Interstellar marines, kickstarter and a running man

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Here's a pet peeve of mine: People confusing "RPG" with "options". The reason why there are so many options in role playing games is because it is difficult to provide the player with an immersive experience if he is forced to do something only one way. But having the option to choose is not role-playing and while it's nifty to be able to give the philosophy of customization and options a name I think RPG-element is a misnomer. Really, it doesn't matter if you have all the weapons in the world, if there are no dialogue options and if you cannot affect the game world in a meaningful way it's not an RPG. Period.