Many game have “Class”
systems, or “Job” systems, these allow you to pick what job role of specialism
you want your character to focus on.
This feature is generally found in RPGs both Western and Eastern.
In the Dragon Age 2
you are limited to playing as a certain character, so it fits with the plot of
the game, however you can alter the appearance and specialism’s of the
character. From the beginning you can choose what you want your character to
do, you can choose to be a warrior, a rogue or a mage. This is quite a common
trio of selections that is used in most of these types of games.
Above shows both male
and female default characters for each Class in Dragon Age 2.
However sometimes games
have quite a vast selection of Jobs, some of the earlier instalments in the
Final Fantasy series, and some spin offs more recently, have many different
jobs to choose from. You can swap
what job you give a character at any point however this means that you will
need to change all that characters equipment and train them up to be suited for
that role. A game for the Nintendo DS called Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, does this in a very
interesting way. Throughout the game you progressively gain more Job options,
by collecting hats or “Crowns”. Depending on what hat you give the character
determines what Job they have.
The example above
shows a selection of the Jobs within the game.
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