The 'real-time action' of these games can be a range of anything from third-person melee to first-person gun combat, and just about anywhere in between. At their core, ARPGs are role-playing games that, instead of opting for a traditional turn-based combat system, instead choose to let their action play out in real time. When it comes to video game genres there are few that are as simultaneously easy to explain and nebulous to define as action role-playing games. Premium pick: Final Fantasy VII: REMAKE INTERGRADE
