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    A question about the "RPG" Genre.

    Hi there folks. Firstly I want to bring to your attention that I am ranting about "Role Playing Games" not "Rocket Propelled Grenades" So if you're some crazy yank looking to blow some Nazi's back to the stone ages. Wrong thread.
    Anyway so me and my mate went on some crazy ass rant at each other about RPG, what it stands for and how certain games (Oblivion for example) are classified as RPG's but other games are not.

    This got us thinking about the whole Ideology behind what genres games are actually put under. So we came to the conclusion that majority or games are actually RPG or Adventure, we also came to the conclusion that majority of Adventure games are infact RPG's.
    If someone can clarify the difference for me, Cheers.

    Okay so heres the basis behind our ideas.

    Wikipedia states that a "Role Playing Game" is:
    Players assume the roles of a character, or take control of one or more avatars, in a fictional setting. Actions taken within the game succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.

    So if we think about that, any game with a central character(s) role and within said game you have to overcome obsiticles is an RPG.
    So even though all the games that we consider RPG's do fall under that catagory, alot of games that we don't consider RPG's do aswell.

    Example:
    Game: Halo 3.
    Genre: First person Shooter.
    RPG guidelines
    Do you undertake control of a central character: Yes (Master Chief)
    Actions taken within the game cause you to fail or succeed: Yes

    So what stops this game from being called an RPG aswell as a first person shooter.
    Oblivion, is greatly considered an RPG but the only real difference is The free roaming and Leveling, You shoot in Halo, You can shoot in Oblivion, You can Use a sword in Halo, you can use one in Oblivion.

    tl;dr: what key thing sets apart RPG's from games that have the same characteristics and guidelines to be an RPG, but are not classified as one.
    Last edited by Confession; 01-09-2010 at 06:24 PM.

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