twesterm on 01 November 2010
Labels made since in the 90's. An RPG was an RPG, a FPS was a FPS, and a platformer was a platformer.
Today, you pick most any game out of a hate and fit it into just about every catagory. A game is generally more one thing than anything else, but you can still find a way to say RPG elements or the RPG and shooter had a baby and it was this!
Personally, I have no problem with calling Mass Effect 2 an RPG. I don't care if they really streamlined everything, not screwing with inventory management isn't what makes an RPG an RPG for me. It's all about the characters and the strong story and Mass Effect 2 brings both of those in full.
