are realtime, though I can't think of any such games). They aren't two separate subgenres.
X-Com: tactical strategy PC game. TBS.
Jagged Alliance: tactical strategy PC game. TBS.
SWAT 2: tactical strategy PC game. TBS, I think (that it wasn't realtime).
Final Fantasy Tactics: tactical strategy console game. RPG-inspired TBS. "SRPG".
Dark Wizard: fantasy strategy console game. TBS bordering on wargame in some respects. "SRPG"
Battle for Wesnoth: freeware PC fantasy strategy game TBS, bordering on wargame. TBS.
And I'm not even getting in to stuff like Disciples or Heroes of Might & Magic...
... erm, yeah, it makes PERFECT sense to pretend that similar games are in completely different genres simply because of the platform they were released on... yup... Of course they were influenced by RPGs, and have significant RPG themes, but that doesn't make them RPGs.