Quote Originally Posted by udsuna
And by a seperate interpretation of that logic: none of those are RPGs because you have no true control over the character. They follow the scripts created and programmed in. A Final Fantasy style game is more like an animated, interactive story than a Role-Playing Game. Can't be role-playing if you don't get to play the Role how you wish.
Are you insinuating that the Zelda series has character development and storyline? Or branching storylines like a western based RPG? Or both?

Below are my top five RPGs of all time, and reasons why:

1. Final Fantasy VII (Mood)
2. Vagrant Story (Storyline)
3. Star Ocean: The Second Story (Gameplay)
4. Breath of Fire II (Mood)
5. The Secret of Evermore (Mood, Gameplay)