JRPG - it pervades our culture and our kids

[soulsamurai]

jarrod said:

soulsamurai said:

jarrod said:
It's called Monster Hunter. The west just hasn't figured it out yet...

Monster hunter is not an RPG....

 

People really have this misconcepted. There is no "level up"

 

It is the next big thing, but it's not an rpg.

Your character doesn't "level up" in Pokemon either... I guess it's not an RPG?

....You by all means should know that your pokemon do, not you. That was a lame attempt....

 

The monster you fight don't level up, they don't have stats, and you kill them not capture them. Nor do you make monster fight eachother. You don't earn experience points, the closest thing that comes to it is Hunter points which is akin to Guild Level in White Knight Chronicles.

It's an action game..... Everything is based on skill and weapons.

If monster hunter is a RPG why don't we call God of War an RPG?  You gain experience there and level up your weapon?