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But it's not skill based - it's character based. Hence it's not an action RPG by common Codex conventions.
Regardless of that, I fail to see how Deus Ex could possibly be considered less action orientated. I mean if you're going to go that way, then practically any first person RPG is an action RPG. I'm totally in with someone considering Ultima Underworld an action RPG - but that doesn't diminish the influence it has had on the genre of RPGs.
Regardless of that, I fail to see how Deus Ex could possibly be considered less action orientated. I mean if you're going to go that way, then practically any first person RPG is an action RPG. I'm totally in with someone considering Ultima Underworld an action RPG - but that doesn't diminish the influence it has had on the genre of RPGs.