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Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
Part of God Of War plays in Hades, the land of the dead
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Game titles that are three words long, and have a conjunction or a preposition. These games usually take the form of "X of Y" or "X & Y".
The Titans were the first generation of deities in Ancient Greek mythology. They were a powerful race of divine beings, ruling during the Golden Age. Their reign was ended when their progeny, the Gods, overthrew them during a bloody battle for control of the heavens.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
Bosses that are designed to not be beaten; however, sometimes these bosses can finally be beaten at a later point in the game.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
An additional difficulty level that becomes unlocked after meeting certain criteria, such as beating the game or dying many times in the same area.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Incredibly grotesque, but incredibly useful.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Weapons with multiple functions or combinations of different weapons that can be used at the same time.
Possess the magical power of life. White magic are spells and abilities that heal damage, cure poison, and even revive the dead.
A man whose wife has died.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
Phone numbers that worked (or used to work) in the real world.
This game mechanic occurs when a character enters a room, and the camera zooms around showing one particular pathway that the character should take, ending with a shot of the final door, window, or hole they should navigate to.
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