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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Video games stories with a bad ending or endings, in which the primary conflict is unable to be resolved and/or a bad fate befalls the protagonist.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Species of large yellow birds used as transportation in the Final Fantasy series. Chocobos have also starred in their own games.
One of the age-old narrative structures in literature, in which a young protagonist faces conflict that transforms him or her into a mature adult. This is an especially common device in RPGs.
An action that is sensitive to context. Like going up to an object and pushing a button, which would normally perform a different action, to interact with it.
Sony's PS3, PS4 & Vita feature to take a save from the one system to another system and continue playing.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
A pervasive feeling of sadness, perpetual boredom, or both, which can dramatically affect a person's life.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Games that fit this category involve characters that can traverse different dimensions.
Dream sequences are a narrative and gameplay mechanic that present the thoughts or events that occur in dreams.
The nineteenth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11-13, 2013.
Fictional places and locations in games that are inspired by actual places. These fictional places do not bear the same name as the real place, but can be recognized due to landmarks and structure.
A commonly used programming API for interactive sound creation and playback in games.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
When a conscious character perceives something that either does not exist or is a contorted reality manifested by the character's unstable psyche.
HD collections are multiple games in a franchise that have been remastered to comform to HD standards and then put on a single disc.
Description of an healing spell that works over time, that is it brings small chunks of health repeatedly within a certain time-frame.
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
Games featuring characters that appear much older than their actual age would dictate.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
Various effects using "particles" (billboard/sprite planes or full models).
The tenth annual PAX East took place March 28-31, 2019 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the second PAX East to span four days.
The tenth annual PAX Prime took place August 30-September 2, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. It was the first 4-day PAX.
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