The electronic medium removes the necessity for a gamemaster and increases combat resolution speed. Other major similarities with pen-and-paper games include developed story-telling and narrative elements, player character development, complexity, as well as replay value and immersion. Many role-playing video games have origins in tabletop role-playing games and use much of the same terminology, settings, and game mechanics.
A role-playing video game, commonly referred to as a role-playing game ( RPG) or computer role-playing game ( CRPG), is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world, usually involving some form of character development by way of recording statistics.
