Talk:Magician (video game)

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Game genre

Magician is generally rated as a fairly poor RPG, on different gaming websites. I think that poor rating is due to the fatc that it is NOT a role-playing video-game. RPvG's are defined by three main features:

1. Abundance of text and interaction with non-playable characters;
2. Permanent upgrades of all the character attributes, and possibility of customization (i.e. "role-playing");
3. Freedom of exploration of the overworld.

Magician only has one of the three above (the first one), therefore it is not a RPG, it is an adventure game. The fact that it was officially labeled as a RPG by Nintendo is another matter. --Abacos (talk) 12:56, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Expanded

I am positive that this page classifies this game under the wrong genre. It lacks all the characteristics of a role-playing game.

Oh, indeed, reviews say it is a bad role-playing game, but they could equally say it is a bad chess game: the fact is, it is a role-playing game as much as a chess game!

I just paste here the characteristics of role-playing video games, according to Wikipedia, just to be quick:

Role-playing_video_game#Characteristics	Magician
1 Story and setting	MEANINGLESS: this characteristic is common to many other video game genres.
2 Exploration and quests	NO: the game lacks both backtracking and side-quests; what is left is in common with other video game genres.
3 Items and inventory	NO: the game lacks any weapon or armor, as well the ability to sell any item.
4 Character actions and abilities	NO: there are no actions depending on a simulated dice-roll against any attribute.
5 Experience and levels	NO: any level upgrade has no effect on the character's attributes. Actually, the game lacks any attribute related to combat prowess or spellcasting efficiency.
6 Combat	MEANINGLESS: combat mechanics in action-role-playing games is the same as in action games.
7 Interface and graphics	MEANINGLESS: this characteristic is common to many other video game genres.

Zero out of four: Magician is NOT a role-playing game. --Abacos (talk) 10:59, 11 March 2019 (UTC)