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G2ThaUNiT on 27 July 2024
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LegitHyperbole said:
Random_Matt said:

BG 2/POE 1 are the best out of those lot.

Nope. I love Diablo, love it but it should not be called a CRPG, it shouldn't even have Roleplaying anywhere near its description. Those games were built with the sole purpose to strip everything and anything that could be considered to take a modicum of brain power and still slyly fly under the flag of a CRPG, it was literally Diablos design philosophy. They are imitations and have now become their own genre and should stay in it, isometric hack and slash games. Maybe you could say at best that they have RPG elements or they take inspiration from RPG's. I don't know why I'm getting so heated over this, you've offended me sir. Lol. 

Did Matt originally mention Diablo then edited it? I’m only seeing him talking about Baldur’s Gate 3 and Pillars of Eternity lol

Diablo definitely isn’t a CRPG though.

It’s at best an Action RPG. You complete quests, acquire loot to improve your characters abilities, acquire new skills through class specific skill trees that allow you to try out different builds. The games have a big emphasis on exploration, combat, and storytelling. You get to choose your own class, each with its own strengths, weaknesses, and play styles. So the franchise still has a lot of hallmarks of RPGs, but certainly not CRPGs.