People are arguing whether the Mass Effect Series is an RPG or Open World Game. What do you think and why?

I think Mass Effect is an RPG series. In ME3, you were able to partake in quests, customize your character, get customizations and perks for yourself, level up. All the aspects of an RPG game.

Customization doesn't always mean RPG, as there are RPG's that don't have any character customization, and there are non-RPG's that have customization. What makes a game an RPG is whether or not you have stats and can gain experience points to either level up in the traditional way, or some other way of increasing your stats.

So seeing as Mass Effect has stats and you can level up, that makes it an RPG

Grungie wrote:

Customization doesn't always mean RPG, as there are RPG's that don't have any character customization, and there are non-RPG's that have customization. What makes a game an RPG is whether or not you have stats and can gain experience points to either level up in the traditional way, or some other way of increasing your stats.

So seeing as Mass Effect has stats and you can level up, that makes it an RPG

Point taken. +1 Karma.

I have never played the game.