But also an action RPG if you want.
In Dragon Age 2, fighting can be handled one of two ways, either as a fast and fluid action RPG or as a stop-and-start strategical RPG.
To illustrate the difference, BioWare videoed the same fight within the PC version of Dragon Age 2 approached, one after the other, in both ways.
Dragon Age 2 lead designer Mike Laidlaw presents the footage.