The Zelda Test (or Why no Zelda Clones?)

Re:The Zelda Test (or Why no Zelda Clones?) by rrreese on Monday December 19, 2011 @05:44AM (#3369212)

It's an odd definition of RPG that would exclude Skyrim, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, The Witcher, or even World of Warcraft as none are turn based.

If anything RPG has come to mean quest style game with XP.

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Re:The Zelda Test (or Why no Zelda Clones?) by rubinelli on Monday December 19, 2011 @06:20AM (#3369276)

I think "Action RPG" is a better term for a game like Skyrim, but RPG works too. I think the main point is that characters should have complex, D&D-style stats that should be more important than player ability -- i.e. if an expert with a level 10 paladin can consistently beat a newbie with a level 30 warrior, then you aren't playing a "real" RPG.

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