Comment "Fucking hard", RPG? (Score 1) 201
The first thought that came to mind was "fucking hard". The next was RPG (that standa for "role playing game", not a term from a FPS that starts with "rocket").
Someone asked if Diablo is a "roguelike". Well, Yes? No.
The "roguelike" that I've played the most of is Nethack. Even when cheating outrageously (save scumming, fiddling with bones files, all the tricks in the book), I still can't win. It's just too fucking hard! But, I've played a lot of other RPGs (e.g. Exile and Avernum from Spiderweb Software), which are winnable.
Then again, Dwarf Fortress isn't exactly an RPG.
Maybe we need to stop putting everything into little boxes?