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Fire element means using magic or an ability associated with fire the most of the time. If any kind of magician uses fire-related spells this concept applies to it.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
These games allow the character to see what is going to happen before the character actually gets there. This is normally done to give a unique perspective on the story
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
Some games want to stand out on the retail shelf, and being shiny is one way to do that. Sometimes the foil is simply shiny and other times they stand out even more by being holographic.
A situation in a game where a character will be defeated no matter what action the player takes. The character may be defeated in a cutscene or the player may be forced to fight until they are defeated.
The Game Developers Choice Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing the work of video game developers of the previous year. Since 2001, it has been held during the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
Magical creatures made of stone, resembling the grotesque statues commonly part of Gothic architecture such as the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
A place were everything is unnaturally or naturally large compared to the protagonist.
Gliding is an ability that allows a character to extend their jump further usually through the help of wings or other aerodynamic tools. Unlike flying, gliding usually doesn't allow the character to gain or maintain altitude, but only slows its descent.
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.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
A night of ghost, ghouls, costumes, and candy. Some video games are based around this holiday, while others simply pay it respect with special levels or characters that embody the spirit of All Hallows' Eve.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
You've made it to the end, but you can't get back to the title screen. You cannot skip the ending image. The only options are turning the console off or hitting reset.
HD collections are multiple games in a franchise that have been remastered to comform to HD standards and then put on a single disc.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Heartless are creatures from Kingdom Hearts that lack Hearts.
Special or stronger units than standard ones, usually found in strategy games. This is not necessarily the same thing as a superhero or a game's protagonist.
A condition where characters have differently colored eyes. It could be used to indicate wisdom, insanity, or split personality.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
A game that has holiday themes was either initially designed as a game for a holiday, or one that has holiday elements in a level, or as an additional unlockable feature, either through the use of the system clock, or an additional download.
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