Lets finally settle the age old question: Is Jagged Alliance 2 an RPG?

[Sweeper]

?

 

[Lord_Potato]

I chose 3 because a wise man once told me to question everything. And then I asked him "why?"

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

The German cover of Jagged Alliance 2 called itself "Ein Strategiespiel mit Rollenspiel-Elementen", a strategy game with RPG elements; though more properly, it should be called a tactics game rather than strategy.

 

[mondblut]

The German cover of Jagged Alliance 2 called itself "Ein Strategiespiel mit Rollenspiel-Elementen", a strategy game with RPG elements; though more properly, it should be called a tactics game rather than strategy.

You don't get to question the part you don't like while referring to the other as if it were a word from God. Either you swallow the "Strategiespiel", or the way it called itself ain't worth shit.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

This thread sounds like a summon spell for a certain JA2 enthusiast. L............

 

[Kazuki]

Fuck, now you are going to invite Dragon.

 

[Excommunicator]

It's on the spectrum.

More so than say, Witcher 3

 

[Tavernking]

First we must ask 'what is an RPG?'

 

[downwardspiral]

IDK, but it has more RPG elements than many RPGs today.

 

[Black]

Can't think of a single good reason why it wouldn't be an rpg, a great one at that.

 

[AdolfSatan]

It's on the spectrum.

Aren't we all?

 

[Infinitron]

The German cover of Jagged Alliance 2 called itself "Ein Strategiespiel mit Rollenspiel-Elementen", a strategy game with RPG elements; though more properly, it should be called a tactics game rather than strategy.

The English box says "Roleplaying Strategy" rather than "Strategy with Roleplaying Elements". On that basis, I put Jagged Alliance 2 threads in GRPG.

 

[Horvatii]

Wow, she haz a lazor! Sci fi elements!

The German cover of Jagged Alliance 2 called itself "Ein Strategiespiel mit Rollenspiel-Elementen", a strategy game with RPG elements; though more properly, it should be called a tactics game rather than strategy.

 

[fantadomat]

Lilura ,entertain us!

 

[Strange Fellow]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

 

[mondblut]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

We had a comprehensive argument over the RPG-ness of JA2 a little while ago. The outcome was: people who tend to play with a stable party perceive it as an RPG, people who constantly rotate their squad usually don't.

 

[fantadomat]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

It is a mediocre old game

 

[Sykar]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

We had a comprehensive argument over the RPG-ness of JA2 a little while ago. The outcome was: people who tend to play with a stable party perceive it as an RPG, people who constantly rotate their squad usually don't.

What about people who like to blow their own party up?

 

[Darth Canoli]

The No must win!
Let's call for our twitter friends acquaintances weird strangers following us.

 

[Ol' Willy]

JA2 is not RPG, they say.

Then they proceed to classify as RPG popamoles, interactive movies, speed clickers and hiking simulators, and even vote them as the best ones.

 

[nyjsu]

I scoff at these dualistic simplifications, 3 is the only true choice.

Spoiler

Haven't played it.

 

[kain30]

I don't care, i just love the game

 

[JarlFrank]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

We had a comprehensive argument over the RPG-ness of JA2 a little while ago. The outcome was: people who tend to play with a stable party perceive it as an RPG, people who constantly rotate their squad usually don't.

So people who rotate their party in Baldur's Gate 1 (which is definitely possible considering the amount of recruitable party members in that game) don't consider it an RPG?

That's fair. I can accept JA2 not being an RPG if BG1 isn't, either.

 

[Sweeper]

HEY
STOP EDITING MY THREAD TITLES
YOU'VE RUINED THE MYSTERY

 

[Lord_Potato]

The only halfway convincing argument I've heard for saying JA2 is not an RPG is "it's too good". I can accept that

We had a comprehensive argument over the RPG-ness of JA2 a little while ago. The outcome was: people who tend to play with a stable party perceive it as an RPG, people who constantly rotate their squad usually don't.

So people who rotate their party in Baldur's Gate 1 (which is definitely possible considering the amount of recruitable party members in that game) don't consider it an RPG?

That's fair. I can accept JA2 not being an RPG if BG1 isn't, either.

In Pillars of Eternity you can create new party members and thus drastically change your crew in every act/during every quest.

So, I can accept JA2 is not a rpg if BG and PoE aren't either.