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<blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 1580424" data-attributes="member: 1964">What is?If we're taking &quot;cinematic&quot; to mean some combination of &quot;action-oriented, visually-oriented, hero-centric, favoring the exciting and colorful over the realistic&quot;... ...well, those are not all qualities common to most forms of fiction, and although they are not exclusive to cinema, they are characteristic of certain major forms of cinema --- particularly action movies, from Errol Flynn all the way through the Matrix.And as previously stated, yes, there are movies that do not have any of the qualities which folks who refer to a &quot;cinematic&quot; RPG are striving for.&nbsp; In the context of RPGs, &quot;cinematic&quot; has taken on a somewhat more specific meaning.Same with &quot;pulp&quot; --- it's a medium, not a genre, same as &quot;cinema&quot;, right?&nbsp; Not when we're talking RPGs.&nbsp; The definitions of both terms in an RPG context are not crystal-clear, but they are solid enough that &quot;pulpy&quot; and &quot;cinematic&quot; are meaningful enough to give some insight as to the tone and feel of the game.&nbsp; But if you really want to stand around acting confused when someone says &quot;a pulpy game&quot; [&quot;You mean it's like 'True Romance Tales'?&nbsp; That was a pulp, wasn't it?&quot;] or &quot;a cinematic game&quot; [&quot;Oh, like 'The Piano'?&quot;]...knock yourself out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JPL, post: 1580424, member: 1964"] What is? If we're taking "cinematic" to mean some combination of "action-oriented, visually-oriented, hero-centric, favoring the exciting and colorful over the realistic"... ...well, those are not all qualities common to most forms of fiction, and although they are not exclusive to cinema, they are characteristic of certain major forms of cinema --- particularly action movies, from Errol Flynn all the way through the Matrix. And as previously stated, yes, there are movies that do not have any of the qualities which folks who refer to a "cinematic" RPG are striving for. In the context of RPGs, "cinematic" has taken on a somewhat more specific meaning. Same with "pulp" --- it's a medium, not a genre, same as "cinema", right? Not when we're talking RPGs. The definitions of both terms in an RPG context are not crystal-clear, but they are solid enough that "pulpy" and "cinematic" are meaningful enough to give some insight as to the tone and feel of the game. But if you really want to stand around acting confused when someone says "a pulpy game" ["You mean it's like 'True Romance Tales'? That was a pulp, wasn't it?"] or "a cinematic game" ["Oh, like 'The Piano'?"]...knock yourself out. [/QUOTE]

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