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Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
Nope. The core element that makes an RPG (any type of experience system) is missing. While we're at it, Vagrant Story also isn't an RPG.
If that were the real deal tons of games that are no RPG at all would be RPGs. And Zelda at least rewards you, works with different damage formulas, guard formulas/ways to increase/decrease that gives you more hearts. In other words, you do not level up but everything necessarily associated with that is in it. As in other games. So this whole stat thing just because two variables are missing is very questionable in the first place. And then it has the other stuff that RPGs are also known for.
Would you consider Megaman X an RPG then? You get different powers with different damage formulas, you have a way to get more health.

I don't think a game needs an experience bar to count as an RPG, I'll agree on that part.