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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 2787495" data-attributes="member: 1015"><p>So once again, you're saying Square didn't coin the phrase... but they did.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now initiative means the same thing as turn-based? I'm just making sure I've got this right, because your definitions seem to be changing with each new post you make.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>WizarDru already explained earlier in this thread why Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, and the like are not role-playing games. I see little point in repeating his statements.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wow, I had no idea that the company had so much control over my thoughts. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p><p></p><p>At any rate, that's a BS argument. If somebody had handed me a copy of Jade Empire to play and I knew absolutely nothing about it beforehand, I would still classify it as an RPG because that's what it is.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, you are welcome to your own opinion on what makes an RPG an RPG, but it isn't one held by myself, the game industry, or most video game players I've encountered. In fact, I'd wager that gamers on a whole don't subscribe to your philosophy on CRPGs, but because there's never been any kind of polling done on it, there would be no way for me to back up such a claim.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah! If X-Men Legends had been classified as an action game rather than an RPG, it <em>never</em> would have sold. Everybody knows that RPGs are big sellers, while action games are a niche genre. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Jezter, post: 2787495, member: 1015"] So once again, you're saying Square didn't coin the phrase... but they did. Now initiative means the same thing as turn-based? I'm just making sure I've got this right, because your definitions seem to be changing with each new post you make. WizarDru already explained earlier in this thread why Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, and the like are not role-playing games. I see little point in repeating his statements. Wow, I had no idea that the company had so much control over my thoughts. :lol: At any rate, that's a BS argument. If somebody had handed me a copy of Jade Empire to play and I knew absolutely nothing about it beforehand, I would still classify it as an RPG because that's what it is. Well, you are welcome to your own opinion on what makes an RPG an RPG, but it isn't one held by myself, the game industry, or most video game players I've encountered. In fact, I'd wager that gamers on a whole don't subscribe to your philosophy on CRPGs, but because there's never been any kind of polling done on it, there would be no way for me to back up such a claim. Yeah! If X-Men Legends had been classified as an action game rather than an RPG, it [i]never[/i] would have sold. Everybody knows that RPGs are big sellers, while action games are a niche genre. :lol: [/QUOTE]
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