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Yanfly: /* Introduction */

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‎Introduction

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 By now, the '''Business RPG''' is an evergrowing genre.

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		+	== Solving Problems ==
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		+	Let's take a look at how each game solves common problems found through the genre.

	=== Pacing ===		=== Pacing ===

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 === Chunking ===
-<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q3ezaoqIRM</youtube>
+Normally, with the Business RPG format, the fun comes from doing a variety of things that make the overall experience come together.
 Chunking is what I call the process of playing one part of the game over and over before doing another part of the game, also usually over and over.
 The reason why chunking would occur is because it's just simply more efficient and optimal to do so.
-While this sounds okay at first glance, because hey, let players play the way they want, it's actually quite a problem.
+It also seems like the antithesis of the Business RPG.
 Why?
 Because [https://www.designer-notes.com/game-developer-column-17-water-finds-a-crack/ when given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game].

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 == Day Cycle ==
 Each game has a similar gameplay loop of gathering resources and selling them in the business.
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 === Day Cycle Briefing ===
 ; '''Recettear:'''
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 === Pacing ===
 We can assert that time plays an important factor in pacing these games.
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 Even in '''Dave the Diver''', during the Day Preparation phase, you can plant an entire farm, water each tile, and it still won't move forward time or take away from the amount of time left for you to dive.

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 These games include the likes of [https://store.steampowered.com/app/70400/Recettear_An_Item_Shops_Tale/ Recettear], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/606150/Moonlighter/ Moonlighter], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1584090/Touhou_Mystias_Izakaya/ Mystia's Izakaya], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963570/Cuisineer/ Cuisineer], and [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ Dave the Diver].
 While not all of them are RPG's in the traditional sense, I want to use these five for this article to provide examples with and show how they evolved and what we can learn from these games should we ever decide to make our own Business RPG.
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 However, it still very much so follows the Business RPG formula of collecting resources during one half of the day and running a business in the other half.
-Amongst all of the Business RPG's listed, '''Dave the Diver''' is the most successful of them, sitting at 86,000+ reviews at the time of writing this article, and this article will explore why.
+Amongst all of the Business RPG's listed, '''Dave the Diver''' is the most successful of them, sitting at '''86,000+''' reviews at the time of writing this article, and this article will explore why.
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 Let's take a look at each one.
-'''Mystia's Izakaya:''' Each day is split up into two phases: day and night.
+=== Day Cycle Briefing ===
-'''Cuisineer:''' Each day gives you a set amount of hours to go and do stuff in.
+; '''Recettear:'''
-Time advances steadily throughout the day even if you idle or are in a menu.
+: Each day gives you a set amount of hours to go do stuff in.
-However, if you go into a dungeon, time stops and will automatically set the time to night when leaving the dungeon.
+: Time does not progress until you perform an action.
-If you choose to open up the restaurant, time will advance steadily with you serving customers until the time you choose to close the restaurant.
+: You can open up the shop at any time, in which case, time will progress steadily until nightfall.
-'''Dave the Diver:''' Each day has four phases: Day Preparation, Day Diving, Night Preparation, Night Restaurant.
+; '''Moonlighter:'''
-Day Preparation allows you to prepare and interact with NPC's or other aspects of the game without time moving forward.
+: Each day is split up into two phases: day and night.
-The moment Dave enters the water to dive, day time advances into the Day Diving phase.
+: No time passes during the day and you can perform near infinite actions to perform around town, that is, until you choose to open up your shop or enter the dungeon.
-Here, time does not move forward until you return back to the surface.
+: When closing shop or leaving the dungeon, you will then come back out at night time.
-However, a limited oxygen tank can function as a timer, although you can refill your oxygen tank with various interactions.
+: Night time does not have time advance either, but you can still venture out in town to interact with townsfolk.
-Night Preparation phase is just like the Day Preparation phase: you can interact with NPC's and other aspects of the game.
+: You can also choose to enter the dungeon here, or you can go to sleep to go to the next day cycle.
 When you choose to open up the restaurant, and for a set amount of time moving steadily forward, you have to go and serve the customers.

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	Amongst all of the Business RPG's listed, '''Dave the Diver''' is the most successful of them, sitting at 86,000+ reviews at the time of writing this article, and this article will explore why.		Amongst all of the Business RPG's listed, '''Dave the Diver''' is the most successful of them, sitting at 86,000+ reviews at the time of writing this article, and this article will explore why.
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		+	== Day Cycle ==
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		+	[[File:DayNightCycle.png\|300px]]
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		+	Each game has a similar gameplay loop of gathering resources and selling them in the business.
		+	However, each game has a different way in how they handle the way each day progresses.
		+	Let's take a look at each one.
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		+	'''Recettear:''' Each day gives you a set amount of hours to go do stuff in.
		+	Time does not progress until you perform an action.
		+	You can open up the shop at any time, in which case, time will progress steadily until nightfall.
		+	If you choose to not open up the item shop, you can go to the dungeon instead, in which case, you will always return at night despite how much time was spent in the dungeon.
		+
		+	'''Moonlighter:''' Each day is split up into two phases: day and night.
		+	No time passes during the day and you can perform near infinite actions to perform around town, that is, until you choose to open up your shop or enter the dungeon.
		+	When closing shop or leaving the dungeon, you will then come back out at night time.
		+	Night time does not have time advance either, but you can still venture out in town to interact with townsfolk.
		+	You can also choose to enter the dungeon here, or you can go to sleep to go to the next day cycle.
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		+	'''Mystia's Izakaya:''' Each day is split up into two phases: day and night.
		+	During the day, you can do things like interact with NPC's or pick up resources.
		+	Interacting with most NPC's do not advance time though some actions will advance time by 30 minutes.
		+	Picking up resources will always advance time by 30 minutes.
		+	Once time reaches 18:00, it's time to open up the restaurant.
		+	The restaurant will advance time steadily until closing hours.
		+	Then it's time to move to the next day.
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		+	'''Cuisineer:''' Each day gives you a set amount of hours to go and do stuff in.
		+	Time advances steadily throughout the day even if you idle or are in a menu.
		+	However, if you go into a dungeon, time stops and will automatically set the time to night when leaving the dungeon.
		+	If you choose to open up the restaurant, time will advance steadily with you serving customers until the time you choose to close the restaurant.
		+
		+	'''Dave the Diver:''' Each day has four phases: Day Preparation, Day Diving, Night Preparation, Night Restaurant.
		+	Day Preparation allows you to prepare and interact with NPC's or other aspects of the game without time moving forward.
		+	The moment Dave enters the water to dive, day time advances into the Day Diving phase.
		+	Here, time does not move forward until you return back to the surface.
		+	However, a limited oxygen tank can function as a timer, although you can refill your oxygen tank with various interactions.
		+	Night Preparation phase is just like the Day Preparation phase: you can interact with NPC's and other aspects of the game.
		+	When you choose to open up the restaurant, and for a set amount of time moving steadily forward, you have to go and serve the customers.

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−	== ~~Introducing~~ Each Game ==	+	== Getting to Know Each Game ==

	Let's introduce each game so that we have an idea of what they're like.		Let's introduce each game so that we have an idea of what they're like.