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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Nov 22, 1987
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
The ability to save a cartridge-based game to the cartridge. The battery is usually good for tens of thousands of saves, and made ridiculously long character passwords obsolete.
The ability to stop or reduce the damage from an oncoming attack.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
Ahh, eating... We can't live without it, and, apparently, neither can some characters. From snakes to dots, games have odd ways of dishing out their dishes.
Slow walking is when the player character can not move at full speed and is restricted to a slow walk, usually while talking to someone.
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.
Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
A shared bank in an MMO where resources may be pooled. Some games include sophisticated permissions systems.
Some video games utilize a system that has the player occasionally consuming food items to keep their hunger under control. Ignoring it can result in decreased stamina, or in some cases, death of the player's character and a "Game Over" screen.
The act of breaking the law.
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
Penalties to movement speed. How far/fast the player can walk. This may depend upon difficult terrain and what type of gear is being carried.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Distinct from a battle between good and evil, the struggle between the natures of order and chaos carries greater complexity in which neither side is purely right or wrong.
The existence of a parallel world which can be traveled to and from, and may contain differences of varying degrees from its counterpart. Often, this concept consists of a Dark and Light World through which the player alternates.
A persistent world is a game environment that is permanent and dynamic. This is seen in many MMO's.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
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