jasonnc80 said:
I understand what you mean. I've played Baldur's Gate many many moons ago and know the differences in style. I'm definitely not a RPG junkie like some but I have played RPG's from every system since the NES. I just wouldn't really classify Oblivion in the same style as say Zelda. The character stat/skill and level progression is much more in tune to classic RPG fashion than Zelda. Sure the combat is more action oriented than a turn based JRPG but other than that I'd say the differences to traditional RPG's aren't that great. I'd say it's closer to an action-RPG then an adventure game.
I agree, I wouldn't classify Zelda and Oblivion into the exact same category. I was just using Zelda for a bit of an analogy.
A level-up system is an RPG element that is getting itself hooked into more and more games from FPS to Adventure these days so I don't believe it's quite the "Look! An RPG!" flag it used to be. I've played side-scrolling beat'em ups with level-up systems for example.
In the end, it's just my opinion so make of it what you will. I'm not about to tell you that my opinion is right and yours is wrong though. That's why I said that some of the titles people were listing above were interesting as in not what I'd consider a traditional RPG.
