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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6402352" data-attributes="member: 8835">Yup.Games called RPGs tend to have one or more (but most times not all) of these traits:player controls just one characterthe character performs a role on a team (Fighter, Tank, Wizard) with a specific skill setthe character advances is proficiency and the player makes choices about what skill areas to improve, at the expense of othersthe character may be portrayed by the player as having a specific personality and behavior pattern (aka Role Playing)I doubt my list is definitive nor entirely correct, but those are the most obvious things I see in most things called an RPG, be it table top or computer.&nbsp; Some games let you control multiple characters.&nbsp; Some games don't have any kind of advancement for the character, but I suspect that is more rare in the category.One thing I left out is Story.&nbsp; I suspect just about every CRPG tells a Story (ex. Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, etc).&nbsp; Straight sandbox dungeon crawling might not tell a Story, except in the crudest sense of linearly describing what happened to the PCs.Since Wick's article was really getting down to &quot;RPGs must tell a story&quot; is that part of the conflict?&nbsp; Given that I see valid point to not require &quot;Story&quot; as part of the traits of an RPG.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6402352, member: 8835"] Yup. Games called RPGs tend to have one or more (but most times not all) of these traits: player controls just one character the character performs a role on a team (Fighter, Tank, Wizard) with a specific skill set the character advances is proficiency and the player makes choices about what skill areas to improve, at the expense of others the character may be portrayed by the player as having a specific personality and behavior pattern (aka Role Playing) I doubt my list is definitive nor entirely correct, but those are the most obvious things I see in most things called an RPG, be it table top or computer. Some games let you control multiple characters. Some games don't have any kind of advancement for the character, but I suspect that is more rare in the category. One thing I left out is Story. I suspect just about every CRPG tells a Story (ex. Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, etc). Straight sandbox dungeon crawling might not tell a Story, except in the crudest sense of linearly describing what happened to the PCs. Since Wick's article was really getting down to "RPGs must tell a story" is that part of the conflict? Given that I see valid point to not require "Story" as part of the traits of an RPG. [/QUOTE]

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