That term was coined way too late, it's exilelike now.
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atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe ARPGs you’re probably referring to, I call them Diablo-likes to distinguish them from all the other action RPGs.
fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
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.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
ARPG + MORPG hybrid with looter shooter characteristics.
It doesn’t really fit anywhere cleanly, though.