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Found in many Real Time Strategies, walls are meant to keep your people safe and the enemy out.
Marriage is when characters, typically a pair of them, are joined in loving (or not so loving) matrimony!
Experienced soldiers that often feature as mentor characters.
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
A Multiplayer game mode where two or more teams fight against each other to the death. The team with the most kills wins.
A bribe is the act of offering money or gifts to a person to gain influence or alter a decision.
The Hakkesshu are the 8 followers of Orochi dedicate to bringing the being back to the Earthly plane.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
A system of social and economic organisation which focused on a hierarchical organisation of society. Decentralization of political authority and military power were common in feudalistic societies. Japan and Europe in the medieval period were heavily feudalistic in their organisation.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
A dam-building semi-aquatic rodent. Beavers have poor eyesight, but keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch.
Mini-Neckies are small vultures that have long been a common enemy in the Donkey Kong franchise.
A hairstyle, sans hair.
A portrait that conveys a character's health or other statuses via their facial expressions.
'Drop-In' is a style of co-op gameplay where extra players can join the 1st player seamlessly without having to quit the game or navigate any menus. Many of these games do allow players to 'Drop-Out' of the game in a similar manner.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
Games that you could control with the Power Glove.
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.
Jump on a motor-powered bike and race against the clock or opposing drivers. Besides pure racing games, other genres may also feature this activity.
Games that are aimed at the female demographic.
A game in which the object is for each team to retrieve the opponent's flag and return it to their own base. Typically used in multiplayer first-person shooter games.
Many characters associated with electricity/lightning or speed are seen with a lightning bolt on his or her clothing or paraphernalia. Very common in the superhero/villain world.
Games where the characters are 2D bitmap images (sprites), but the environment and scenarios are made in a 3-Dimensional space. This technique was commonly used on consoles like the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo DS. Many 90's First-Person Shooters also used this technique. Some used it as a stylistic choice like Paper Mario and Rakugaki Showtime.
A concept where the game must be restarted if you are killed. It is a mechanic found in most arcade games, but the term is usually used in reference to the RPG genre where the mechanic is less common, particularly "roguelike" games as well as strategy games such as Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics where characters die if they are defeated in battle. Often used as a significant plot device.
Sometimes, for one reason or another, a game will never actually tell you exactly where you are. Usually, this does not negatively impact the gameplay. Usually.
Moose are members of the deer family and are known for their large antlers. They cannot walk on two feet or pull rabbits out of hats.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
The End of Days. A concept often used in video games. In most games: the protagonists are working to prevent it, although sometimes the goal is to actually bring about Armageddon yourself.
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