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sc94597 on 12 October 2009
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selnor said:
nen-suer said:
Euphoria14 said:

I hate these genre debates.

JRPG aren't RPGs.
Uncharted isn't a an adventure game, it is a third-person shooter.
Blah blah blah blah blah...

Who cares?

 

I have always called games like Final Fantasy, Shadow Hearts, Chrono Trigger (multiple choices, multiple paths, multiple ending), Suikoden, Tales, etc... RPGs. They have been called RPGs long before this stupid debate as far as I know.

Thank you..

Really you think those games have multiple choices, paths or endings. I'm shocked at what people think choice is? The characters. choices and paths couldn't be more linear if they tried.  Actually FF in the snes days was reffered to alot as adventure game in many magazine reviews back in the day.

Chrono Trigger has something around 16 multiple endings. That is a fact, and whether you like it or not it is true. Btw, these are the same people that label the games as RPGs today. So if you take them as credible back then as you do now, try to be consistent. I for one, find genres that make sense, and not because a developer or media personel labels it as such. Most Japanese developed "RPGs" fit best in the Strategy genre. Most American or European RPGs released are Action-Adventures. Neither of them are true RPGs. The video game definition of RPG isn't the same as a "real" role playing game.