Veknoid_Outcast on 29 March 2015
This is probably my video game pet peeve. I feel strongly that it's an action-adventure game. In fact, I think it fits the description of action-adventure better than just about any other series. With a combination of real-time combat, puzzle-solving, and exploration, it strikes a smart balance between the demands of action and adventure games.
Apart from its sword-and-sorcery setting, it doesn't have much in common with role-playing games. The one exception is Zelda II, the only Zelda game that could reasonably fall under the banner role-playing game.
