Bofferbrauer2 said:
Yeah, Zelda II is the most RPG of the Zelda titles, and Botw/TotK are arguably also RPGs due to their progression. And yes, several RPGs allow for pacifist runs, but most of them do have combat as a mechanic. Like you said, Disco Elysium is a good example of this. Age of Decadence is one where you can do this too if you know what you're doing. Graveyard Keeper also could be considered as an RPG without combat, though quantifying Graveyard Keeper as just one genre is pretty difficult... |
Yeah, AoD is such a wonderful gem, though quite rough around the edges.
Pity that more devs don't try for non-combat video game RPGs - when you look at TTRPG market, you only need to move one step aside from D&D (and by extension Pathfinder) to immediately bump into Call of Cthulhu, where fighting is something that you really don't want to do.