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Market ResearchGenre: Role-playWhat games are already available in your chosen genre?Below is a sample of some of the most popular role-playing games on the market.TES: SkyrimMass Effect 3Fable 3Fallout: New VegasSleeping DogsDragon Age Origins: AwakeningGuild Wars 2World of Warcraft: Mists of PandariaStar Wars: The Old RepublicWhat is the typical audience for your chosen genre?The average age and gender demographic are male teenagers and young/old adults. Roleplaying games are generally catered towards casual gamers (i.e. easy to pick up and play). MMOs are generally catered towards male teenagers and young/old adults. Due to the nature of roleplaying games, fans of the genre create online communities where they share information about their favourite RPGs, carry out role-play themselves and create fan work related to the game. Fans of role-playing games typically prefer the role-play genre over other genres since it allows them to immerse themselves and escape from reality easily, like a game should.What do the typical audience want from a game of your chosen genre?They want a game that allows the player to make their own decisions that have an impact on the game, customise their character and explore different story paths.Which are the most popular platforms for your genre?The XBOX 360 and PC seem to be the most popular platforms for these types of games. The PC is especially popular since fans can create their own modifications of their favourite games which allow them to expand upon their favourite virtual world.Which platform(s) do you plan to release on?We plan to release on the XBOX 360 and PC platforms because they are the platforms of choice for role-play gamers. We will allow fans to create their own modifications for the PC version of the game. This can help drive sales since some people may be interested in the modification but not the base game.Which games will influence your game idea?In Assassin’s Creed, the player is punished for acting out of character. I have used this concept in my game idea.Which features will you now plan to include from your research?We were originally planning to release the game on more platforms but after researching the market, we discovered that it would be best to only release the game on the XBOX 360 and PC platforms since our target demographic primarily use these platforms.What is the target audience for the game?Our target audience are male/female teenagers and adults. We don’t want to target young gamers since the game’s themes are mature and it will contain a lot of complex dialogue. ................
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