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==Recent history== Recent RPS games include the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series (2007 onwards), ''[[Fallout 3]]'' (2008), ''[[White Gold: War in Paradise]]'' (2008), and ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' (2009).<ref name=Kotaku>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5546807/a-visual-guide-to-the-role+playing-game |title=A Visual Guide To The Role-Playing Game |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2010-05-25 |accessdate=2010-10-25}}</ref> ''Borderlands'' developer [[Gearbox software]] has dubbed it as a "role-playing shooter" due to the heavy RPG elements within the game, such as quest-based gameplay and also its character traits and leveling system.<ref>[http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=1119 Borderlands: Game Of The Year Edition], [[Inside Mac Games]]</ref> [[Sega]]'s ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' series (2008 onwards) features a unique blend of [[tactical role-playing game]], [[real-time strategy]] and third-person [[tactical shooter]] elements (including a [[cover system]]), for which it has been described as "the missing link" between ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' and ''[[Full Spectrum Warrior]]''.<ref name=IGN-Valkyria>{{Cite web | title = IGN: Valkyria Chronicles Review | publisher = IGN | date = October 29, 2008 | url = http://ps3.ign.com/articles/925/925384p1.html | accessdate = 2008-11-05| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081102215403/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/925/925384p1.html?| archivedate= 2 November 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> ''[[Half-Minute Hero]]'' (2009) is an RPG shooter featuring self-referential humour and a 30-second time limit for each level and boss encounter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2D Forever: the fall and rise of hardcore Japanese game design|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Keith Stuart|date=4 March 2011|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2011/mar/04/2d-forever-japanese-game-design|accessdate=2011-03-23}}</ref> Other recent action role-playing games with shooter elements include the 2010 titles ''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' by tri-Ace,<ref>[http://www.videogamer.com/news/resonance_of_fate_out_march_26.html Resonance of Fate out March 26], [[VideoGamer.com]]</ref> ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' by [[Obsidian Entertainment]], and ''[[The Last Story]]'' by [[Mistwalker]] which uses [[crossbow]]s (instead of guns) in a manner similar to [[Cover system|cover]]-based third-person shooters.<ref>Tom Goldman, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101990-Trailer-Sakaguchis-Last-Story-a-Wii-RPG-To-Anticipate Sakaguchi's ''Last Story'' a Wii RPG To Anticipate], ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''</ref> Square Enix's 2010 release, ''[[The 3rd Birthday]]'', the third game in the ''Parasite Eve'' series, features a unique blend of action RPG, [[Real-time tactics|real-time tactical]] RPG, survival horror and third-person tactical shooter elements.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 3rd Birthday Review: Manhattan just can't catch a break these days|date=March 25, 2011|publisher=IGN|author=Patrick Kolan|url=http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/115/1157383p1.html|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The 3rd Birthday review: New year's Eve|author=David Wolinsky|date=April 7, 2011|publisher=Joystiq|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/the-3rd-birthday-review/|accessdate=2011-04-09| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110504024913/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/the-3rd-birthday-review/| archivedate= 4 May 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 2010 cult hit ''[[Nier (video game)|NIER]]'' is a multi-genre action-RPG with a heavy emphasis on 2D and 3D ''[[Bullet hell]]'' game mechanics. ''[[Knights in the Nightmare]]'' is an RPG with [[Real Time Strategy]]/[[Bullet hell]] gameplay. Other recent shooter-based RPGs include [[Imageepoch]]'s post-apocapytic ''[[Black Rock Shooter]]'' which employs first-person shooter elements,<ref>Tom Goldman (24 Nov 2010), [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105615-Imageepoch-Unveils-New-Wave-of-JRPGs Imageepoch Unveils New Wave of JRPGs], ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''</ref> as well as third-person shooter elements,<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/23/black-rock-shooter-the-game-in-development-for-psp/ Black Rock Shooter: The Game In Development For PSP], Siliconera</ref> Square Enix's ''[[Final Fantasy Versus XIII]]'' which will feature both hack & slash and third-person shooter elements,<ref>[http://www.gamertell.com/technologytell/article/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-trailer-leaks-out/ Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer leaks out], Gamertell</ref> and ''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]'' which plays similarly to the ''The 3rd Birthday'' but is not limited to shooting.<ref name="1up_type0">{{Cite web|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|title=TGS: Final Fantasy Type-0 is Dark, Ambitious, Promising (PSP): The game formerly known as Agito demos well on the show floor|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/tgs-final-fantasy-type-0-dark_6|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|accessdate=17 September 2011|date=09/14/2011}}</ref>
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