There's a fundamental difference between a role-playing game where you play an established character & one where the character is a player made avatar. In Witcher & Mass Effect, you ARE Gerald/Sheppard. Sure, you shape them, but they are a heavily predefined character.https://twitter.com/KroanNL/status/1186566193253105664 …
So are they not supposed to be called an RPG? If so, what are they supposed to be called?