Review: Alex DPZ RPG

Forum, Invision Power Board

Dragonball Z

Unfortunatly I am unfamilar with the canon so cannot give a realistic opinion of the originality of this RPG.

PG-13

I found it very difficult to find who the played characters were as there isn't an obvious list. I think I found the list on the Wiki page, however, the only part of a character profile that suggests they are played characters and not npcs, is an 'AIM' username.

June 2000

Intermediate to Advanced.

3 - 6 paragraphs in length.

Sometimes several posts a day, sometimes every few days.

Canon and original.

A simple design, but simple isn't a bad thing as it makes the site look neater and easier to navigate.

As mentioned the simple design makes the site and forum easy to navigate, and this is helped by the way that navigation has been set up. On the index page it's clearly visable on the left side. What isn't easy to navigate is the wiki page and that could really do with some work, or the information transfered to the site or board.

There is an official saga mentioned, as well as personal sagas for characters, however, the only information I can find about the official saga is how it will be introduced by the staff.

While I found some other information lacking (characters and plot), the actual mechanics of the RPG are described in great detail. This RPG is more of a mix of a system-style game, an MMO and a text based RPG, and as someone unfamilar with that type of game I was able to understand the premise quite easily.

The only way to contact the Admin as a guest appears to be the chat box, the questions section of the forum is not guest friendly.

An application form is provided for applicants to fill out, and the application requires a roleplay sample. It is also noted that original characters are required to submit 'a picture of their character and a separate 300 word history/biography in addition to the sample roleplay'.

This wasn't an easy RPG for me to review, and not by any fault of the RPG creator. It isn't just a simple text based RPG, it involves so much more and a canon that I am not familar with. Overall, the RPG has been around for a long time and is run by someone with a lot of experience. It is however, a very specialised RPG and not one that will appeal to everyone.