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A title only given to the most evil and corrupted of rulers.
Poking fun at a specific existing work, whether a game, a movie, or something else, by imitating and exaggerating its characteristics. Some games use parody here and there, while others are entirely parodic.
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.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
A small closed community, with people who generally dislike foreigners. Sometimes they're inbred, sometimes they want you dead, sometimes they worship Cthulhu, and sometimes it's "all of the above".
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
Enemies that appear out of nowhere and force the player into a battle.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that allow the player to give custom names to characters in the game, most often the protagonist.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
Monarchs and their families.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
A magician who specializes in the arcane arts of summoning. Conjurers are able to call forth otherworldly beasts and guardians to their aid.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
A time paradox is when a person who travels in time does something that influences their past self in a way that traveling in time in the first place would not be possible or not have occurred without the first intrusion.
Just as heroes sometimes fall from grace, occasionally someone who works for the forces of evil will turn their life around and become a good guy.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
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