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[nitefyre410]

bobobo878 wrote...

Nope, it's only an RPG if it features mature full frontal nudity like The Witcher 2.

 

Well played sir    well played...

[AgitatedLemon]

You were quoting a bunch of unrelated statements, which part was factually wrong?

RPGs are about counting numbers
Mass Effect is about shooting things

1. RPG's aren't about counting numbers. They're about role-playing. Everything from DnD to WoW to Diablo to Mass Effect is an RPG.

2. See above.

[AgitatedLemon]

bobobo878 wrote...

Nope, it's only an RPG if it features mature full frontal nudity like The Witcher 2.

Dante's Inferno.

[Kaiser Shepard]

It's an interspecies dating sim.

[AgitatedLemon]

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

It's an interspecies dating sim.

I remember one gaming site (Might have been @Gamer) calling it "A dating sim with some shooting in-between".

It made me lol.

[LGTX]

Tell us your definition of RPG, and we'll try our best to deduce if ME fits it Otherwise, I can see a flamewar brewing. The topic is *pretty* controversial to say the least.

[AgitatedLemon]

LGTX wrote...

Tell us your definition of RPG, and we'll try our best to deduce if ME fits it Otherwise, I can see a flamewar brewing. The topic is *pretty* controversial to say the least.

It's already started.

[LGTX]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

LGTX wrote...

Tell us your definition of RPG, and we'll try our best to deduce if ME fits it Otherwise, I can see a flamewar brewing. The topic is *pretty* controversial to say the least.

It's already started.

Yep. Who am I kidding:(

[Sylvius the Mad]

Candidate 88766 wrote...

The Mass Effect is a good story with great characters.

This is true.  But...

It shouldn't really matter which shelf it goes on in shops.

If people are trying to find games that offer specific types of gameplay, then it absolutely does matter into which categoriy it falls (assuming those categorical distinctions tell us anything about gameplay).

Feanor_II wrote...

Hybrid between 3rd Person Shooter and RPG.

ME1 is more balanced between this two, ME2 tends a bit more towards TPS.

I disagree.  ME is more of an Adventure game than it is an Roleplaying game.  There's almost no roleplaying component.  The player simply finds him way through a pre-written story with very little control over whi his character is or why he does what he does.

Mass Effect bears a stronger resemblance to King's Quest than it does to the Gold Box RPGs.

[I-am-Biwinning]

bobobo878 wrote...

Nope, it's only an RPG if it features mature full frontal nudity like The Witcher 2.

I find myself incapable of producing a logical retort, and therefore feel compelled to simply respond with, touche.

[AgitatedLemon]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

Candidate 88766 wrote...

The Mass Effect is a good story with great characters.

This is true.  But...

It shouldn't really matter which shelf it goes on in shops.

If people are trying to find games that offer specific types of gameplay, then it absolutely does matter into which categoriy it falls (assuming those categorical distinctions tell us anything about gameplay).

Feanor_II wrote...

Hybrid between 3rd Person Shooter and RPG.

ME1 is more balanced between this two, ME2 tends a bit more towards TPS.

I disagree.  ME is more of an Adventure game than it is an Roleplaying game.  There's almost no roleplaying component.  The player simply finds him way through a pre-written story with very little control over whi his character is or why he does what he does.

Mass Effect bears a stronger resemblance to King's Quest than it does to the Gold Box RPGs.

And it's exactly these types of posts that make me which I didn't live on this planet anymore.

[AlexXIV]

LGTX wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

LGTX wrote...

Tell us your definition of RPG, and we'll try our best to deduce if ME fits it Otherwise, I can see a flamewar brewing. The topic is *pretty* controversial to say the least.

It's already started.

Yep. Who am I kidding:(

It's not an RPG, period. It's at best an action RPG. I love ME2, don't get me wrong. But RPG is simply the wrong label.

[nitefyre410]

darkness reborn wrote...

 


*pulls out steaks, ribs, veggie burgers, burgers, turkey burgers , salmon , grilled veggie mix... don't leave lets have a BBQ

[AlexXIV]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

And it's exactly these types of posts that make me which I didn't live on this planet anymore.

Ah c'mon. It's maybe not perfect but the best planet I know.

[Dr. Jacko]

RPG is just a word (well, acronym). It only has the meaning you ascribe to it. So play the games and see if they fit your personal definition of a Role-Playing Game. And if one or both does not, then don't come on here and butthurt about it. Again, it's just a meaningless buzzword used to vaguely classify games so that people don't have to take the time to explain the game's mechanics whenever describing it.

[Thoth_Amon]

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[log1x_dr4g0n]

nitefyre410 wrote...

darkness reborn wrote...

 


*pulls out steaks, ribs, veggie burgers, burgers, turkey burgers , salmon , grilled veggie mix... don't leave lets have a BBQ

Pizza would be good too.

[Candidate 88766]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

Candidate 88766 wrote...

The Mass Effect is a good story with great characters.

This is true.  But...

It shouldn't really matter which shelf it goes on in shops.

If people are trying to find games that offer specific types of gameplay, then it absolutely does matter into which categoriy it falls (assuming those categorical distinctions tell us anything about gameplay).

What I meant is that it shouldn't mean as much as this community makes it out to be. The genre should just be a broad definition of what the game is, and RPG or action-RPG more than suffice for the ME games. However, the genre isn't important enough to warrant these endless debates/arguments on BSN about how much of an RPG ME1 or ME2 is. We should all be able to agree that in a shop the most suitable section for both is the RPG section, and that regardless of how strictly they follow genre archetypes they are both good games.

[AgitatedLemon]

AlexXIV wrote...

LGTX wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

LGTX wrote...

Tell us your definition of RPG, and we'll try our best to deduce if ME fits it Otherwise, I can see a flamewar brewing. The topic is *pretty* controversial to say the least.

It's already started.

Yep. Who am I kidding:(

It's not an RPG, period. It's at best an action RPG. I love ME2, don't get me wrong. But RPG is simply the wrong label.

Does it feature role-playing elements? A sizeable universe filled with characters?

An expanded universe?

Emotional investments?

Decision making?

It sounds a lot like an RPG, albeit with cover and shooting mechanics. There's nothing objectively non-RPG'ish about it. I'm not saying it's pure, uadulterated RP, but it fits the general bill of an RPG. Every other little thing about it is subjective.

And no, I'm not referring only to ME2. You can't categorize a franchise from 1 game that intentionally deviated from the formula.

Modifié par AgitatedLemon, 03 janvier 2012 - 06:28 .

[AgitatedLemon]

Dr. Jacko wrote...

RPG is just a word (well, acronym). It only has the meaning you ascribe to it. So play the games and see if they fit your personal definition of a Role-Playing Game. And if one or both does not, then don't come on here and butthurt about it. Again, it's just a meaningless buzzword used to vaguely classify games so that people don't have to take the time to explain the game's mechanics whenever describing it.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

[What a Succulent Ass]

Short answer: No.
Long answer: According to the devs, it's a hybrid game.

[BatmanPWNS]

Flame war begins?

Everyone, (In a football fan accept) get in!

Modifié par BatmanPWNS, 03 janvier 2012 - 06:29 .

[AlexXIV]

Thoth_Amon wrote...

 http://www.geekstir....pgs-642x305.jpg

That's pretty much on spot. The definition changed. But some people don't want to let original definition go. And I can't blame them.