Console role-playing game

A console role-playing game is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in video game consoles and includes game mechanics and, frequently, settings derived from those of traditional role-playing games. The term also applies to role-playing video games on handheld video game systems, such as the Nintendo DS and PSP. For historical, cultural, and hardware-related reasons, console role-playing games have evolved a very different set of feature... More

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