instance_of action role-playing game
Hack and slash or hack and slay , abbreviated H & S or HnS , refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes ___MASK42___ . The ___MASK1___ " hack and slash " was originally used to describe a ___MASK89___ style in tabletop role - playing games , carrying over from there to MUDs , MMORPGs , and role - playing video games . In console - and arcade - style video games , the usage specifically implies a focus on ___MASK42___ with hand - to - hand weapons as opposed to guns . The ___MASK1___ is often written in hyphenated form and with the conjunction contracted , e . g . hack - and - slash , hack ' n ' slay . A ___MASK24___ is an electronic game that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or ___MASK27___ monitor . The word " video " in " ___MASK24___ " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can produce two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize video games as an art form , but this designation is controversial . A ___MASK65___ - playing ___MASK24___ ( commonly referred to as ___MASK65___ - playing game or RPG , and in the past was also known as ___MASK27___ ___MASK65___ - playing game or CRPG ) is a ___MASK37___ where the player controls the actions of a character ( and / or several party members ) immersed in some well - defined world . Many ___MASK65___ - playing video games have origins in pen - and - paper ___MASK65___ - playing games ( Including " Dungeons & Dragons ") and use much of the same , settings and game mechanics . Other major similarities with pen - and - paper games include developed story - telling and narrative elements , player character development , complexity , as well as replayability and immersion . The electronic medium removes the necessity for a gamemaster and increases combat resolution speed . RPGs have evolved from simple text - based console - window games into visually rich 3D experiences . Since the 1980s , Role - playing is the most commercially viable ___MASK37___ in Japan , and has more market share of any other genre in the japanese gaming industry , although in the 2010s first - person shooters and western iOS and Android games were becoming rapidly and increasingly popular in that country . Mud is a ___MASK71___ of ___MASK15___ and any combination of different kinds of soil ( loam , silt , and clay ), and it usually forms after rainfall or near ___MASK15___ sources . Ancient mud deposits harden over geological ___MASK29___ to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone ( generally called lutites ). When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed ___MASK20___ muds . Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a ___MASK44___ , and in particular with video games . Gameplay is the ___MASK64___ defined through the ___MASK44___ rules , connection between player and the ___MASK44___ , challenges and overcoming them , plot and player ' s connection with it . ___MASK24___ gameplay is distinct from graphics and audio elements . Action ___MASK65___ - playing games ( abbreviated action RPG , action / RPG , or ARPG ) form a loosely defined subgenre of ___MASK65___ - playing ___MASK13___ games that incorporate elements of action or action - adventure games , emphasizing real - ___MASK29___ action where the player has direct control over characters , instead of turn - based or menu - based ___MASK42___ . These games often use ___MASK42___ systems similar to hack and slash or shooter games .