The problem is that the incorrect definition of the wordt RPG was chosen. The definition for role-playing game was chosen but the author should have looked at the (wikipedia) definition for “role-playing video game”.
Which is: “A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or an RPG as well as a computer role-playing game or a CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (and/or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world, usually involving some form of character development by way of recording statistics.”
Zelda games don’t use recorded statistics. There is no “party”. There is no character development (as intended in the definition).
Even if cloudgaming provides a nice experience or not. I’m a bit stunned that noone is considering the environmental impact of gaming in the cloud (or the internet in general). The switch is an awesome machine with beautiful games that uses relatively low amounts of power, especially compared to cloud gaming. And the switch has physical games that (theoretically) can be used for years. The internet is now apparently using over 10% of the world’s electricity. If cloud gaming is added to that, who knows what the hidden costs will be.
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Re: Talking Point: Is Zelda An RPG, Or Not?
Zelda has RPG elements but it is not an RPG.
The problem is that the incorrect definition of the wordt RPG was chosen. The definition for role-playing game was chosen but the author should have looked at the (wikipedia) definition for “role-playing video game”.
Which is: “A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or an RPG as well as a computer role-playing game or a CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (and/or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world, usually involving some form of character development by way of recording statistics.”
Zelda games don’t use recorded statistics. There is no “party”. There is no character development (as intended in the definition).
Still my favorite IP in all of gaming though
Re: Video: Does Cloud Gaming Work On The Nintendo Switch?
Even if cloudgaming provides a nice experience or not. I’m a bit stunned that noone is considering the environmental impact of gaming in the cloud (or the internet in general). The switch is an awesome machine with beautiful games that uses relatively low amounts of power, especially compared to cloud gaming. And the switch has physical games that (theoretically) can be used for years. The internet is now apparently using over 10% of the world’s electricity. If cloud gaming is added to that, who knows what the hidden costs will be.