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Is it?

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Dr.Vita on 29 March 2015
spemanig said:
Dr.Vita said:
I would say yes. Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Darksiders are also RPG's imo.


Those are all RPGs, but Zelda isn't. The first two are dungeon crawlers with RPG elements, and the latter is a hack n slash game with RPG elements. Zelda is literally just an action adventure game. No RPG elements at all.

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FarleyMcFirefly on 29 March 2015

No, but I wouldn't mind a traditional RPG styled Zelda game (or spinoff) with a level up system and customizable and upgradeable weapons. Man that would be sick.

Hyrule Warriors as some elements of an RPG, and 6 months later I'm still regularly enjoying the hell out of it.



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artexplosion on 29 March 2015
archer9234 said:
RPG stands for Role Playing game. You're playing a character. Zelda is a RPG. Unless you want to have a subcategory of Role Stat building Playing Game.

The only answer. You can make it an 'adventure game' or an 'action RPG' but it's still an RPG. Not much else to say.



OnlyForDisplay on 29 March 2015

I am not sure. For me, I always thought that there are RPG elements in the games, but the games are more pertained towards puzzle-solving and adventure.



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Aeolus451 on 29 March 2015
spemanig said:
Dr.Vita said:
I would say yes. Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Darksiders are also RPG's imo.


Those are all RPGs, but Zelda isn't. The first two are dungeon crawlers with RPG elements, and the latter is a hack n slash game with RPG elements. Zelda is literally just an action adventure game. No RPG elements at all.


They are all action rpg's except Darksiders. Darksiders is like god of war or devil may cry. Those are action adventure. Zelda is no different than the souls series. It has the same elements. The creator of the zelda games even calls 'em a rpg.



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onionberry on 29 March 2015
spemanig said:
tak13 said:

Calm down,I said that it's definetely an Action-Adventure title but it's so unique that you could say that is its own thing!:P:P:P:P:P


I love Zelda, but it's not unique when it comes to genre. It divides it's world between overworld and dungeon, like a lot of games do. There's nothing about Zelda that makes it its own thing anymore than any other game with an identity.

I can play Uncharted and Tomb Raider to have the same experience, when I play Darksiders and Zelda, I know which game is trying to be something.



Cloudman on 29 March 2015

In a broad sense, I guess it kinda is. You play as a character, and taking quests is part of the game. You`re also playing in a fantasy setting. It doesn`t have all the elements of one, whether table top or game RPGs, but I suppose it does a bit? I`d go with more Adventure myself.



 

              

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Metallox on 29 March 2015
Dr.Vita said:
I would say yes. Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Darksiders are also RPG's imo.

Yes, but in Souls and Darksiders games you level up stuff. That's the key here , actually, the majority of RPGs (if I'm not mistaken) put a lot of focus in leveling up stuff. Zelda games do this as well, but the real emphasis is in puzzles, exploration and combat). These elements combined result in a very different experience that RPGs usually offer. 



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JazzB1987 on 29 March 2015
onionberry said:
ExplodingBlock said:

A pretty big debate in the Zelda fanbase, is Zelda an RPG?

Personally I don't think it is, it doesn't really fit any of qualifications of an RPG

It really falls more into the Action-Adventure genre more than anything

Do people assume it is because it has magic?

What do you think? 

An action adventure game, with well made puzzles and dungeons. Skyward sword and zelda 2 have some rpg elements like upgrades. Zelda is not a typical action adventure game tho, that's why there are "games like zelda" 

Well said.

So far I have not yet encountered a single nonsensicel reply of yours. If I see a thread and read your reply there is nothing for me to add lol (cool and sad at the same)

You're a good addition to the site.



2Quick on 29 March 2015

I consider it an Action Adventure game with RPG elements and with puzzle elements... although most of the puzzles are environmental puzzles so they probably can be categorized under the Adventure part...



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