[Felix12g]

While it is great that you get all of your information from wikipedia, how they define a word and how a genre of games has been defined since the 80's are 2 very differnt things. If all you can base your knowedge of is the definition of an online dictionary, well, hate to say it, but you've got nothing.

As I said earlier, at its base, that is RPGs are defined, progression through stat increases of a character. Despite what your definition of "Role playing"
is, when you play as character and they progress, that is the definition of RPG.

As for all those games you posted, they may not be defined as an RPG, one, because the characters don't "Level" per se, but 2 because those are FPSs and adventure games. However, in those games you still play the role of the main character who is named, has personality and needs you to fit in what role they play.

There is little point in trying to convince you otherwise, you are being closed minded, abrasive and trying to cover your ass so you don't look like more of an idiot. The fact stands however that despite what your precious wikipedia has to say about the word, there is more to how games are defined and the parts of them that you need to open your eyes to see and realize. You have named a few FPSs, badly I might say since they have central characters, as well as an adventure game where you actually do gain stats and progess and get stronger, though it still isn't techinally an RPG. The thing is, when he said most, he wasn't referring only to the games that have come out in the last couple years, but to the entire collection of electronic games.

I know your generation glosses over what has come before these pretty new games, but the thing is, the older games may not had the graphics, but they made up for it in gameplay. Sqeek as much as you want, most games out there do have elements of RPGs in them.