It's all in the name: ROLE Playing Game. If you cannot play a character - by which I mean some say on personality, ethics, approaches to problem solving, etc NOT stat building! - then it is not an RPG.
Doesn't matter if you get full creation options or are given a character - the important detail is choice of approach.
CAN I romance the girl? Good. Might be an RPG. Do I have no option BUT to romance the girl? NOT an RPG.
In terms of computer games, the closer it gets to Planescape: Torment, the nearer it is to being an RPG.
Last edited by Elliot_Kane; 24/02/10 03:58 PM.
