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I think "RPG" means "you control a character whose stats and/or gear you can (significantly) improve". That's what almost all of these games have in common. It'
by Aerroon 6y ago
I think "RPG" means "you control a character whose stats and/or gear you can (significantly) improve". That's what almost all of these games have in common. It's also what the term LitRPG is about in fiction - statboxes, xp, and levels.
Maybe the game also needs to have combat of some kind.
- CarelessExpert 6y agoSo I assume you don't consider, say, the original Legend of Zelda to be an RPG? Link has no stats beyond health you can improve nor much in the way of gear to enhance. To be clear, I'm not arguing one way or the other. But I suspect it wouldn't be tough to find games considered RPGs that don't meet the definition you pose here.
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- Aerroon 6y agoI think that if it came out today it would probably be considered something like an adventure game, yeah.