Recent content by Helmsman

Warhammer has a fantasy RPG offering called Warhammer Fantasy Role Play that is a true blue RPG and actually a very solid system. And 40k has a game called Inquisitor which I've not explored but it is also fully RPG'ized. I'd dare say that both have more actual role-playing elements them than...

By that definition no Final Fantasy game in existence is an RPG. It sounds like your idea of a reactive world is different than most people's. What you're describing is the difference between a linear scripted RPG and a game like THE SIMS. By your definition THE SIMS is more of an RPG than...

That's quite true and a very good point. The world interacting back is what separates an RPG from a platformer like MARIO 3.

Okay, first time forum poster here, having not read any of the FAQ or rules I'll try to be as concise and polite as possible. As a amateur designer of and having played pen and paper RPG's for over a decade I have to say that yes, your friend is correct in that GTA and Assassin's Creed ARE...