What counts as an action RPG anyway?

THE PCG Q&A

Find all previous editions of the PCG Q&A here. Some highlights:
- What's a weird quirk your PC has?
- What are your most-played games on Steam, and why have you spent so many hours on them?
- Have you learned a real-world skill from a game?

Imagine an alignment diagram. On one extreme you have people who consider action RPG to mean purely Diablo-stylee stuff because they grew up playing PC games and needed a phrase that meant "not Ultima". On the other...