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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Jul 19, 2001
Although rare there are characters in games that can apparently survive without oxygen.
When someone is androgynous, they have a mix of masculine and feminine aspects, or they have the appearance of being in between male and female. A common aesthetic in Japanese media and games.
An enemy from multiple Final Fantasy games that is usually a fast beast that resembles a canine. Its name comes from the Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky.
A sport from Final Fantasy X that takes place inside a large floating sphere of water. It is a cross between hockey, soccer, water polo and rugby.
Species of large yellow birds used as transportation in the Final Fantasy series. Chocobos have also starred in their own games.
The turn-based battle system used in Final Fantasy X.
Sony's PS3, PS4 & Vita feature to take a save from the one system to another system and continue playing.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
Eidolons are summoned creatures commonly found in the Final Fantasy series. They have alternatively been called terms such as Summons, Espers, and Guardian Forces depending on the Final Fantasy universe in question.
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.
Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
Description of an healing spell that works over time, that is it brings small chunks of health repeatedly within a certain time-frame.
A condition where characters have differently colored eyes. It could be used to indicate wisdom, insanity, or split personality.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
Quest givers that task the player with killing an enemy or specific number of enemies.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
The player character learns one or more additional languages to their own. This may affect the way the player can interact with or view the game world.
A way for players to level their characters, generally from a RPG game, where they select nodes on a grid to raise the stats of their character.
Games featuring characters that appear much older than their actual age would dictate.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
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
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A list of common "steps" that take place in every heroic story. Joseph Campbell proposed that it is a metaphor for the transition into adulthood.
A post processing effect that blurs and streaks the entire frame. Loosely based on the behavior of real-world optics.
Some action-oriented games make use of motion capture technology to make character's movements realistic.
The act of turning someone or something to stone, generally by a fantastic means.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
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