What constitutes an RPG?

Some characters might have a cap in their abilities...

But on topic of things, it also annoys me when people say, "And the game has RPG elements in it too, you will like it if you like RPG!" while the game has nothing to do with a RPG game, at all.

And "Pimpiroth's" comment about Devil May Cry is primarily the reason I started this thread. It just drives me fucking bonkers to see people toss that term around so willingly.

This is probably the most insulting example of that kind of statement that I've ever seen:

http://www.legacynexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2522

That's the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard!

Only Zelda: OoT is considered real RPGs.

I don't know how I should react to that.

And I didn't know that RPGs are Roll Playing Games... so what exactly do they play, egg roll or spring roll?

Pecan Roll, I think.

Than again, he might be confusing his games altogether. He might be actually thinking roll playing games, and confusing the title "Ocarina of Time" with "Super Monkey Ball".

Hahaha!

So I see he still didn't take it at the end by saying "I don't care anymore."

But a LOT of people seem to think that Zelda series is an Action RPG...

I don't know what's so hard to understand about the term "adventure game". The Zelda games are adventure games, yet there are an overwhelmingly large number of people who insist that the word "adventure" is nowhere to be found In Zelda's genre title.

Action games revolve around action. Combat of some form is the focus. Action games are fast-paced and they test your reflexes and eye-hand coordination.

RPGs the polar opposite. They focus on details. They focus on stats. RPGs focus on character/party management, equipment management, experience gaining, level building, strategy and plot.

Adventure games focus on exploration and puzzle solving. Yes, many adventure games allow for your character to become stronger over time and have interesting plots. Yes, many adventure games have action elements in them. But the core of the game's design revolves around exploration and puzzle-solving. The Zelda games revolve around exploration and puzzle solving. Even the boss battles are puzzles! The Zelda games have always been adventure games, and people need to realize it. Now. My patience wears thin.

And yeah, BobtheDead just folded in the end. That's part of the reason why I dislike that forum so much. Try to argue with anyone and they just collapse like a house of cards.

I also beleive in items being randomly found, not set... like in Zelda which everything is where it is.