Board 8 > Is The Legend of Zelda an "RPG franchise"?

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Raka_Putra 10/29/21 11:40:06 PM #1:	Yes or no? Yes No Yes or no? - Results (14 votes) Yes 21.43% (3 votes) 3 No 78.57% (11 votes) 11 Well we role-play as Zelda in the games and have to save the Princess, so... --- Zydrate comes in a little glass vial. <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:959522060] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote> Yes or no? Yes No Vote View Results Yes or no? - Results (14 votes) Yes 21.43% (3 votes) 3 No 78.57% (11 votes) 11 Show Voting Form Well we role-play as Zelda in the games and have to save the Princess, so... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 10/29/21 11:43:09 PM #2:	yes, zelda 2 and breath of the wild are both rpgs. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:959522119] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>yes, zelda 2 and breath of the wild are both rpgs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mobilezoid 10/29/21 11:50:32 PM #3:	The only argument that it is would be that you play a role in the games, but several Castlevanias have roles that you play and shit and no one would call them RPGs. I say no. An RPG needs to at least attempt to inspire role playing. --- R.O.B.A.Z.O.I.D (On mobile) <cite>Mobilezoid posted [p:959522269] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>The only argument that it is would be that you play a role in the games, but several Castlevanias have roles that you play and shit and no one would call them RPGs. I say no. An RPG needs to at least attempt to inspire role playing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 10/29/21 11:55:29 PM #4:	yes Majora's Mask is a classic WRPG style game --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:959522380] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>yes Majora's Mask is a classic WRPG style game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero 10/30/21 12:00:59 AM #5:	gotta have stats to be an rpg imo --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! <cite>MZero posted [p:959522499] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>gotta have stats to be an rpg imo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xiahou Shake 10/30/21 12:07:32 AM #6:	Absolutely not. --- Let the voice of love take you higher, With this gathering power, go beyond even time! <cite>Xiahou Shake posted [p:959522649] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Absolutely not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axl_Rose_85 10/30/21 12:37:16 AM #7:	Yes. Everything is an RPG. Super Mario Bros. 3 was such a revolutionary RPG ya know because it has an item inventory. Also that awesome RPG that Insomniac made. What was it called? Marvel's Spider-Man. You can level up. You get new powers. The game is practically turn based because you can pause to your menu after each attack you make and the enemy makes. You should really try that. Actually you know what? We should just eliminate the term video game genre altogether. Everything is an RPG. Why even put the role-playing in RPG? No shit we are role playing? Let's just call it video game. <cite>Axl_Rose_85 posted [p:959523273] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Yes. Everything is an RPG. Super Mario Bros. 3 was such a revolutionary RPG ya know because it has an item inventory. Also that awesome RPG that Insomniac made. What was it called? Marvel's Spider-Man. You can level up. You get new powers. The game is practically turn based because you can pause to your menu after each attack you make and the enemy makes. You should really try that. Actually you know what? We should just eliminate the term video game genre altogether. Everything is an RPG. Why even put the role-playing in RPG? No shit we are role playing? Let's just call it video game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paperwarior 10/30/21 2:45:27 AM #8:	You don't play the role of a character in Tetris. --- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto <cite>paperwarior posted [p:959525418] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>You don't play the role of a character in Tetris. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 10/30/21 3:11:30 AM #9:	I was gonna say Action RPG but Action-Adventure fits better --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:959525806] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>I was gonna say Action RPG but Action-Adventure fits better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axl_Rose_85 10/30/21 5:03:14 AM #10:	paperwarior posted... You don't play the role of a character in Tetris. L-Block literally won a character battle on Gamefaqs. <cite>Axl_Rose_85 posted [p:959527284] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>paperwarior posted... </cite> <quote>You don't play the role of a character in Tetris.</quote> L-Block literally won a character battle on Gamefaqs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KCF0107 10/30/21 5:05:40 AM #11:	That isn't what paper was saying. In all the Tetris games that I have played, you control the Tetris pieces, but you don't play as one. You basically play as yourself or some disembodied non-entitity. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:959527305] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>That isn't what paper was saying. In all the Tetris games that I have played, you control the Tetris pieces, but you don't play as one. You basically play as yourself or some disembodied non-entitity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axl_Rose_85 10/30/21 5:09:20 AM #12:	KCF0107 posted... That isn't what paper was saying. In all the Tetris games that I have played, you control the Tetris pieces, but you don't play as one. You basically play as yourself or some disembodied non-entitity. Yes. I was totally being serious here in our one millionth installment of Zelda is an RPG topic. <cite>Axl_Rose_85 posted [p:959527346] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>KCF0107 posted... </cite> <quote>That isn't what paper was saying. In all the Tetris games that I have played, you control the Tetris pieces, but you don't play as one. You basically play as yourself or some disembodied non-entitity.</quote> Yes. I was totally being serious here in our one millionth installment of Zelda is an RPG topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nanis23 10/30/21 5:38:02 AM #13:	RPG is the most idiotic video game genre and applies to so many different kind of games that it has no meaning --- wololo <cite>Nanis23 posted [p:959527609] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>RPG is the most idiotic video game genre and applies to so many different kind of games that it has no meaning </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainOfCrush 10/30/21 6:10:09 AM #14:	Nanis23 posted... RPG is the most idiotic video game genre and applies to so many different kind of games that it has no meaning The biggest agreed-upon "constant" I've seen is the requirements of stats and XP. Basically, the playable characters have numerically denoted traits (Vitality, strength, stamina) that can be incrementally increased by defeating enemies or completing quests. To that end, I'd say Zelda isn't an RPG series, though certain entries - namely Zelda II - clearly are, and others are close enough that they could be arguable. I'd say that BotW is pretty damn close... to the extent that most people would consider it an RPG if Link's health and stamina were denoted with numerical Hit Points and Endurance Points instead of hearts and a stamina wheel. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg <cite>CaptainOfCrush posted [p:959527904] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Nanis23 posted... </cite> <quote>RPG is the most idiotic video game genre and applies to so many different kind of games that it has no meaning</quote>The biggest agreed-upon "constant" I've seen is the requirements of stats and XP. Basically, the playable characters have numerically denoted traits (Vitality, strength, stamina) that can be incrementally increased by defeating enemies or completing quests. To that end, I'd say Zelda isn't an RPG series, though certain entries - namely Zelda II - clearly are, and others are close enough that they could be arguable. I'd say that BotW is pretty damn close... to the extent that most people would consider it an RPG if Link's health and stamina were denoted with numerical Hit Points and Endurance Points instead of hearts and a stamina wheel. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 10/30/21 6:21:52 AM #15:	I remember having this debate in like 2004 no common lineage with D&D; not an rpg don't 'but zelda 2' me do you even know who I am <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:959528037] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>I remember having this debate in like 2004 no common lineage with D&D; not an rpg don't 'but zelda 2' me do you even know who I am </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TsunamiFox 10/30/21 6:52:19 AM #16:	Is a franchise with no RPGs an RPG franchise? hmmmmmm --- Switch FC: 2084-0561-4244, PSN: Blood_Wizard Currently Playing: Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology and triple gacha drifting. <cite>TsunamiFox posted [p:959528333] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Is a franchise with no RPGs an RPG franchise? hmmmmmm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 10/30/21 7:21:20 AM #17:	Paratroopa1 posted... no common lineage with D&D link and the hylians are inspired by elves elves are from Tolkien DnD is also inspired heavily from Tolkien everything with elf shit is an RPG --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:959528657] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Paratroopa1 posted... </cite> <quote>no common lineage with D&D</quote> link and the hylians are inspired by elves elves are from Tolkien DnD is also inspired heavily from Tolkien everything with elf shit is an RPG </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nanis23 10/30/21 7:25:15 AM #18:	CaptainOfCrush posted... The biggest agreed-upon "constant" I've seen is the requirements of stats and XP. Basically, the playable characters have numerically denoted traits (Vitality, strength, stamina) that can be incrementally increased by defeating enemies or completing quests. But that's just saying "this game let you level up your character/s" without actually meaning what the type of the game is Like, if I say "SOTN is a Metroidvania" it makes much more sense than to say "SOTN is a RPG" --- wololo <cite>Nanis23 posted [p:959528682] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>CaptainOfCrush posted... </cite> <quote>The biggest agreed-upon "constant" I've seen is the requirements of stats and XP. Basically, the playable characters have numerically denoted traits (Vitality, strength, stamina) that can be incrementally increased by defeating enemies or completing quests.</quote>But that's just saying "this game let you level up your character/s" without actually meaning what the type of the game is Like, if I say "SOTN is a Metroidvania" it makes much more sense than to say "SOTN is a RPG" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 10/30/21 10:47:51 AM #19:	Paratroopa1 posted... no common lineage with D&D Despite literally having dungeons and dragons ironic --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:959531843] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Paratroopa1 posted... </cite> <quote>no common lineage with D&D</quote> Despite literally having dungeons and dragons ironic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/30/21 10:58:33 AM #20:	paperwarior posted... You don't play the role of a character in Tetris. You are playing the role of some poor underpaid warehouse worker trying to stack shit efficiently. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:959532060] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>paperwarior posted... </cite> <quote>You don't play the role of a character in Tetris.</quote> You are playing the role of some poor underpaid warehouse worker trying to stack shit efficiently. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 10/30/21 11:28:50 AM #21:	You don't really get to customize Link at all to your liking, so it doesn't feel like a true WRPG in that regard. And there's no party, minimal plot, no EXP system or stats, and other JRPG trademarks. So while it does have some RPG elements like pretty much any video game does, I would say it falls more under "adventure game." --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner #FearTheDeer \| [For lease] \| ((FREE HUGS)) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:959532784] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>You don't really get to customize Link at all to your liking, so it doesn't feel like a true WRPG in that regard. And there's no party, minimal plot, no EXP system or stats, and other JRPG trademarks. So while it does have some RPG elements like pretty much any video game does, I would say it falls more under "adventure game."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tazzyboyishere 10/30/21 1:20:04 PM #22:	Zelda II is but none of the others are. --- https://imgur.com/l7xxLh1 PSN/Steam - RoboQuote ; NNID - TazzyMan <cite>tazzyboyishere posted [p:959535615] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>Zelda II is but none of the others are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TsunamiFox 10/30/21 1:32:08 PM #23:	tazzyboyishere posted... Zelda II is but none of the others are. I wouldn't even call that one an RPG. All it really has is EXP and basic stats. It's about as much an RPG as something like Kunio kun or Scott Pilgrim --- Switch FC: 2084-0561-4244, PSN: Blood_Wizard Currently Playing: Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology and triple gacha drifting. <cite>TsunamiFox posted [p:959535930] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>tazzyboyishere posted... </cite> <quote>Zelda II is but none of the others are.</quote>I wouldn't even call that one an RPG. All it really has is EXP and basic stats. It's about as much an RPG as something like Kunio kun or Scott Pilgrim </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 10/30/21 1:34:20 PM #24:	TsunamiFox posted... All it really has is EXP and basic stats. tbf I know a lot of ARPGs that fit that bill --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:959535992] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>TsunamiFox posted... </cite> <quote>All it really has is EXP and basic stats.</quote>tbf I know a lot of ARPGs that fit that bill </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaveEstelle 10/30/21 1:58:54 PM #25:	We cover it at RPGFan. We also cover it at RPGSite. The argument will never end. That's fine. From a commercial perspective, it makes business sense for RPG-oriented press to crank stuff out. I used to say "yes, probably." I've changed my tune. Now it's just... sure, I'll take the paycheck? --- Quinton O'Connor Bylines: RPG Site/RPGFan/Zelda Universe/Nova Crystallis/DualShockers <cite>SaveEstelle posted [p:959536612] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>We cover it at RPGFan. We also cover it at RPGSite. The argument will never end. That's fine. From a commercial perspective, it makes business sense for RPG-oriented press to crank stuff out. I used to say "yes, probably." I've changed my tune. Now it's just... sure, I'll take the paycheck?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/30/21 2:01:47 PM #26:	SaveEstelle posted... We cover it at RPGFan. We also cover it at RPGSite. The argument will never end. That's fine. From a commercial perspective, it makes business sense for RPG-oriented press to crank stuff out. I used to say "yes, probably." I've changed my tune. Now it's just... sure, I'll take the paycheck? Do you cover metroidvanias on those sites? --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:959536665] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>SaveEstelle posted... </cite> <quote>We cover it at RPGFan. We also cover it at RPGSite. The argument will never end. That's fine. From a commercial perspective, it makes business sense for RPG-oriented press to crank stuff out. I used to say "yes, probably." I've changed my tune. Now it's just... sure, I'll take the paycheck?</quote> Do you cover metroidvanias on those sites? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 10/30/21 2:02:59 PM #27:	hey saveestelle you should promote more of my old classmate's articles --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:959536693] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>hey saveestelle you should promote more of my old classmate's articles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaveEstelle 10/30/21 2:09:04 PM #28:	redrocket posted... Do you cover metroidvanias on those sites? A fair few. Castlevania's a big example. GuessMyUserName posted... hey saveestelle you should promote more of my old classmate's articles wait who --- Quinton O'Connor Bylines: RPG Site/RPGFan/Zelda Universe/Nova Crystallis/DualShockers <cite>SaveEstelle posted [p:959536799] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted...</cite> <quote> Do you cover metroidvanias on those sites? </quote> A fair few. Castlevania's a big example. GuessMyUserName posted...</cite> <quote>hey saveestelle you should promote more of my old classmate's articles </quote> wait who</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 10/30/21 2:12:39 PM #29:	SaveEstelle posted... wait who https://www.rpgsite.net/author/Nathan%20Lee https://www.rpgfan.com/author/nathan-lee/ we were in 1st & 2nd year JP class --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:959536886] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>SaveEstelle posted... </cite> <quote> wait who</quote>https://www.rpgsite.net/author/Nathan%20Lee https://www.rpgfan.com/author/nathan-lee/ we were in 1st & 2nd year JP class </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaveEstelle 10/30/21 2:15:00 PM #30:	GuessMyUserName posted... https://www.rpgsite.net/author/Nathan%20Lee https://www.rpgfan.com/author/nathan-lee/ Smashking! That's awesome. His articles helped me learn the ropes when I got started at RPGFan. He hopped over to RPG Site earlier this year. At the time, I didn't expect to do the same - and I still contribute to Fan via the "Coming This Week" column and some reviews. Yet most of my focus is on Site now, just like Nathan. Funny stuff. --- Quinton O'Connor Bylines: RPG Site/RPGFan/Zelda Universe/Nova Crystallis/DualShockers <cite>SaveEstelle posted [p:959536938] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>GuessMyUserName posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.rpgsite.net/author/Nathan%20Lee https://www.rpgfan.com/author/nathan-lee/ </quote> Smashking! That's awesome. His articles helped me learn the ropes when I got started at RPGFan. He hopped over to RPG Site earlier this year. At the time, I didn't expect to do the same - and I still contribute to Fan via the "Coming This Week" column and some reviews. Yet most of my focus is on Site now, just like Nathan. Funny stuff.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 10/30/21 2:18:38 PM #31:	aww yeah, nice guy, definitely one of my closer pals in those courses. I've heard him switching out of one of those sites but to me I can't keep track between the two! ... come to think of it I probably have a recording of our skit in JP1000... I know I have the script in my old closet school files lmao --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:959537038] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>aww yeah, nice guy, definitely one of my closer pals in those courses. I've heard him switching out of one of those sites but to me I can't keep track between the two! ... come to think of it I probably have a recording of our skit in JP1000... I know I have the script in my old closet school files lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaveEstelle 10/30/21 2:23:01 PM #32:	GuessMyUserName posted... aww yeah, nice guy, definitely one of my closer pals in those courses. I've heard him switching out of one of those sites but to me I can't keep track between the two! ... come to think of it I probably have a recording of our skit in JP1000... I know I have the script in my old closet school files lmao If you find it, let me know. I'd love to surprise him with it. Or help you arrange the surprise, if you two lost touch! --- Quinton O'Connor Bylines: RPG Site/RPGFan/Zelda Universe/Nova Crystallis/DualShockers <cite>SaveEstelle posted [p:959537148] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>GuessMyUserName posted...</cite> <quote>aww yeah, nice guy, definitely one of my closer pals in those courses. I've heard him switching out of one of those sites but to me I can't keep track between the two! ... come to think of it I probably have a recording of our skit in JP1000... I know I have the script in my old closet school files lmao </quote> If you find it, let me know. I'd love to surprise him with it. Or help you arrange the surprise, if you two lost touch!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 10/30/21 2:30:58 PM #33:	I'll see what I can gather! Too far back from my Google Photos archive so must be among my PC files somewhere I typically bump into him at the annual Anime North con but with covid stuff that's 2 years postponed now \_()_/ --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:959537343] in Is The Leg... [t:79735047]...</cite> <quote>I'll see what I can gather! Too far back from my Google Photos archive so must be among my PC files somewhere I typically bump into him at the annual Anime North con but with covid stuff that's 2 years postponed now \_()_/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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