The Role Playing Game is one of gaming's staple genres. It existed before video games, with the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons originating in 1974 and less formal role playing activities occurring throughout human history. One could argue any game is a role playing game, but RPGs have their own characteristics, as we've previously discussed. They engross us in their world and let us build our characters up from plebeians to elite-level heroes.
In the past, we handed out two awards, one for Western RPGs and one for Japanese RPGs. But with so few noteworthy Western RPGs being released in 2013, we've decided to combine the two sub-genres into one award. We've also omitted Bravely Default from this year's awards, as we were unable to review the European version of the title last December. Even without Bravely Default, the genre had a big year, producing numerous candidates for this honor. Who did we pick?
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