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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9527548" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Is OSR just an adjective for &quot;retroclone&quot;? What little I've read about the OSR &quot;movement&quot; or philosophy of game design, it emphasizes rulings over rules, player skill over character skill, high lethality, exploration, resource management, randomness and emergent storytelling, and sandboxes/open-world (though I question this last one based on my experience). Not all old games fit those criteria. I would think a lot of the newer indie games fit this more than even many OSR OD&amp;D retroclones. I find there is some dissonance caused by the advertising of OD&amp;D retroclones and OSR game-design theory. For new or non-gamers it is probably meaningless. For long-time gamers who are not all that into game design philosophy it is shorthand for an OD&amp;D-like game. I think only those really invested in game-theory discussions can appreciate the nuances.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9527548, member: 6796661"] Is OSR just an adjective for "retroclone"? What little I've read about the OSR "movement" or philosophy of game design, it emphasizes rulings over rules, player skill over character skill, high lethality, exploration, resource management, randomness and emergent storytelling, and sandboxes/open-world (though I question this last one based on my experience). Not all old games fit those criteria. I would think a lot of the newer indie games fit this more than even many OSR OD&D retroclones. I find there is some dissonance caused by the advertising of OD&D retroclones and OSR game-design theory. For new or non-gamers it is probably meaningless. For long-time gamers who are not all that into game design philosophy it is shorthand for an OD&D-like game. I think only those really invested in game-theory discussions can appreciate the nuances. [/QUOTE]

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