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Legendary_Musas
Posted 1/31/2013 5:07:11 AM

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No stats no RPG

As far as I'm concerned a game needs 3 major things to be considered an RPG

1. Levelling system - Stats
2. Equipment - Loot
3. Customisable abilities

It's all about tailoring a character to the way YOU want to play, not the way the game wants your character to be.

Zelda is an Action/Adventure game.
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Black_Assassin
Posted 1/31/2013 5:29:11 AM
Legendary_Musas posted...
No stats no RPG

Came to say this. Statistics-based character progression isn't present (excluding hearts, maybe).
LemonKweenstaaa
Posted 1/31/2013 5:43:54 AM
NettoSaito posted...
Game's dont need level up systems to be RPGs.


People need to understand this.
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iMURDAu
Posted 1/31/2013 6:09:44 AM
RPG elements =/= RPG

Fishing Resort on Wii. You can level up your skill and fast travel. Is it an RPG? No.

San Andreas has all kinds of RPG tropes, way more than I care to name, is it an RPG? No. I don't recall anyone ever saying how they had to grind their machine gun skill up.

Neither is any Zelda game.

Mario Golf on GBC is heavy on RPG elements. Its a sports game, not an RPG.
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StealthOmega
Posted 1/31/2013 6:26:36 AM
it is
zavlinz
Posted 1/31/2013 11:21:18 AM
Legendary_Musas posted...
No stats no RPG

As far as I'm concerned a game needs 3 major things to be considered an RPG

1. Levelling system - Stats
2. Equipment - Loot
3. Customisable abilities


you just described soulcalibur 3
Bahamut_10th
Posted 1/31/2013 11:23:35 AM
DarkIVloon posted...
no.

I play the role of Megaman in the video game Megaman. Does that make it a RPG?


Megaman is an stabilished character with its own story, name, behavior, etc. Link is the player. It's completely different.

But no, Zelda is no RPG.
ultradaved
Posted 1/31/2013 12:30:58 PM
zavlinz posted...
Legendary_Musas posted...
No stats no RPG

As far as I'm concerned a game needs 3 major things to be considered an RPG

1. Levelling system - Stats
2. Equipment - Loot
3. Customisable abilities


you just described soulcalibur 3


And Bioshock. And Castlevania Lament of Innocence. And Dissidia. And Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. And many RPGs don't allow customizable abilities, like FF IV (I hear you can in the DS version but not the original), Shadow Hearts, or Grandia 2.
ZERO2936
Posted 1/31/2013 12:50:52 PM
DeathSnipe777 posted...
It's an action-adventure game, not an RPG.
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