| sc94597 said: There are plenty of realtime RPGs that are not Action RPGs. Practically every MMORPG, Dragon Age, CRPGs, Final Fantasy XII, Xenoblade are examplss of realtime RPGs that are not ARPGs. In order for a game to fall under the action genre it needs button/key mapped attacks. Xenoblade does not have this. |
Button mapping is not what defines it, it comes down to the system of execution, KH as mentioned is an example of this using menus but still being an ARPG, another example of this are games like Diablo. A number of MMORPGs have button mapping and even a various JRPGs have button mapped actions, ARPG just means you have real time control over the characters with out being subject to any turn based mechanics.
MMORPGs and FFXII have a turn based mechanic in their system hence why they aren't ARPGs, games like XC, Diablo, KH, Phantasy Star Online etc... utilize menus but do not have a turn based mechanic everything is executed in realtime, it can have a menu but still be an ARPG you're using an out of date definition.
