On the other hand, the very last part of the King's Quest Series had definitive RPG elements in it ...
RPG elements, certainly, and they increased over the length of the series. They remained categorized as graphical adventures, though, even by Sierra. What a shame they stopped making 'em! I know there's a private programmer who's been working on a successor, but his website hasn't been updated in a year or more. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />