What is a Role-Playing Game?

More often than not, people don't seem to understand what makes a role-playing game a role-playing game. In this video, I attempt to explain what makes the role-playing game genre different from any other genre out there, and why certain games that a lot of people lump in with the genre aren't actually RPG's.

All games shown in this video are representative of the genre, links provided below.
C.J. Carrella's WitchCraft is freely available here: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product...
Ultima 4 is freeware and can be downloaded here: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/ultima_4
Ultima 7 Complete can be purchased here: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/ultima_7_...
Knights of the Old Republic can be purchased here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/32370/
The Witcher 2 can be purchased here: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/the_witch...

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