@Xzait said in Dont forget the RPG:
@Xzoviac I don't think you seem you understand what RPG means... All it means is that you play as a character in actuality... you play that characters role in a game, no matter how limited it is. It could be as extensive as levelling up to lvl 10m and equipping up to 20 different pieces of armour and weapons, and having minions and pets and be able to build your own town and city, or build a space station... or it could be something as simple as being a herb farmer, talking to only 3 different NPC's, levelling up your proficiency and understanding of the herbs and not being able to change any equipment. Just gathering herbs and selling them. it is still an RPG... you are playing the role of a herb gatherer... it just wouldn't be as interesting as the RPG where u have 10m levels to go through and 20 different pieces of gear to make choices. In almost all JRPG's you dont get any choice to do much of anything... they are completely linear.
I know what RPG means, I was just saying what I enjoyed in a particular RPG (the one I enjoyed the most), I thought it would start a good discussion.
The reason JRPgs are rpgs are not because your role playing as a hero, it's because you can customize parts of your game, normally your stats, sometimes a few dialog choices, who you have in your party, what items you equip, what moves you use, the RPG origins, are likely from dungeon and dragons table top,
IMO the thing that makes those kind of games great is the depth of customization, within the story.
not just stat allocation and spell choice.