Is the Role Playing really a genre?

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lestatdark said:
Wait, Chrono Trigger as a strategy game? That's stretching the genres a bit too far. Have you played Shining Force, Fire Emblem, Yygdra Union, Riviera, FFT? What genre should you fit those. Do you think CT is even in the same gameplay frame as those games?

I've played all of them, except Yygdra Union. They are another sub-genre of strategy. What genre would you put Little King Story and Pikmin? Of course they are strategy. Do they play like Fire Emblem? To an extent yes, but they aren't in the same sub-genre. CT has the same notable idea of micromanagament that you would have in these games. Strategy games encompass many different timing methods, so you really can't judge it from that area. Strategy games also don't have to be strictly grid based, and don't have to revolve around missions. If you read the OP I explain this.

 

Edit: Actually are all Action games the same? No. There is sub-genres like Platformers, Fighters, Hack N Slash, etc.