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== My Character Class Triangles == | == My Character Class Triangles == | ||
These are the diagrams I originally made to understand the professions in Ultima 3, and later found that can be applied to any role-playing video game. | These are the diagrams I originally made to understand the professions in Ultima 3, and later found that can be applied to any role-playing video game. | ||
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* '''Right:''' characters with offensive magic ("black"). | * '''Right:''' characters with offensive magic ("black"). | ||
{ | ;{{c|Ultima}} series | ||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:Ultima2_RPGtriangle.png|(1982-83) [[Ultima 2]]: Revenge of the Enchantress | |||
File:Ultima3_RPGtriangle.PNG||(1983-88) [[Ultima 3]]: Exodus | |||
</gallery> | |||
;{{c|Dragon Quest}} series | |||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:DragonQuest3_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1988) [[Dragon Warrior III|Dragon Quest 3]]: ...And thus into Legend | |||
File:DragonQuest4_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1990) [[Dragon Quest 4]]: Chapters of the Chosen | |||
</gallery> | |||
;{{c|Final Fantasy}} series | |||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:FinalFantasy2_RPGtriangle.png|(1988) [[Final Fantasy 2]] | |||
File:FinalFantasy3_RPGtriangle_NES.png|(1990) [[Final Fantasy 3]] | |||
File:FinalFantasy2 SoulRebirth RPGtriangle.png|(2004) [[Final_Fantasy_I_&_II:_Dawn_of_Souls|Final Fantasy: Soul of Rebirth]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
;{{c|Mystic Ark}} series | |||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:Elnard_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1993) [[Elnard]], alias "''The 7th Saga''" | |||
File:MysticArk_RPGtriangle.png|(1995) [[Mystic Ark]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
;Other role-playing games | |||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:MagicScheherazade_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1989) [[The Magic of Scheherazade]] | |||
File:LGL RPGtriangle.png|(1989) [[Legend of the Ghost Lion]] | |||
File:Drakkhen_RPGtriangle.png|(1989) [[Drakkhen]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Inverted Character Class Triangles === | === Inverted Character Class Triangles === | ||
In some role-playing video games there is no distinction between "black mages" and "white mages", therefore a slightly different approach can be more useful. | |||
In some video games there is no distinction between "black mages" and "white mages", therefore a slightly different approach can be more useful. | |||
Legend: | Legend: | ||
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* '''Right:''' characters with great dexterity. | * '''Right:''' characters with great dexterity. | ||
{ | ;{{c|Ultima}} series | ||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:Ultima4_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1985-90) [[Ultima 4]]: Quest of the Avatar | |||
File:Ultima5_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1988) [[Ultima 5]]: Warriors of Destiny | |||
File:Ultima6 RPGtriangle.png|(1990) [[Ultima 6]]: The False Prophet | |||
File:Ultima5NES_RPGtriangle.PNG|(1988-93) [[Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (NES)|Ultima 5 (NES)]]: Warriors of Destiny | |||
File:SavageEmpire RPGtriangle.png|(1990) Ultima Worlds 1: The [[Savage Empire]] | |||
File:KnightsLegend_RPGtriangle.png|(1989) [[Knights of Legend]] <br>(''Atypical triangle for a strategy/role-playing hybrid: anticipation skills at the top''). | |||
</gallery> | |||
;{{c|Final Fantasy}} series | |||
<gallery widths=410px heights=220px> | |||
File:FinalFantasy7_CharacterClassTriangle.png|(1997) [[Final Fantasy 7]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Video games I'm interested in == | == Video games I'm interested in == |