Originally Posted by dwig
That's a definition.

I'm not convinced that it has universal penetration though. In casual use most people are not going to bat an eyelash if Skryim is called a cRPG.
Fair. Especially my last lines are a very personal (and quickly-created) definition.

I feel that calling Skyrim a cRPG makes the category of cRPG too broad, no longer describing unique gameplay and game design aspects. Undertale, Pokemon, DOSII, BG1&2, Disco Elysium, Outer Worlds, Fallout, Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Final Fantasy are all rpgs. But I wouldn't necessarily recommend Undertale to someone who loved Outer Worlds, or BG1&2 to someone who loved Skyrim. For me, Skyrim's gameplay is just too different from that of DOSII and/or BG to fall under the same sub-genre.

So I suppose the question is: If you knew a "casual" person who loved Skyrim but didn't like most other types of video games, which of the following would you recommend? BG1&2, DOSII, Fallout, and/or Outer Worlds?