Originally Posted by
Skyylya
I consider it an action rpg because it is definitely an action game with very distinct features of a rpg that I don't think you can really exclude it from the genre.
It's a cross-genre game which is one of the reasons why it's had such appeal to such a large mass of people. It's an action game because as people have said there is no character progression and building or choices in that respect. However, it is definitely an rpg in the sense that you have a distinct role to play in the story and there is, to some degree, a free roaming aspect that strict action games do not have.
You can't say it's one only and not the other cause it is both. And some zelda games are different, take zelda II for the NES, in that one you actually do level up your stats. You an increase your magic power, and your attack power etc.. from leveling up. Wouldn't that define the character progession some people said defines an rpg? It's only one of the games, and teh worst one I know. But zelda has alway's taken from both action and rpg.
I'm amazed I wrote that much, because I don't give a shit what you call it :bastok: