Quote Originally Posted by maxlords View Post
Instead of telling your DM (dungeon master for the uninitiated) that you come running around the corner and your DM tells you what happens, you instead input your thoughts as reactions on a controller. In ANY game YOU are in control of the character(s) in the game, therefore making ANY game with characters you control a role playing game.

Just saying...
The key difference is that there is no limit to the "input" that you can give to a live Game Master to be adjudicated. The possibilities are endless. That is the heart of what an actual role-playing game is. No video game can be so open ended.