Article: The Wii's Promising RPG Future - Agree or Disagree?

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Kasz216 said:

GamingChartzFTW said:

MGB said:
uhhmm

The Legend of Zelda Twilight princess? Not really an RPG, now is it?
The Legend of Zelda (new title)?  See above.
Super Paper Mario
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Tales of Symphonia DotNW
Tales of Graces
Muramasa the demon blade
Arc Rise Fantasia
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga
FRAGILE
Ougon no Kizuna
Rune Factory Frontier
Little King Story
Dragon Quest Sword?
Dragon Quest X
Final Fantasy Fables Chocobos Dungeon
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles my life as King
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles my life as darklord
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles echoes of time
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles the crystal bearers
Final Fantasy IV The after years
Shiren The Wanderer 3
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again

 

Believe it or not Nintendo classfies Zelda games as RPGs.

They're as much Action RPGs as anything else really.

 

A bit off topic, but I'll make my point right away.

RPGs have some common traits that makes them RPGs.

- Random Encounters (Final Fantasy, Baldur's Gate, TES: II Daggerfall)

- 'XP' based system

- Stats oriented as opposed to only item oriented (Zelda)

- much more...  Zelda has none of the above!

Secret of Mana is an Action RPG (turn based only in the sense that you have to wait for the weapons to 'load'. Zelda is not. As much as I love Nintendo, they are wrong on that one!

It's called marketing.