How is this an RPG?

[SmackDab]

I haven't bought it yet, but curious how it is an RPG. Steam shows it as an RPG. I see it more as action or strategy. Is there options to choose the type of character (rogue, warrior, mage)? Or a type of story to follow?

[Kashra Fall]

Story? Check
Leveling system? Check
Items of different value and rarity? Check
Hopping into the role of another person? Check

[SmackDab]

Thank ya. I am more of a magic user in games I play so I am hoping to try that.

[Breadache]

Yeah there is kind of a branching leveling system if thats a metric you want to judge it by. There are quests and loot and experience points and currency. But, I see your point. Assasins Creed rarely gets called an RPG, but its largely depending on settting. Medieval fantasy is kind of hard to not pigeonhole.

[SmackDab]

So I can play as a magic user or caster?

[Krono]

Originally posted by SmackDab:

So I can play as a magic user or caster?

There are magic abilities you can use, but they're there to support your sword stuff

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by SmackDab:

So I can play as a magic user or caster?

No, the role you play as is Talion a ranger of Gondor and you are primarily a swordsman/archer like Aragorn was. You have magic in some sorts from the elf spirit inside you, Celebrimbor(Spelling) and that's more or less it.

[Demon of Razgriz]

Originally posted by SmackDab:

So I can play as a magic user or caster?

No, it doesn't have classes. It's more like the Witcher games in that respect.

[Dregora]

It's not the oldschool typical RPG you think it is. As the user said above me, it's more like The Witcher games.

You play a defined character and play through a story. It's more of an action RPG. You level, you have skills, have gear etc. It just has RPG elements, i wouldn't call it a fully blown RPG.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by SmackDab:

I haven't bought it yet, but curious how it is an RPG. Steam shows it as an RPG. I see it more as action or strategy. Is there options to choose the type of character (rogue, warrior, mage)? Or a type of story to follow?

Steam is know for slapping rpg on everything.
I would call it an sandbox game.
There is a story but the real meat of the game is the nemiss system.
The moment you unlock domination(bad devolpers for not giving it to us from the start)
That is when the game truly becomes alive.
Trying to enslave orc's.
Getting them up the ranks.
Building an army.
While constantly trying to avoid the many ways you can die.

Sot far i have to shot to death, burn, stabbing, posioned, etc.
There was the this time i nearlly killed my target when some assasin showed up and tryed to kill me.
Was all smug about it too.
In most games that would be a cutsence or scripted event.
Here it is organic.
If you havent:
I suggest getting shadow of mordor first.
It will help understand the story and shadow of war is pretty much just more of the same with slight improvements.