Quote:Original post by questors_endgame
Actually I think "no combat at all roll playing" is a kind of rpg that people have been hoping for. My idea of it is possibly too much like a sim. Create a character, possibly several, with in depth real-life features like diabetes or fear of spiders. Then you would have to manage their health and food intake, stay away from diseased people. Then managment of money or land, a business, even political power. There might be a greater goal such as free your people from oppression. I would put this in an ancient times setting. (if you die of old age at 40 carry on as one of your children.)
I never thought of that... but really, The Sims is a party-based RPG without combat. It's all there, you take on the role of a group of characters and choose how they interacts with other characters and the world. The game also rewards character growth with higher paying jobs, children, and better stuff.
It's stretching the definition of RPG a bit, but then again so is Final Fantasy [grin]
