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>All that still doesn't make the action part frustrating or RPG part irrelevant.

It's a sliding scale between action being the determining factor and stats being the determining factor. If the game is very action focused it takes away from the stats and character abilities, if it's very RPG focused then the action part doesn't matter.

In Skyrim for example you can put on some good armor, drink a couple potions and just stand there idly as a dragon impotently blows fire at you until you decide to hit a button and kill it. That's because it's more of an RPG than an action game. By the same token you can be the most reflex skilled player on earth and if your character is low level, naked with a weak weapon there isn't anything you can do to beat a dragon.

Contrast to Monster Hunter, a non-RPG with a few overlapping elements and you can absolutely beat any mob naked of your skill at the physical part of the game is good.

Both types of difficulty are good, Etrian Odyssey and Monster Hunter both rock, but they are totally different types of difficulty.

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