Complete List of Western (Non-Anime) Blobbers - both RT and TB

[fantadomat]

Really good thread. Infinitron it will be nice if it is pinned,a lot of useful info in it.

 

[overly excitable young man]

Tactical Combat Blobbers?
Wouldn't you just call that no blobbers?

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Should the movement be grid-based to be a blobber?

 

[ManaJunkie]

Should the movement be grid-based to be a blobber?

Wizardry 8 is definitly a blobber. And MM6-9, Ravenloft, Menzoberranzan too.

Tactical Combat Blobbers?
Wouldn't you just call that no blobbers?

Are the Gold Box games and their descendants (ROA, Amber*) blobbers? Answer this for yourself and only for yourself, like the question "What is a RPG?"

 

[overly excitable young man]

No they aren't. The term "blobber" actually was coined to criticize the lack of tactical combat in Wiz and MM.

 

[fantadomat]

No they aren't. The term "blobber" actually was coined to criticize the lack of tactical combat in Wiz and MM.

No,it comes from a blob,as you being a 4 headed blob because you play in first person mode,but you play a group of people.

 

[overly excitable young man]

Duh.
But nobody ever complained about inferior blobber exploration.
The main problem with blobbers is inferior combat.

 

[V_K]

Ugh. Not that shit again.

 

[overly excitable young man]

That's like one of the classic dex discussions.
And out of that the term blobber developed.

 

[V_K]

But nobody ever complained about inferior blobber exploration.

Well, I know at least one person (myself) who complains about inferior isometric exploration.

 

[octavius]

The main problem with blobbers is inferior combat.

At least it's fast. And better than many top down/isometric slow TB systems, Ultima IV being the prime example.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Wizardry 8 is definitly a blobber. And MM6-9, Ravenloft, Menzoberranzan too.

Ok, but since we have in this list (although in a separate sub-list) single character "blobber", then we should include all first person RPG, such as Ultima Underworld, System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Arx, Etc.

Edit: I see tha UU and Arx are already indeed included, but why System Shock 2 not?

 

[The Red Knight]

According to mobygames, GayBlade (1992) is a turn-based western blobber (1st person & party-based).

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/looking-for-a-lost-crpg-gayblade.123155/#post-6867085

 

[Crispy]

Infinitron might be willing to edit the op to add that in since Lady Error is now a Kalinite.

 

[anvi]

Kalinite is a mineral composed of hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate. It is a fibrous monoclinic alum, distinct from isometric potassium alum, named in 1868.

 

[Chris Koźmik]

List of all Blobbers on Steam (Western Blobbers only version included):
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/list-of-all-blobbers-on-steam.134830/

Could use some help with setting proper tags on Steam for some older games (like Arcania has poorly defined tags).
List of some blobbers with missing tags: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/list-of-all-blobbers-on-steam.134830/#post-6894749

 

[Darth Canoli]

Roguey
Silversword seems to be a mobile (Apple store) only game, maybe worth mentioning?

 

[Roguey]

Roguey
Silversword seems to be a mobile (Apple store) only game, maybe worth mentioning?

Think you meant to tag Lady Error, this isn't my list.

 

[Efe]

but is it worth mentioning or not Roguey ?

 

[JemyM]

Despite the age of this thread I figured I should comment as I have systematically finished every RT blobber out there.

Wrong inclusions:
Dungeons of Avalon and Dungeons of Avalon II are not realtime blobbers. The moment combat begins it gets stuck in TB.
Lords of Doom (and Zombi) look like blobbers on screenshots but characters are played independently from one another, just like Hired Guns. They are also not grid.
Le Maître des Âmes and it's sequel Le Maître Absolu are not realtime. When you encounter an opponent you get the option to talk, attack or flee. If you attack your characters to strike in sequence followed by the opponent. You then have the option to take another attack or flee.

Weird ones:
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol and Demise: Rise Of The Ku'Tan (or Ascension) have auto-resolving combat. You do not really have much control over what your characters are doing. For a game being a "realtime" blobber, don't you actually need to be able to take actions in them?

Missing games:
Arcan, the german prequel to Walls of Illusion on Atari ST. It is quite easy to translate with modern tools.
Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. It is realtime while you explore the dungeons. It moves and plays like a snappier version of Eye of the Beholder.
Rings of Medusa 2: The Return of Medusa is arguably a realtime blobber, although character stats are limited beyond health and inventory differences.
"The Dungeon" (Acorn Archimedes) is probably the first free-turning 3d blobber of all time.
Whale's Voyage and Whale's Voyage II are Real-Time blobbers (blended with space-trading simulation).
Might & Magic 9 is in realtime. 6-8 are realtime with pause.
Wizards & Warriors can be made realtime with a slider in the settings. Push "T" on the keyboard.
Dungeon Master Nexus is of a classic "western" rpg design (not JRPG design), even if made in Japan with anime style portraits.
Theron's Quest is missing from the list, potentially for treating it as not "western" even though it uses the same engine as Dungeon Master and it is its own game.
Mazes of Fate (GBA and its remake on Nintendo DS) are real-time blobbers of primarily western design.
Curse of Dragor (Macintosh) is Real Time, but the fights are movement-locked.
"B.S.S Jane Seymour Federation Quest 1" with alternate name "Spacewrecked" is technically a "realtime blobber" if you accept that your party consists of droids rather than people. You get movement locked when a combat begins and you can only escape backwards.
Zombi should be on lists that include Lords of Doom, although read the note under 'wrong'.
Magic Island: The Secret Of Stones is a Czech game that sadly was never translated to English.
And since I see no reason to ignore them, Crime Crackers and Crime Crackers 2 are Japanese realtime blobbers for playstation.