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The rune trials, though, fuck they. I don't like timed stuff.
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That reminds me of the problem with the definition of "Roleplaying game"jeb wrote: You don't see any RPG in BL2. None. Not even the barest wisp of leveling up a character, equipping new gear as you complete story-related or side quests to progress. Not even that much?
If you see "roleplaying" as "improvised threater", then no. But then all videogame RPGs are RPGs only in name. And dungeons crawls might not be!
If you take up "roleplaying" to mean "has stats and level-ups" then yes. But then the name is somewhat of a misomer.
If one expands the definition to include new gear to include Zelda and other Japanese games then Gradius ends up being an RPG!
It's kind of a weird term. Personally, I follow the first definition but if I called Fire Emblem a "campaign wargame" and classified Final Fantasy a "turn-based strategy game" nobody would understand me!
Just a funny aside that I think is interesting.
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Borderlands is a FPS with RPG elements of character progression and loot. But nothing you do in the game actually impacts the story in any way.
Diablo is an action RPG... pretty much the same as above but third person.
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Diablo was pretty high on game informer's top 100 RPGs (all video games) of all time, with the top 3 being Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI (III originally in the US), and Skyrim. Those two JRPGs don't fit most meaningful definitions of role-playing, although I grew up liking them quite a bit. They did give a nod at number 0 to Gygax's D&D because why not.
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I'm partial to Gothic and Deus Ex. Those are the two greatest RPGs for me. Sure, they have inventory and "leveling up", but the best thing about those is that they're very immersive. Skyrim allows you to roleplay, the game just doesn't respond to you.
I've never *truly seen* a JRPG that's quite roleplaying. They're more like watching interactive (long) movie. But they're fun and does have some similar elements, so I just lump them all the same.
I really need to grab a controller and play Dark Souls. I want to play it even more than Witcher 3.
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jeb wrote: You don't see any RPG in BL2. None. Not even the barest wisp of leveling up a character, equipping new gear as you complete story-related or side quests to progress. Not even that much?
No. It's a shooter with upgrades.
Skyrim is pretty sparse on meaningful RP moments, but it does at least offer several situations where you can do the basic thing of choosing a side, with relevant consequences. You can side with the forsworn king or you can shiv him right there, you get choices. Borderlands 2 is a game you either just do the mission(s) or you don't, while grabbing gear. Shoot and Loot.
I can find the tiniest smidgen of RPG in pretty much any game, but there have to be standards. Forza Motorsports 4 had RPG elements.
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