Consoles are this eras PCs

[The Lurker]

Words Of Wisdom said:

shio said:

Oh boy I was right, you are one of those that think Zelda are adventure games! Dude, just go check the definition of the Adventure genre on Wikipedia or anywhere else. Those who think games like Zelda are adventure games are people who come strictly from the console side. Most people do know that Adventure games refer to Grim Fandango, Sam & Max, etc...

And see, you dislike MMORPGs out of ignorance. MMORPGs can have just as much story and meaningful gameplay as Single-player RPG. See Lord of the Rings Online, which has an amazing backstory and takes great use of the LOTR license. And EVE Online, great stories there and the game embodies the true potential of MMOs with meaningful mechanics that makes no player useless.

Oh I'm sorry.  I'm used to thinking of the Adventure genre is practically originating from games like The Legend of Zelda and King's Quest.  I'm sure you know better and are qualified to tell myself and the entire gaming industry that we're all wrong though.  Puh-leese.

Oh boy.  You are so wrong.  The adventure genre orginated from the genre's namesake, a game called Adventure. That Sierra series really started with a game called Wizard and the Princess (Adventure in Serenia).

The Legend of Zelda is a top-down, action RPG. It's a pretty well-defined sub-genre with plenty of games (God of Thunder, most ZZT/MegaZeux games). A more recent non-Zelda example might be something like Contact for the DS. Newer games in The Legend of Zelda series play from a third-person perspective, but they're still action RPGs.