Comment on Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded
Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Quick correction, even though the A in ARPG stands for action, action RPGs and ARPGs are not the same genre and you cant (well you can, but you shouldnt bc then youre purposefully being obtuse) just abbreviate it. I dont really like this list for other reasons, but I can see that you did put some effort into it so I dont want to be super critical.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The ARPGs you’re probably referring to, I call them Diablo-likes to distinguish them from all the other action RPGs.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 weeks ago
I still remember someone saying that Diablo was a beat-em up, not a RPG 😁. We probably didn't know the term "hack'n'slash", but still makes me chuckle.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Terms can definitely be confusing. Diablo is definitely a hack-n’-slash, but it’s very different from the likes of Golden Axe and God of War.
AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Where Warframe would fit in this? It’s kinda a MMO (but not a MMO) with a lot of stat based progression.
fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
That term was coined way too late, it's exilelike now.