What actually makes a RPG an RPG?

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I don't really think ljkkjlcm9's thing about how much you can customize your character is right. Take FF 4, you don't get to decide how your characters develope. They develope according to a preset level, and its definatly an RPG. The only customizing you can do is the equipment, which even in zelda, which you say isn't an RPG, you can do in. And as a side note, I consider Zelda an RPG, though I do live in a delusional world of Obscure Views.

NOT TRUE, you play your game, and get your character to level 50, I bet you my character stats would be different from yours. I'm saying that in each game, your character is unique. YES, every game has you learn certain spells at certain points and stuff, but no character in any other game will be identical to yours. Throw in items like golden apple, and soma drop, you choose who get those giving greater difference between characters

Actually, I'm pretty sure Nintendo has never claimed Zelda to be an RPG. They categorize it as adventure, like rational people do.

Yes well often times when you got to online sites like
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....30&id=cat02373
They put Zelda under the category of RPG, as you can see it's at the bottom of the list there. And because of this, many people argue it's an RPG

and even on nintendo.com
Going into Gamecube and selectin to search for RPGs
http://www.nintendo.com/gamecategory...O+GAMECUBE&ef=
Zelda: Wind Waker is on that list

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