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Offline Bobs_Hardware

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« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2002, 09:26:07 PM »
While I agree it\'s not a true adventure SF, what genre would you classify it as?

It\'s certainly not RPG (or even Action RPG).

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« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2002, 01:31:05 AM »
There are some serious game o holics in here!
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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2002, 05:54:57 AM »
I don\'t know how I overlooked this in my first post in this thread, but when I was a serious Quake-a-holic, from the first through the third, I probably played online anywhere from 1 to 4 hours a night when I could. Mostly lithium DM and CTF and Rocket Arena during QII\'s prime years. That\'s when I was playing video games more than any other time. Whatever I was doing, I couldn\'t wait to get home and fire up gamespy.

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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2002, 06:47:42 AM »
Zelda is like an Adventure/RPG. Action/RPG is how most publications would consider it.
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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2002, 09:53:45 AM »
Zelda is, IMO, a pretty unclassifyable genre. It has elements of several different Genres, but never really enough to classify it as a certain genre. It has very light RPG elements, very light Adventure elements, moderate Action elements, and light platformer elements.

Yet, how much does it really have in common with Monkey Island or Myst? How much does it have in common with Final Fantasy or Phantasy Star? How much does it have in common with Mario or Sonic? How much does it have in common with Apocalypse or MGS2?

There\'s several games out there like Zelda which defy classification. I prefer to simply call it "Zelda".
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« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2002, 06:51:20 PM »
Well, just got back from playing the UT2k3 demo for about 7 hours. Wasted my Saturday night. :mad:
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2002, 06:43:14 AM »
I once spent 3 days and some change straight,  non-stop,  playing Everquest... mini-thins and pepsi... lots of pepsi...

*shiver* ...glad I got that monkey off my back
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« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2002, 06:59:39 PM »
I usual play a good bit.
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« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2002, 07:02:27 PM »
How does Zelda not fit in the adventure genre? It is in fact, an adventure. It has none of the specific elements of an RPG and has too much depth to be an action game.
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« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2002, 07:52:13 PM »
Boy, you have never played an actual adventure game. Monkey Island? Myst? ANd there is a lot more SonyFan could name ( don\'t get him started on Sierra). Adventure games are nothing like Zelda.


I personally throw Zelda into an action/rpg catergory, even though that\'s still incorrect.
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2002, 08:15:12 PM »
The only elements that are similar is the sence of exploration and light (compaired to true adventures) storytelling. However the action and various other elements that comprise Zelda by far overshadow the adventure elements. Those elements are also found in most RPG\'s which, I think, is the reason why many people confuse those two genres also.

Where is the heavy emphesis on puzzle solving (expecially item based), item hunting, or dialouge puzzles?

Do me a favor.. get a copy of Space Quest 5, Monkey Island 2, and Myst. Play them through.. and then tell me just where you find the gameplay parallels between them and Zelda. To make it easier.. play QFG1 VGA since that\'s an Adventure/RPG which most people are claiming Zelda is. Tell me where the gameplay parallels between those two games are because I don\'t see them.
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« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2002, 08:20:45 PM »
Ok. I\'m convinced. Don\'t bring me spending money into this.


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« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2002, 08:50:07 PM »
Actually, you don\'t have to spend any money to obtain these games.. expecially since you can\'t buy them anymore usually. There are other ways, but I\'ll stop here before I\'m forced to endorse something that\'s frouned upon on these boards. :)
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« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2002, 12:11:00 AM »
Just as long as we all agree... Final Fantasy is an Adventure game..
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« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2002, 02:31:08 AM »
adventure game?

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