Oblivion

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alexti said:
Not sure about such grouping, it seems that only kitchen sink is missing here. I would rather put them:
Baldurs Gate - PlanetScape Torment
Pools of Radience - Wizardy
Oblivion - Ultima

I think I understand what you were saying, but I don't understand why. What sub genres do they represent?

Other good examples of RPG that allowed you to go pretty much anywhere you want are Star Control 2, Betrayal at Krondor and Wizardry 7.

I never considered Star Control a Role Playing Game, and didn't know anyone else did either. I did a search for Star Control and Genre and it popped up a bunch of different things, including Roleplaying.
Honestly if it were released today I doubt it would be called a RPG at all. Now all types of games have "RPG elements".

Most non-linear games offer varying degrees of freedom in picking your own path through the game. Within the confines offline CRPG's I couldn't think of a example as she listed it. I don't remember Betryal of Krondor really well, but I don't think it fits her description, and I never played past Wizardry III (Might have been 2).