Another big element in FPAs which hasn't been discussed in this thread are boss fights!
I loves my boss fights. You don't find real bosses in most FPSes.
I think it's pointless to argue over exactly what genre these games fall into. Game genres simply aren't that cut-and-dried or well-defined. I think classifying Elder Scrolls games and Deus Ex as FPAs is very defensible. I'd like to note that Deus Ex had several boss fights, while Oblivion had one.
Whether they're FPAs or not, I've enjoyed all the games mentioned in this thread which I've played.
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