I miss my favourite genre

[Faxanadu]

BasilZero said:

Faxanadu said:

Dont berate me on my knowldge of anything. What makes you believe you can do that?

I am well aware that CT is a stretch on that list as I have stated multiple times in this threat.

I have also stated that action RPG did not exist in that time but rather is an invention of the 3D age.

What does GTA have to do with anything?

Let someone play all the games (except for CT) and ask them if they play similarly. They will say yes. so it is the same genre. Whether AA or RPG elements are a bit more pronounced in one or the other, who cares?

Please stop beinbg so anal about a mere technicality of levelling-up system. It is a secondary gameplay mechanic that does not change the way you play the games, i.e. almost identical.

So I should bow down and assume you are almighty and correct when you are clearly wrong? The Legend of Zelda and those other games excluding Alundra are not in the same category of a gametype.

Whether the term was coined in one era or another is irrelevant - the industry considers them two separate genres.

Your comparison of a health bar and equipment making characters stronger was what my example of GTA was alluding to.

They might play in the same PoV but are not the same genre - Ninja Gaiden NES and Super Mario Bros are not the same genre yet they play in the same PoV. The Legend of Zelda and Alundra are an action-adventure games in their own respect while the rest are RPGs. There may of been inspirations but clearly they are two different genres.

Also reported for that insult, why are you spewing profanity when I'm just having a normal conversation with you? Its not a mere technicality of a game engine. One is clearly leveling you up like how a RPG is suppose to be mixed with fighting constant enemies to little to no puzzles - the other one plays more like an action game where your abilities improve based on your equipment/items and mostly focus on exploration/exploitation of the environment to progress through the game.

They are not identical - not even close. Your nostalgic feelings prevent you from differentiating the two genres.

and one more: also your source:

Other action RPGs at the time combined the puzzle-oriented action-adventure gameplay style of the Zelda series with RPG elements. Examples include Illusion of Gaia (1993) and its successor Terranigma (1995), as well as Alundra (1997), a spiritual successor to LandStalker.