JRPG's are dead

[dtewi]

noname2200 said:

dtewi said:

In video game terms, RPGs are games that involve a form of separate battles taking place with a specialized battle system and the use of a system that increases your power through a form of points.

The Secret of Mana series is no longer in the RPG genre then.  For that matter, neither are most ARPGs, including Elder Scroll titles.  That definition is not going to work.

You mean battles that are separate from the main game don't take place?

They don't have to involve a separate screen, just that they are independent.

That's what most people assume an RPG to be. What's your definition?