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The term "Western RPG" can be used in two different ways:
A Computer [[Role-Playing Game]] developed in the Western world, specifically North America and Europe.
Or a Role Playing Game following a style popularized by Western computer developers, which can be differentiated from [[Eastern RPG]]s by having several or more of the following features:
* Usually made in North America or Europe.
* Often released on the PC instead of on consoles (though recently they have been on both).
* The game rules resemble (and are often licensed from) [[Tabletop RPG]]s such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
* Often has a [[Wide Open Sandbox]] game experience, but can be a [[Dungeon Crawler]], or in recent years, a plot-based game focused on the [[Character Development]] of both the customized PC and the NPCs.
* The main hero is generally [[Character Customization|customizable]], and is more of a [[Featureless Protagonist|"blank slate"]] than a predetermined character. This bases the games more on actual role-playing.
* Some non-boss encounters can be resolved (at least, [[Useless Useful Non-Combat Abilities|in theory]]) without combat, through diplomacy or stealth.
* The art style tends to be more "[[Real Is Brown|realistic]]" and "[[Darker and Edgier|gritty]]" than in Eastern RPGs.
* Usually enemies are fought on screen rather than cutting to a separate "battle screen".
* Dice rolls are often visible, and stats are directly shown as they interact with the rules.
* In the past they were often turn-based but now more action-based.
* The difficulty factor is most often reduced from what would have been done in an [[Eastern RPG]] for various reasons including broader audience appeal (this is mostly true with the newer and more commercial games), though still targetted mainly towards a male audience.
Computer RPGs can have a flexible format. Some games are more like "dungeon crawlers" (a more forgiving version of [[Roguelike]]s), while some others are more akin to [[Hack and Slash]] with experience and levels. During the past decade, a number of Computer RPGs have also begun resembling [[Wide Open Sandbox]] games.
Some games created in the West transcend this genre and overlap with Console RPGs in terms of feel (such as ''[[Summoner]]'', ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'' and ''[[Anachronox]]'') and this is reciprocated in Asia with games that utilize elements of dungeon crawlers and Roguelikes, which have become more popular in the East than they are in the West.
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