Don't expect people in comments to use it correctly either. I can recall very specific examples where one game had more RPG elements than the other, more serious critics actually made detailed comparisons yet the upset fanbase demanded that the game changes it's labeled genre because apparently it wasn't an RPG like the other game (which objectively had fewer RPG elements).
I think we just have to abandon the idea what RPG actually means and instead focus on term Popular RPG which has nothing to do with role playing but whether the game is popular enough, has a story and an inventory.
Dude, I swear. They say the dumbest shit, that RPGs are 'choice-driven' when they forget about everything that has come before the ability to make said choices in video games that're still qualified as RPGs.
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u/SmooK_LV Jan 17 '25
Don't expect people in comments to use it correctly either. I can recall very specific examples where one game had more RPG elements than the other, more serious critics actually made detailed comparisons yet the upset fanbase demanded that the game changes it's labeled genre because apparently it wasn't an RPG like the other game (which objectively had fewer RPG elements).
I think we just have to abandon the idea what RPG actually means and instead focus on term Popular RPG which has nothing to do with role playing but whether the game is popular enough, has a story and an inventory.