Alien RPGs?

Birdbrain · October 06, 2013, 05:00:46 PM

Are there any alien RPGs, were your charecter is an alien?

Apathy Reactor · October 06, 2013, 05:05:03 PM

Dota 2 if you consider some of the heroes, like morphling, he is an alien, but if you mean sci-fi, then Star Trek online or Star Wars mmorpg's maybe. Or Mass effect could count.

Mothaelon · October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM

Dota isn't even remotely an RPG

Keyeto · October 07, 2013, 03:55:58 AM

The only games I can think of where you play as an alien were the "Destroy all Humans!" games.

Apathy Reactor · October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM

Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG

I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?

Birdbrain · October 07, 2013, 07:59:35 AM

What kinds of classes would an RPG with aliens have? And what skills would those classes have?

gtfotis · October 07, 2013, 08:22:01 AM

Quote from: IceScythe on October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?

It's a MOBA, not an RPG.
The only "role" that you're "playing" in this "game" is top mid or bot

Apathy Reactor · October 07, 2013, 10:15:59 AM

Quote from: gtfotis on October 07, 2013, 08:22:01 AM
Quote from: IceScythe on October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?
It's a MOBA, not an RPG.
The only "role" that you're "playing" in this "game" is top mid or bot

:/ people be gettin technical and shiz

Mothaelon · October 07, 2013, 05:13:48 PM

Because Dota isn't about your hero.

It's about working with the other heros to destroy your enemy's towers and base.

There is a lot more to Dota than "leveling up my hero and giving him items".

A lot more.

Apathy Reactor · October 07, 2013, 06:08:01 PM

Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 05:13:48 PM
Because Dota isn't about your hero.

It's about working with the other heros to destroy your enemy's towers and base.

There is a lot more to Dota than "leveling up my hero and giving him items".

A lot more.

yes I know this, but I'm saying that it is an rpg because that is part of the game. It is also a strategy game, and a very fun one at that. But this thread is not about whether or not Defense of the Ancients 2 classifies as an RPG, it's about RPGs with aliens. I can't say that I've played any RPGs with aliens recently, but I know that there definitely are some. Now, do you mean offline or online RPGs? Or does it matter?