Personally, this whole generation has been lacking in great JRPG's
don't listen to him... Xenoblade is a great gamelol that makes me sad, i thou tales of symphonia dawn of the new world was something cool too
AKA: an ARPG.It's an adventure/action-adventure.
what are Role Playing Game aspects to you?Except it has no RPG aspects. That's like saying God of War is an action RPG.
Actually God of War is more of an action RPG than Zelda because you can actually level up your weapons and powers and shit. But no one calls it that.
For some reason people make the distinction that Zelda is a "RPG" yet Zelda-like games (such as Darksiders) would never get that distinction despite being more RPG-like.
what are Role Playing Game aspects to you?
Zelda is an RPG just a different approach than one might expect; Zelda 2, TP, SS, WW, and all Zelda games have you name your character, you are "link" but its intended that you put your name there so you feel like your playing the role of link. Its an an adventure in which you have to use items, even better leveled up versions of items, to conquer dungeons, defeat monsters, solve puzzles, explore a world map, open chests, buy things from shops, get better swords and shields, defeat the evil dark lord and save the princess to obtain the ultimate light. Its totaly an RPG its the story of the heros journey in a beautiful, action based, RPG format. But, Fuck Genres.
I'm obsessed with the opposite, because once you start accepting things like Zelda as an rpg it's just a downhill slope where every game can be considered an rpg thus eliminating the point of having a genre in the first place.Guild McCommunist said:Why is everyone so obsessed with labeling it as a RPG? It's not better or worse because it is or isn't a RPG.
rune factory is an ARPG not zelda
It's still considered an ARPG by many (certainly not a traditional RPG though), but just to get things moving, let's say I'm wrong and you are right. What matters for this topic is what the OP thinks.rune factory is an ARPG not zelda
still need proof?
System:Wii
Release Date: Nov 19, 2006
No. of Players: 1 player
Category: Action, Adventure
Publisher: Nintendo
there you go
Ugh, let it go guys!If Zelda is a RPG then so is God of War and Darksiders.
Those games actually have an argument. Zelda, there's no leveling which is quite crucial. By your definition, Rayman Origins is a RPG. You gain different abilities as the game progresses so it must be a RPG!
Mass Effect is an ARPG. Zelda is not.
Mass Effect is an ARPG.
Ugh, let it go guys!
It's still considered an shooter by many (certainly not a traditional shooter though)
I think you are exaggerating.There's 10 RPGs for the Wii?