| TK14 said: On that note, I'm not sure why people are putting Monster Hunter on their lists, as it's not really a RPG series. If it counts, then the three Zelda games on 3DS should probably get to be called RPGs too... Just my opinion though. I like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (hated 3 Ultimate), but it's not a RPG in my mind. |
I'll explain why I consider Monster Hunter an RPG whereas I do not consider the Zelda series an RPG.
1. In Monster Hunter you choose the role of your character by choosing gear. In LoZ you are not able to choose the role of Link. He is a jack of all trades, and you need to use all of his trades to progress in the game. In Monster Hunter I can choose to be support/dps/or a damage taker. I also can choose which types of weapons I like and stick with it if I want, or move on to a different weapon of choice. Furthermore, I am able to design my character's appearance to however I wish. This is the definition of "Role-playing."
2. In Monster Hunter your character has stats and the enemies have stats. One might argue that you can't see the damage dealt to the enemy, but that isn't a qualification for whether or not something is an RPG.
So for those reaons Monster Hunter is an RPG whereas LoZ is not an RPG.
