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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 3667195" data-attributes="member: 2067">And it's interesting to note that even those are considered to be blurring the line because of the ability to advance your character. Even Metroid, with various power-ups that allow you to explore new areas, is sometimes said to have &quot;RPG elements&quot; (though more commonly they are called &quot;adventure games&quot;). A CRPG's team of creators takes on that role in determining how the game reacts to the actions of the players. And plenty of video games encompass whatever actions the players really *want* to do with less strictures than some Pen and Paper games.Or would you really call a campaign where, say, gnomes weren't allowed as a player race, at all encompassing any sort of infinite variety?A CRPG is limited by it's programming. A TRPG is limited by it's DM. They are different, but not to such a degree that it matters enough to call one &quot;TRUE&quot; and the other &quot;FALSE&quot; unless you want to be unnecessarily pedantic and elitist about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 3667195, member: 2067"] And it's interesting to note that even those are considered to be blurring the line because of the ability to advance your character. Even Metroid, with various power-ups that allow you to explore new areas, is sometimes said to have "RPG elements" (though more commonly they are called "adventure games"). A CRPG's team of creators takes on that role in determining how the game reacts to the actions of the players. And plenty of video games encompass whatever actions the players really *want* to do with less strictures than some Pen and Paper games. Or would you really call a campaign where, say, gnomes weren't allowed as a player race, at all encompassing any sort of infinite variety? A CRPG is limited by it's programming. A TRPG is limited by it's DM. They are different, but not to such a degree that it matters enough to call one "TRUE" and the other "FALSE" unless you want to be unnecessarily pedantic and elitist about it. [/QUOTE]

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