[GameBanshee News]

IndustryGamers has <a href="http://www.industrygamers.com/galleries/playing-favorites-bethesdas-todd-howard/">another "playing favorites" feature</a> on offer, this time profiling Todd Howard's ten favorite video games of all time. The only RPG listed is Ultima VII - go figure:<br><blockquote>Depending on the year, I flip this choice around between 3 games: Ultima 4, Ultima 6, or Ultima 7. No other gaming series has, over such a long period of time, given me such joy. I get lost in the world of an Ultima; it’s a real place to me. The people were real, their problems real, and travelling a new world, ripe with its own history, all real to me. Nothing else has inspired what I do as much as Richard Garriott’s creation. If gaming is the ultimate escape, then Ultima is its best game.</blockquote>

[Realag]

his statement about cod4 being a good rpg causes physical pain

[DesR85]

his statement about cod4 being a good rpg causes physical pain

In other words, he overrates the game. The perks in multiplayer is influenced by RPGs, but they definitely do not make it an RPG.

I actually liked CoD 4 a lot, but definitely not in that manner.

[Loki[D.d.G]]

In other words, he overrates the game. The perks in multiplayer is influenced by RPGs, but they definitely do not make it an RPG.

The customization of weapons is merely a small part of the RPG genre. Most importantly, the game doesn't even let you role play as any character for a decent amount of time.

[galraen]

The customization of weapons is merely a small part of the RPG genre. Most importantly, the game doesn't even let you role play as any character for a decent amount of time.

That sounds a bit like Oblivion and Morrowind strangely enough.

I like playing the modded versions of those games, but IMHO they definitely are not RPGs, no real choices are allowed in the entire game(s). I guess we now know who to blame for that.