Quote (urbanshaft @ 30 Apr 2011 02:29)
you mad
brah?
if all fps have rpg elements
y did you say
looks nothing like rpg
strange
Your analogy is like putting a lawn mower on the front of your car and a garbage can on the back and then call it a combine harvester. It's still a car and this game is still a first person shooter.
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A role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development.[1] Actions taken within the game succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.
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First-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre which centers the gameplay around gun and projectile weapon-based combat through the first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other shooter games, which in turn fall under the heading action game. From the genre's inception, advanced 3D or pseudo-3D graphics elements have challenged hardware development, and multiplayer gaming has been integral.
According to your logic (as far as I can conclude from your half 'n half sentences), there is no difference between modern day first person shooters and role playing games.
World of warcraft -> Role playing game. Diablo series
Role playing games. Unreal series
First person shooter. Call of Duty series
First person shooter. etc etc.
I said it looks nothing like a role playing game because it LOOKS like a first person shooter. (aka: first person view, gun in hand, shooting stuff
FPS)
Whether or not there are role playing game elements in it is not the issue here.
Btw, would you buy a first person shooter where you can do nothing more than shoot with the same gun, no story line, just monster after monster mow down?
For a first person shooter to be anywhere near succesfull, you need to have RPG elements and have the option to level up your character, guns or w/e and have a good storyline.
So I guess the best way to name the game would be, as quoted; an action game. (though that could be widely interpreted)
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Tl;dr version: It's an action game.